TWiT 1062: The Architects of AI - Can Small Models Outrun the Data Center Boom?

Are we witnessing an AI-fueled gold rush or the early signs of an epic crash? Listen to these hard-hitting discussions on bubbles, breakthroughs, and the real impact behind Silicon Valley's AI obsession.

• Time Magazine's "Person of the Year": the Architects of AI • The AI Wildfire Is Coming. It's Going to Be Very Painful and Incredibly Healthy. • 'ChatGPT for Doctors' Startup Doubles Valuation to $12 Billion as Revenue Surges • Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That's Legal • It's beginning to look a lot like (AI) Christmas • Amazon Prime Video Pulls AI-Powered Recaps After Fallout Flub • Could America win the AI race but lose the war? • Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026 • Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses • The countdown to the world's first social media ban for children • US could demand five-year social media history from tourists before allowing entry • Reddit making global changes to protect kids after social media ban - 9to5Mac • There are no good outcomes for the Warner Bros. sale • Paramount CEO Made Trump a Secret Promise on CNN in Warner Bros. Convo • Whatnot's Schlock Empire Shows Digital Live Shopping Can Thrive in America • The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away • Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case • Japan law opening phone app stores to go into effect • Microsoft Excel Turns 40, Remains Stubbornly Unkillable - Slashdot Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 • sweeps The Game Awards — analysis and full winners list • Microsoft promises more bug payouts, with or without a bounty program • An ex-Twitter lawyer is trying to bring Twitter back

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Jason Hiner

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