Silicon Valley Front Row
Silicon Valley Front Row. Join us as we talk tech from a dialectical lens. You will hear about innovations, developments, and the other side too: addictions and potential problems. You’ll also join the conversation as we bring in experts, look at trends, and solutions to issues that shape how we live.
Episodes
Is Google's Gemini AI reading our emails and private chats? This episode of Silicon Valley Front Row discusses a lawsuit against Gemini Google, alleging it reads private emails and chats, raising significant questions about data privacy and ai ethics. A tech journalist claims Gemini revealed personal information, including a childhood crush and character flaws, highlighting potential cyb...
Advanced technology from Star Trek has inspired fans and scifi enthusiasts for decades. After more than 50 years since its inception, how close to reality are some of its futuristic technology?
Samir Kumar, co-founder and general partner at Touring Capital (and Star Trek enthusiast!), shares how some Star Trek tech is starting to become possible.
Chapters
Intro
Warp drive, universal translat...
A shocking 2024 cybersecurity study revealed that 51% of internet traffic is now bot-generated, not human. That's right. More than half of all clicks, posts, and engagement online comes from AI and bots, not real people. Both Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and OpenAI's Sam Altman have raised alarms about this phenomenon.
What We Cover:
The 2024 Imperva study showing 51% of internet tra...
We test out the ElevenLabs AI voice technology by recreating our own podcast intro and exploring what this means for actors, filmmakers, and content creators. With celebrities like Michael Caine, Matthew McConaughey, Liza Minnelli, and Dr. Maya Angelou signing deals to have their voices used by AI, we ask the big question: Why are they doing this?
Topics covered:
Live demo of ElevenLabs ...
MIT found that most generative AI projects didn't succeed as intended. This is due to zero return on investment, and resistance to 'friction.'
Chapters
Intro and haircuts
AI hairstylist and barber?
MIT study on GenAI pilot failure
Verification tax
Psychiatrist testimony on LLM's
Friction, time, and effort
David's wooden board and 'barriers to entry'
Comments from viewers
Questions for viewers
Lin...
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the seven wonders of the world. Its dimensions are mind-blowing and mysterious. Do we know how it was built exactly? Where was the tech? Does the math add up?
Chapters
Intro
Four points of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Perimeter and π (pi)
Location and speed of light
432 Hz healing frequency
Mystery of pyramid age and Pharaoh Khufu
Peru's Nazca lines and the golde...
A tech and human rights abuse case against Cisco from 2011 is brought back into the light.
Lawmakers ask the Trump administration to support the case, holding the tech company liable for its Golden Shield project. It's alleged that Cisco's tool allows the Chinese Communist Party to monitor people, specifically Falun Gong practitioners.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:39 CCP persecutes Falun Gong ...
Billionaires invested millions against Zohran Mamdani when he ran in the NYC mayoral race. The 34-year-old is now the mayor-elect of New York city. He has experience as a state assemblyman and wants to run the city, but will the city thrive from the promises of free buses, childcare, and rent freeze?
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Billionaires spent millions in mayoral race
01:49 Promises...
ChatGPT controls more than 81% of the market of artificial intelligence chatbots, currently putting it ahead of the competition.
Ahmed Banafa, the top tech voice on LinkedIn, joins us on Silicon Valley Front Row to discuss Sam Altman, AI, and how a chatbot got pushed to frustration while arguing with professor Banafa.
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Source:
https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-sh...
Every interaction with AI like Chat GPT has a hidden cost. The consumption of water for data is a concerning impact of AI. The discussion highlights the intersection of climate change and sustainability, urging a shift towards more eco-friendly practices.
Is there a circular network of AI companies investing with one another? What would happen if one company, whether Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle or another supplier, to fall out of the nework?
Ahmed Banafa, tech professor at San Jose State University and the top tech voice on LinkedIn, joins us on Silicon Valley Front Row.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:35 AI companies and chipmaker investing
03:16 Ris...
A filmmaker survey from June 2025 found that almost 3/4 of respondents plan to use artificial intelligence in their films.
But another survey found that "52% of U.S. consumers over the age of 16 would rather watch a 7/10 rated movie created by humans than a 9/10 rated movie created entirely by AI."
Rudy Ruiz, an indie filmmaker in the Los Angeles area, joins Steve Ispas and David Lam on ...
Thinking of starting a business? Jim Beach, founder of School For Startups, says $5,000 is enough to start a business. Jim joins Steve Ispas and David Lam on Silicon Valley Front Row to share his tips.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:52 Steve started his first company
02:42 Different types of entrepreneurship
04:37 Spend no money if you don't have to
05:40 Trend of AI in businesses
06:11 Grit and...
AI actress Tilly Norwood debuted recently. Her creator says talent agencies showed interested in working with her.
In this SVFR episode, we discuss the artificial intelligence actress and how Hollywood is reacting.
Christina Corona, a journalist based in the Los Angeles-area, joins Steve Ispas and David Lam.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:37 Diella, the AI government official
00:59 Tilly Norwoo...
We've seen the ads. Billboards and banners encouraging to 'stop hiring humans.' Are robots taking over human jobs? Is this a concern for people?
Steve Ispas and David Lam talk about the following topics in this episode of Silicon Valley Front Row.
00:00 Intro
00:21 Guardrails on AI?
02:38 Job loss from AI
04:21 'Stop Hiring Humans' ad, human motivation
07:10 AI comparison with communism
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