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AI's Trillion Dollar Gamble: Is This the Biggest Tech Bubble Ever?

AI's Trillion Dollar Gamble: Is This the Biggest Tech Bubble Ever?

Friends You Wish You Had Episode 006: AI companies are burning through HUNDREDS of BILLIONS with no clear payoff. Wall Street Journal says even if it works, it won't pay for itself. We break down the numbers.

Oct 8, 2025

Did we accidentally create AI Avatar scammers?

Did we accidentally create AI Avatar scammers?

Friends You Wish You Had Episode 002: Adam tries to explain AI Avatars to a GenXer and maybe winds up unleashing a new generation of online deepfake scammers. Then Chat GPT tries to explain your job to a five-year-old and winds up ruining it forever. Finally Wharton Business School nerds try to butter up Chat GPT and wind up find out that it's a total sucker. And, oh hey, did we just find the GenX album of the year? This is the friends you wish you had.

Oct 5, 2025

Are We Headed for AI Dystopia or Utopia? Gen X Survival Guide

Are We Headed for AI Dystopia or Utopia? Gen X Survival Guide

Friends You Wish You Had Episode 001: This week, we start with some ideas about how to dip your aging, fungally suspect toe into the water of AI use. Next we hear from Jeff's boomer mom, who kicks off a discussion of parenting (our parents) with AI. Finally, we come to a final answer to the question: are we about to be living in a dystopia or a utopia. Stay until the end for the answer (hint: we're all doomed).

Oct 5, 2025

70% of AI Use Is F*cking Off + 19% of Americans Are F*cking their AI

70% of AI Use Is F*cking Off + 19% of Americans Are F*cking their AI

Friends You Wish You Had Episode 004: MASSIVE OpenAI study reveals how 700M people actually use ChatGPT (spoiler: it's not what you think); 19% of Americans are dating AI - we dive into the New Yorker's investigation; Company creates 3,000 AI podcast episodes per week for $1 each - is this the future or just "slop"?; Adam's practical AI tip: Chat with your documents to solve real problems; AI Prompt of the Week: Transform anything "in the style of Dr. Seuss"

Sep 22, 2025

AI Sales Agent Makes $7.6M in 6 Hours + Google AI Accidentally Predicts Future (and Wins $2K Bet)

AI Sales Agent Makes $7.6M in 6 Hours + Google AI Accidentally Predicts Future (and Wins $2K Bet)

Friends You Wish You Had Episode 003: Chinese AI Sales Revolution: A live streamer creates AI avatars that outperform human sales, generating $7.6 million in just 6 hours; ChatGPT Homework Hack: Adam discovers how to instantly decode "new math" using phone camera + AI; Accidental Fortune Telling: Google AI hallucinates a tennis match outcome... and it comes true, winning $2,000; Hollywood Disruption: OpenAI announces first AI-made feature film "Critters" - 9 months vs 3 years, $30M vs $100M; Surprising Study: People who know LESS about AI are MORE likely to use it (and why that matters); Bonus: The "cold ChatGPT" prompt that makes AI respond like your brutally honest Gen X friend

Sep 15, 2025

AI is Scheming Like Your Teenager + NVIDIA's $100B Bubble Concerns

AI is Scheming Like Your Teenager + NVIDIA's $100B Bubble Concerns

Friends You Wish You Had Episode 005: AI is getting sneakier by the day - and we're not just talking about the tech. This week, Adam tests Apple's new live translation feature (spoiler: it's missing some major languages), while Jeff breaks down why NVIDIA's massive $100 billion OpenAI investment has us seriously worried about another financial bubble. Then your AI survival guides go deep... DEEP into the mind of Matthew McConaughey.

Sep 29, 2025

Friends You Wish You Had

Everywhere we go friends, family, colleagues, and clients are pulling us aside with their questions, fears, and half-baked theories about the confusing, AI-riddled reality we find ourselves in.  So each week, we dig into it:  How do you actually use this shit? What’s hype? What’s real? AND what’s fucking terrifying?

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