The 1AM Bus to Chinatown - Robots, Bison, and the Art of Savoring Small Stuff

Whether it’s the sensory joy of homemade gelato or the privacy risks baked into AI-powered apps, the conversation spotlights how technology is transforming even the simplest moments—and why it’s not always for the better. • OpenAI gets permission to roll out GPT-5.6 to the public on July 9 • Beijing is looking at curbing overseas access to China's top AI models, sources say • OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom • Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven’t progressed as quickly as he’d hoped • Meta money grab is a plea to investors: Stick with us • Meta just launched a new AI generator, Muse Image, and users are already pushing back over use of their photos • Meta tests ‘super sensing’ AI glasses that can capture every moment • Google’s AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025 • Nvidia’s Kyber AI rack slips to 2028, and one circuit board is to blame • Cloudflare will filter out web crawlers that serve AI companies • A Twist in This Year’s Strangest Literary AI Scandal • Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage • Brown Professor Suspects Majority of His Class Used AI to Cheat • Reid Hoffman: Introducing Tokens to the Future: Token Grants to AI Builders • Tilly Norwood to Lead New Movie ‘Misaligned,’ Marking Feature Debut for AI ‘Actor’ • MaximeRivest/riddle: The diary of Tom Riddle for the reMarkable Paper Pro — write with your pen, the page drinks your ink and answers in a flowing hand • lfnovo/open-notebook: An Open Source implementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features • GuideAlong Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Ian Bogost Intelligent Machines episode 878 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-mac... Sponsors: • http://blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT • http://helixsleep.com/machines • http://gusto.com/machines Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-mac... Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetca... TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: Website: https://twit.tv/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@TWiT Facebook:   / twitnetwork   Instagram:   / twit.tv   X (Twitter): https://x.com/TWiT TikTok:   / twittok   LinkedIn:   / twit-llc   About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more.