Host Jim Love covers four AI-related stories: police say a 20-year-old suspect, Moreno-Gama, threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s San Francisco home and allegedly carried a document listing AI executives, calling for their killing, before being detained near OpenAI’s offices; he faces attempted murder and federal charges. Love then reports that major news organizations are blocking the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, raising concerns about losing an independent record of changing web pages amid misinformation, while publishers cite AI training and paywall issues. A Gallup survey finds AI use at work has reached 50% of U.S. employees, though an NBER survey reports most companies see no meaningful productivity gains. Finally, Starlink is using a conversational Grok AI system for customer support, which Love tests and finds generally smooth with some limitations.
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00:00 Headlines And Intro
00:44 Altman Attack Details
02:48 Wayback Machine Blocked
05:01 AI Use Hits 50%
06:13 Productivity And Disruption
08:50 Starlink Support Goes AI
09:51 Calling The Grok Agent
12:02 Wrap Up And Sponsor
