S5 E5 - Consumers Fight Back Against AI; Apple Releases; RAM Prices

In this podcast episode, Dayv and Pete discuss the consequences of the AI revolution, review some of Apple's releases in 2025 (and expected releases for 2026), and discuss the high price of RAM.

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CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Some terrible jokes
0:00:53 Introduction
0:03:56 Consumer reaction to AI McDonalds and Coca Cola commercials
0:14:38 Human cost of AI (inc. surveillance pricing)
0:19:20 Disney vs OpenAI settlement
0:21:30 A good use of AI: Beatles - Now and Then
0:23:30 AI impact on the web development industry
0:27:58 Environmental cost of AI
0:30:54 AI circular financing
0:34:50 The cost of AI to public finances
0:37:40 Why AI isn't going away
0:39:20 Crazy RAM prices
0:43:30 Will Apple's memory prices increase?
0:46:37 Reviewing Apple's 2025 iPhone releases
0:53:16 Apple M5 chip and M5 MacBook Pro
0:56:15 Will Apple properly enter the AI GPU market?
0:57:34 M5 computers next year, and a new Studio Display?
1:00:25 M6 generation chips (chiplet designs) and OLED MacBook Pro
1:04:53 Sniffing your own wee
1:06:09 The possibilities with chiplet designs
1:07:30 New Steam Machine
1:11:12 Decline of Xbox and E.T. on the Atari 2600
1:13:07 Concluding thoughts

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