Scott Willsey returns to pull apart the Google AI Overviews feature, the risks of trusting LLMs and Generative AI and the OpenAI Scarlett Johansson saga. Also John's returning to the USA in September and embracing Dumb Watches along with a host of other updates.
With Scott Willsey and John Chidgey.

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John’s Coming Back to America: (VOTE HERE)

• Arizona September 2024 | Vote Here for Meetups

SubStack Referenced Articles:

• You Convinced Me Not To Buy A Tesla
• Fact vs Truth: AI Edition - John Chidgey’s Substack
• TechDistortion Parallel Posting in Substack

Merchandise and Spotify Integration:

• The Engineered Network Store
• The Engineered Network linked on Spotify

Links of Potential Interest:

• Is Substack Notes a ‘Twitter clone’? CEO Chris Best
• Friends with Brews
• Raycast AI
• Citizen Eco-Drive AW0050-82E Steel Sports Watch
• Google I/O 2024 AI experiences in Search
• OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game
• Google’s AI Overview is flawed by design, and a new company blog post hints at why | Ars Technica
• What happened with AI Overviews and next steps
• Britannica Global Edition 2016, 30 Vol Set Hardcover Jan 01, 2016
• Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Scarlett Johansson’s Statement (YouTube)
• Core Intuition Episode 600 Two Robots Talking to Each Other
• Manton Reece Yesterday’s AI Thoughts

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Episode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.