March 14, 2025 • 57 mins
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All right, ladies and gentlemen, so get ready.
You ready for another mind-blowing episode of
the Jay Moore Tech Talk Show?
I know I am.
This week, I'm exploring cutting-edge advancements in
technology, game-changing legal battles, and the future
of AI, artificial intelligence, from Microsoft and Amazon's
quantum computing breakthroughs to the latest antitrust fights.
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This episode is packed with everything you need
to stay ahead in the tech world.
Can AI-powered fitness revolutionize workouts?
I don't know.
We'll have to see.
Will new tariffs shake up e-commerce?
And what's the real impact of AI in
the military, religion, and corporate world?
Strap in yourself, because you won't want to
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miss one second of this show as we
kick it off.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, number one, Microsoft
and Amazon are making some quantum leaps.
The race for quantum supremacy is heating up.
Microsoft and Amazon are making significant strides in
quantum computing, a revolutionary technology that has the
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potential to solve complex problems faster than traditional
computers.
These breakthroughs could transform industries like cybersecurity, healthcare,
and artificial intelligence.
As these tech giants pour billions into development,
we will explore what these advancements mean for
the future and whether quantum computing will soon
be part of everyday life.
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So the first question to understand quantum computing
is, what is the cheapest quantum computer?
And I know you're probably saying to me,
is there one?
Yes, there is.
There's actually, there's one actually now that you
can buy for about $5,000.
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It's surprisingly cheap when we talk about a
quantum computer, but yes, you can get one
just around that number.
And you could buy a quantum computer, and
like I said, the price of a quantum
computer depends on a lot of things.
But for educational purposes, a simple desktop NMR
machine with two or three qubits might cost,
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like I said, around 5,000.
But a research suitable device with many more
qubits might set you back, oh, I'd say
somewhere around a million dollars or more.
Some of these units can cost over 500
million.
So not unheard of.
And so the question everyone's asking is, what
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is this going to mean?
If we get a quantum computer and the
price comes way down, are we going to
be in a life of fear because bad
actors could get to it?
So first of all, I want to just
kind of burst your bubble a little bit
and say that just because the price of
quantum computers comes down, it doesn't mean that
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we're in a severe danger shift.
Here's why.
In order to program a regular computer, it
takes logic.
To program quantum computers, it takes probabilistic math
and solutions.
So a lot of people don't know how
to do that.
So you can't just program a quantum computer
the same way you program a regular computer.
So that's number one.
There is a lot of hype right now
with Microsoft and Amazon because they're trying to
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put the fear of you know what in
your world, because they want you to invest.
They want you to think they've got the
solution.
But really, it's not that simple.
Programming a quantum computer takes problematic solutions and
problematic equations and math.
So that's how quantum computers work.
It's a totally different world from regular computers.
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Number two, the impact of China's new tariffs
on Amazon.
So Amazon is facing a new challenge as
China imposes fresh tariffs on key manufacturing companies
and products.
Now, this move threatens to disrupt Amazon's supply
chain, increase costs for businesses and consumers, with
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potential prices hiking up on electronics, household goods,
and even AI-powered devices.
Diving into how this can impact us is
the following.
First of all, will Amazon shift its manufacturing
strategy or will consumers bear the brunt of
these new trade policies?
Well, it's going to be number two.
Amazon and these other big tech giants are
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going to pass along this added cost to
the consumers or the business owners, right, that
are going to be buying and utilizing these
services or wanting these products.
So that's what's going to happen there.
And even though it might not seem to
affect them directly, I'm sure it will affect
their stock.
I'm sure it will affect their operations because
their cost is going to go up.
Even though they're going to pass it on,
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it's still going to affect things.
Number three, biohacked AI-powered fitness.
So the future of fitness is AI-driven
and biohacked, new AI-powered personal training systems
analyze biometric data in real time to create
customized workout plans.
Now, these smart fitness solutions track heart rate,
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muscle recovery, and even metabolism.
Of course, they have to do that, ensuring
optimal performance.
Now, whether it's a virtual trainer powered by
AI or smart gym equipment that adapts to
your movements, understanding that this technology is a
fitness game changer, or is it just another
tech trend?
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And I think really it's going to come
down to the fact that is it a
fad or is it something we're going to
use every day?
Only time is going to tell.
But with a lot of these companies having
monthly subscription prices, that could make this solution
a little sour because a lot of people,
I don't know about you, don't want to
buy something.
And then you have to pay a price
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every single month.
Now, I got to tell you, there was
a recent product that came out.
I think it's on Amazon, a few other
places.
And it's actually an AI device that will
actually sense how healthy your pool is and
give you recommendations.
Strangely enough, this device, you buy it and
it's not terribly expensive.
I think it's under three or four hundred
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dollars and you don't have to pay a
monthly fee to use it.
I mean, that's pretty cool.
Will it stay like that forever?
I don't know.
But I think when we ask people to
do things because of the fact that it's
AI or because of this functionality, I think
that causes a big problem for some people.
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And maybe you're wondering what this means.
What it means is people and businesses are
trying to capitalize on people for what we
call a software as a service.
Now, software as a service is not new,
ladies and gentlemen.
It's just that it's been starting to change.
And by change, I mean it's trying to
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grow in a way that hasn't been there
in the past.
I don't know if you know this, how
much money is made in the SaaS industry?
Does anybody know?
Software as a service industry.
I bet the number I give you is
going to probably make you fall off your
chair.
All right.
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In 2018, the US accounted for the largest
SaaS market revenue, around $135 billion.
That's quite a bit, ladies and gentlemen.
In 2024, OK, it grew, OK,
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from where it was to $317.55 billion.
So rising again toward the end of the
year, obviously it took more of a turn,
but they anticipate by 2032, OK, that it's
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going to be $1.2 billion, $28.87.
So, yes, $1.228.87 billion.
As expected to have an annual growth rate
of 19.38% between 2025 and 2029,
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leading to a market volume of about $793
.10 billion by 2029.
Now, the thing you might not know about
software as a service is it doesn't require
your computer to have a lot of resources
because usually you use a browser and the
infrastructure is all up in the cloud.
So it means your computer doesn't need much.
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Now, one particular one that a lot of
kids play is Roblox.
Roblox is a software as a service model.
And so Roblox, R-O-B-L-O
-X, is an online game platform and game
creation system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows
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users to program and play games created by
themselves or others.
Roblox is a video game developer and they're
based in San Mateo, California.
They were founded in 2004 by David Vasuziki
and Eric Cassell.
The company is the developer of Roblox and
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it was released in 2006.
As of December 31st, 2024, the company employed
over 2,400 people.
So Roblox is considered a game creation platform,
as I mentioned.
The platform hosts millions of users, creating games
and virtual worlds covering a wide variety of
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genres.
So is Roblox cloud computing?
So Roblox Cloud Compute, RCC3 service for short,
refers to the server in the client, server
model, the Roblox.
And they've been using this tool since 2008.
So how much is Roblox?
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That's probably an interesting question, right?
How much is Roblox?
So Roblox is free to play, allowing users
to enjoy various games and features without spending
money.
So as I said, it's free to download
and play on smartphones, tablets, Amazon Fire devices,
computers, both PC and Mac stations, PlayStation 4
and PlayStation 5 and Xbox series systems are
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able to use it as well.
There's also a virtual reality version of Roblox
available for the MetaQuest 2 and 3, MetaQuest
Pro and HTC Vive and Valve Index.
So a lot of people ask, is Roblox
for a seven-year-old?
Because the content in Roblox is user-generated,
it doesn't fall under any rigorous rules or
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content blocking because it's all created by the
user.
So the question people ask me is, is
everything in Roblox free?
Well, everything.
So how do we understand this?
So Roblox, you can make your own games.
Players can create games using Roblox Studio.
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Even if they know little about coding, they
can still do it.
Play different games.
Players can explore and play games by others
in the Roblox community.
Customize your avatar.
Players can change how their characters look by
adding accessories, et cetera.
So how does Roblox, if it's free, make
their money?
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I mean, that's my big question, if it's
free.
So Roblox primarily makes money through the sale
of its virtual currency, which users spend on
in-game items, experiences, and avatar customizations.
Roblox sales users purchase Robux, which they use
to buy virtual goods.
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Developer earnings create experiences and items.
And when users spend Rubix within those experiences
or on items created by developers, Roblox takes
a cut of the transaction with the developer
receiving the remaining percentage.
So of course there are premium subscriptions.
Roblox offers premium subscriptions that provide users with
exclusive perks and benefits, including monthly allowances of
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Roblox and access to premium items.
Roblox also generates revenue through advertising within the
platform.
Licensing and royalties, Roblox may also earn revenue
through licensing and royalties.
So yes, Roblox is free, but there are
some things you might want in Roblox and
those you're going to have to pay for.
And number four, ladies and gentlemen, is Microsoft.
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Yes, Microsoft urges our government to ease the
chip export limits.
With the global semiconductor shortage that's upon us,
still affecting industries worldwide, Microsoft is pushing for
the U.S. to ease chip export restrictions.
The company argues that limiting chip sales to
certain countries is slowing innovation and causing supply
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chain bottlenecks.
However, national security experts warn that lifting these
restrictions could give rival nations an unfair technological
advantage, who yes, right, is in the debate.
And how will this decision impact the future
of AI and cloud computing?
I think it's too early to tell.
But if they ease the restrictions, I see
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that being like kicking ourselves in the foot.
I know why Microsoft wants it.
They want it because they want to get
the money.
They want to look at the short term
gratification.
They're not interested in the long term gratification.
They're just saying, hey, we're missing money and
we want to get it back.
And ladies and gentlemen, number five, the DOJ's
Google antitrust proposal is back on the table
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again.
So the Department of Justice, DOJ, is cracking
down heavily on Google's alleged, quote unquote, monopoly
in the online advertising and search dominance.
A new antitrust proposal could force Google to
break up key business segments or change how
it operates its advertising empire.
With billions of dollars at stake, the outcome
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of this battle could reshape the digital advertising
world.
And could this be the biggest tech antitrust
case of the decade?
I think it could be.
And how is it going to affect businesses
and consumers?
I think if Google was divested and even
Chrome was stripped from them, I think what
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people are starting to realize is that we
don't need Google for everything.
Okay.
And this is a big question.
What would happen?
Okay.
What would happen if Google went out of
business?
What would happen if Google went out of
business?
If Google were broken up, likely due to
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antitrust concerns, it could lead to a more
competitive tech landscape, potentially lowering advertising costs and
a shift in user search habits.
And that's important with the possibility of websites
and blogs gaining more traffic.
I think that's an amazing thing.
I think that Google's been like, you know,
running their own private world.
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And when they run their own private world,
they're really not being fair.
We know this.
This is no secret.
I remember going to a Google party several
years ago in New York.
And we had these tags.
Okay.
No joke.
When you go to a convention, you should
get a little plastic tag and it goes
around you, you put it on your pin
on or a magnet, a little lanyard.
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Well, this time I got a badge that
was probably worth like $10.
The badge was like this big.
It was around a lanyard.
I mean, they were the only trade show
that had a badge this big.
I mean, that was just like absurd.
So, um, I feel that the world of
Google and where Google's going and, you know,
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what they want to do, I think it's
going to change.
The question is, and this is a very
good question.
Um, will, um, the government break up Google
and the government is aggressively pursuing the antitrust
actions, as you know, against Google.
But a full breakup is still uncertain.
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The DOJ's case against Google focuses on its
dominance in the online advertising world and search,
arguing that it engages in anti-competitive practices
to maintain its monopoly.
I tend to agree.
If the court rules against Google, the company
could face major structural changes, including potentially being
forced to divest parts of its ad business
or change how it operates, uh, it's search
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algorithms, but big tech companies have a history
of fighting back hard.
So even if regulators win, uh, appeals and
legal battles could drag on for years, the
breakup isn't guaranteed, but even strong regulatory action
could reshape how Google operates, impacting advertisers, businesses,
and users worldwide, this case could be one
of the most significant tech antitrust ruins in
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history of the world.
And so, um, the question is, do you
think Google should be broken up?
I think Google has a very disrespectful, and
I don't just say this from opinion.
I say this because I've had opportunities, unfortunately,
to work with them and even had opportunities
to work with them for clients, and what
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I came up with was this, is that
Google hires a lot of people outside, right?
And the people they hire outside are very
rude, regardless of whether it's in India or
whatever country, they're very rude.
I remember using them for something and believing
they were going to help me.
They told me how to spend so much
money, which was all fine.
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Then, you know what happened?
They couldn't even spell the town, Franklin lakes.
I said, you put Franklin.
Oh, okay.
We'll fix that.
And then when I started questioning things, they're
like, well, you know, if you don't do
this, this, this, and this, you know, we're
not going to work with you.
Well, la-dee-da, who cares if you
work with me?
I mean, you're, you're like a con artist.
You get me to spend more money.
And, uh, I have a problem with them.
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I really do.
I don't advertise with Google at all.
I advertise with other platforms, but I do
not advertise with Google.
I feel they've always been unfair.
That's just my opinion.
And, uh, I think a lot of other
people, I mean, when you hired Google to
help you and when they can't, that's pretty
bad.
Number six tonight, guys met as AI copyright
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lawsuit, um, AI generated content is raising serious
legal questions and meta is at the center
of the major copyright battle.
A lawsuit claims that met as AI models
are training on copyright material without permission, sparking
debates about intellectual property in the AI age,
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as AI continues to generate everything from news
articles to artwork.
We examine what this case means for creators,
developers, and tech companies around the globe.
Now thinking about meta for just a second.
All right.
And thinking about the way they do business.
I want to just share something with you.
So if you don't know about this trick,
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I hope you'll do it right away.
If you go to your meta profile, okay.
Facebook meta.
And what I want you to do is
actually not your profile, but actually on a
post, I want you to post, you post
something to the fact that, you know, um,
I hereby, um, make known that on this
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date, no content from this date forward or
back may be shared or used with any,
uh, Google's, uh, staff or third party, uh,
vendors or contractors.
Okay.
To be used for any AI training.
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And so why is this important?
Well, well, Google and Facebook, they're all trying
to create this immense tech knowledge base.
So the question I know a lot of
you are probably having, and it's a very
good question.
How current is, is, uh, is chat GPTs
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content?
How current is it?
So it's supposedly highly current, but it depends
on the type general knowledge and concepts are
up to date.
As of June, 2024 from a pre-training
live updates and breaking news can be fetched
easily and the latest information using web search
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when tech trends and AI developments, keep it
updated with major breakthroughs, regulations, and industry moves,
uh, laws and policies.
If you need specifics like election rules, company
policies, or recent laws, of course, chat GPT
can help.
Um, and it can look them up to
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provide you the information that you need, but
remember the information might not always be, it
might not always be, uh, might not always
be exact.
Okay.
It might not always be exact.
That is probably the most important thing that
I can tell you.
It might not always be exact.
And if it's not always exact, then that's
going to be a really, really, uh, big
problem.
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All right.
So hopefully this makes some sense to you
and hopefully you'll understand that chat GPT can
try to look at what's going on, but
future predictions, uh, they can analyze some trends,
but it doesn't predict the future with certainty,
as we all know, if you're looking for
real time news, um, it can pull fresh
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data, but it's not able to actually ascertain
the information and draw a conclusion on.
Does that make sense?
I hope it does.
Uh, number seven, ladies and gentlemen.
So the AI is starting to percolate into
the U S army, uh, Palantir's AI systems,
uh, for the U S army.
The U S army is embracing AI powered
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warfare and Palantir is leading the charge with
its advanced AI defense system.
Wow.
That's pretty big.
So these systems are designed to enhance battlefield
decision-making predictive analytics and national security operations
while AI, uh, in defense promises, increased efficiency
and protection critics warn of ethical concerns and
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potential misuse is AI, uh, driven military, uh,
tech, the future of warfare, or does it
raise more risks than rewards?
I think as far as what it does,
it's able to give the battlefield some knowledge
that they might not be able to get
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like right up front because it has sensors,
right?
So that's very useful.
But does the system really know what a
war is?
Does the system really know what casualties are?
Does the system really know what human life
is?
I'd have to say, no, I would have
to say no.
And if I say no, you'll probably understand,
you know, what that means.
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And that means something very big.
It means that you as a person need
to know that AI is not the be
all end all.
Okay.
It is not the be all end all.
Let me, let me say that to you
one more time.
It is not the be all end all.
All right.
It is not the be all end all.
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And so if it's not the be all
end all, then hopefully you'll understand one important
thing.
And that, that other thing is, is that
AI is not a hundred percent accurate.
Um, let me see if I can, I
can prove that to you.
I mean, I have many times, but a
real quick one, um, you know, how to
prove a chat GPT, uh, is not accurate.
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And you can cross check with reliable sources.
You could test with, uh, tricky or niche
topics.
You can check for outdate information.
You can ask about controversial or changing topics.
You can reword the same question in different
ways.
You know, like what are controversial topics today?
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And what chat GPT is going to do
is it's going to search the web and
it's going to tell you as of such
and such a date.
Okay.
These are the topics that are still causing
an issue.
And so all it's doing is it's pulling
a search.
It's not really deducting any facts.
It's not concluding anything.
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It's not recommending anything.
Uh, nor is it trying to educate us?
It's just pulling the facts.
So if we understand this, we now know
that AI systems are very powerful, but we
know they make mistakes.
So what will the AI system be used
for, uh, in the army?
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Well, that's kind of classified, but military applications
of AI include identifying and neutralizing threats, guiding
manned and unmanned, uh, aircraft and vehicles and
gathering intelligence and preparing for battle.
That's a lot.
So developing AI that can quickly generate many
of the associated, uh, products would unburden staffs
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and allow for more focused preparation on the
conduct of operations.
Large AI assistants could ingest more data than
the individual and could raise issues a human
staff may have missed because let's face it.
If one person's talking to you, I can
deal with one person.
We can't deal with two, three, four, five,
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six, seven, eight, or nine, 10.
We cannot deal with that kind of communication,
right?
We can't.
And if we cannot deal with that kind
of a communication, then how do we, how
do we process the information?
Well, we can only handle one person at
a time, but AI supposedly can handle multiple
people at one time, multiple inputs.
But AI tends to work in chunking.
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And because this is really important, ladies and
gentlemen, because AI works in chunking, okay, uh,
it gets things wrong.
It may, it makes mistakes.
And so thinking about AI for just a
moment, it processed information in chunks or segments,
which can be sometimes led to many mistakes.
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Loss of context between chunks, uh, AI generates
long responses.
It may not perfectly remember the details from
earlier in the conversation leading to inconsistencies or
contradictions, cutting off of issues since AI processes
a limited number of tokens, words, and characters
at a time.
Um, it can, um, possibly be, um, able
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to miss some details from the previous chunks,
causing gaps in the ultimate reasoning, hallucination errors.
Sometimes the AI files, uh, are basically giving
you things that are not true.
Right.
Missing information with plausible, but incorrect details.
They sound like they're plausible, but the trick
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is they're not plausible.
That's the thing.
Uh, over generalization AI models predict the most
statistically likely answer based on training data, which
can sometimes lead to misleading generalizations rather than
precise facts.
Lack of real time updates, unless AI tools
have live web access, they rely on preexisting
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knowledge, meaning newer developments might be missing or
outdated.
So when the web goes and gets something,
that's where it's gathering the data, but it's
not able to really ascertain that information or
make judgment calls on it.
Uh, number six on that misinterpretation of complex
queries, AI may misread, um, a nuance, a
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sarcasm or a highly detailed multi-step reasoning
leading to responses that don't fully align with
the question or, um, actually be able to
be just slightly off.
And this is why fact checking AI generated
content is crucial, especially for high stakes topics
like law, health, and politics, we need to
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be, uh, on guard to make sure that
we understand that AI could be wrong more
often than not.
AT&T scales back their DEI initiatives.
So DEI, uh, is diversity, equity, inclusion, AT
&T has announced a reduction in its diversity,
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equity, and inclusion programs sparking controversy.
So what this all means is that they
don't want to support, uh, discrimination for race,
religion, sexual orientation, creed, uh, political party, et
cetera, and I believe the reason they're doing
this is not what they're stating, but because
they just don't want to get caught up
in a political loop.
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So, um, some argue that DEI initiatives are
essential for the workplace, uh, and making sure
it stays fair while others claim they hinder
merit-based promotions.
And this move reflects a larger trend of
companies re-evaluating DEI efforts and amid growing
political and economic pressures.
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Um, will AT&T's decision, uh, lead to
similar actions across the court world?
And I have to say, yes, we have
seen many companies, uh, several companies, uh, several
companies have removed their, uh, DEI, uh, from
their support.
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And I know that sounds strange, uh, but
there's actually 30 companies that have removed their
DEI support.
I think that is a pity, a real,
real pity.
Uh, one is Amazon removed their references to
diversity and inclusion from its 2024 annual report.
Um, AT&T, as we said, has scrapped
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a series of DEI initiatives, including encouraging employees
to wear pins with preferred pronouns.
Uh, it will no longer, uh, fund the
LGBTQ events and groups and its scholarships, which
previously targeted minority groups.
Um, so that's also a problem.
Bank of America has scrapped the diversity hiring
goals and changed references of diversity to talent
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and opportunity.
BlackRock, the investment company dropped all references to
diversity, equity, inclusion, according to wall street.
Boeing, the aircraft maker got rid of its
DEI department.
And Citigroup, the financial services company will end
goals related to hiring a diverse workforce, uh,
which just started this past February 19th.
Chipotle, the company deleted DEI language from its
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2024 annual report.
NPR reported, um, this as well.
And Deloitte and Tush, the financial consulting firm
told U.S. employees with government clients to
remove pronouns from their email signatures and said
it would stop creating diversity reports.
I have to say that I think that's
really terrible.
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Uh, Disney replaced references to diversity, inclusion with
talent strategy and got rid of a website
that highlights diverse employees.
And Ford changed the focus of employee resource
groups and ended participation in external seven surveys,
such as one measuring workplace inclusion of LGBTQ
plus employees, uh, general motors, uh, car makers,
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scrubbed references to diversity, equity, inclusion from his
2024 report.
Goldman Sachs, the investment bank dropped the diversity
requirement for the companies.
It takes public and remove diversity, inclusion language
from its annual filing report.
Google, the tech company scrapped its diversity hiring
goals and removed references to black history month,
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woman's history month, and other cultural moments from
Google's calendar.
Although it said that it began making these
changes in mid 2024, which I really don't
believe.
John Deere in 2024, the company said it
would no longer participate in cultural awareness events
and remove social motivated messages.
That is terrible.
Harley Davidson, the motorcycle company got rid of
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its DEI function in April, 2024.
It said it does not have diversity goals
for employees or suppliers.
Lowe's the home improvement chain will stop participating
in external events like pride parades and company
combine this into employee resource groups into a
single organization.
McDonald's the company affirmed a commitment to inclusion
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in a January six men memo, uh, announced
that the end of diversity hiring goals is
now upon us.
Meta the company ended equity and inclusion training
programs and remove diversity goals.
Uh, January 10th, Paramount, the entertainment company are
now eliminating goals to have a certain number
of employees based on race, ethnicity, and gender
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PBS or employees working in DEI related fields
left the TV network when it closed its
diversity equity inclusion office.
Pepsi, the retailer will remove diversity hiring goals
and shift its supplier diversity program focused to
small businesses.
Starbucks investor at Starbucks shareholders annual meeting in
March, 2024 voted to remove diversity goals from,
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um, the criteria for executive businesses.
Uh, this is terrible.
Uh, state street, the bank, which installed the
fearless girl, uh, statue in Manhattan 2017, remove
targets, uh, expecting board members of companies in
major index funds to be 30% female.
The Smithsonian Institute, the partially government funded museum
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research, uh, center closed this diversity office, uh,
on January 28th.
This is absolutely like terrible target.
The retailer ended programs, helping black employees advance
in their careers and promoting black owned suppliers.
A tractor supply, the tractor company announced, uh,
it would, uh, eliminate its DEI initiatives and
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carbon emission goals in June, 2024.
Uber said it plans to drop DEI related
goals from its criteria for executive pay bonuses.
Victoria secret, the lingerie retailer replaced the word
diversity with simply inclusion and belonging on its
website and halted a goal to promote a
certain percentage of black workers.
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Walmart, the world's largest retailer said it will
not renew a five-year commitment for an
equity racial center created after the police killing
of George Floyd.
It will also no longer consider race and
gender, uh, diversity of suppliers or participate in
a survey measuring workplace inclusion for the LGBTQ
plus community.
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And the NPR people have noted this in
many cases and Warner brothers.
Lastly, uh, the media company, we all know
and entertainment firm, uh, renamed all its DEI
efforts as inclusion and will no longer participate
in external surveys.
According to the Hollywood reporter.
Ouch.
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That just means to me that these people
don't have a backbone and they're so afraid
of what people are going to say that
they'd rather just remove it before they have
to basically face up to it, which is
absolutely terrible.
And ladies and gentlemen, Utah's age verification law
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for apps.
Utah is implementing strict new age verification laws
for social media and online platforms aiming to
protect minors from harmful content.
The law requires companies to verify the age
of users before granting access, raising concerns about
privacy and digital freedom as other States consider
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similar measures.
Um, they're discussing the potential impact on social
media giants, content creators, and internet users.
And I think as we come together and
we embrace this, it's important, but I think
something else that's really important is that when
we think about this whole thing about, you
know, what's been transpiring, they're not going to
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ask kids for their age, their birth date,
right?
They're not going to ask that.
Or, you know, when they were born, they're
going to be able to figure it out
based on certain questions.
Maybe they're going to ask them for a
credit card because a minor wouldn't have a
credit card, but they shouldn't.
Um, so that's one way.
Uh, what if mom, your daddy gives them
their credit card?
Well, then that whole concepts out the window,
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but I'm sure there's more age verification tactics
and systems that are going to be implemented
because this is a very, very big concern.
And ladies and gentlemen, Microsoft workers protest AI
sales to Israeli military.
I have to tip my hat off to
Microsoft employees.
I think this is great.
It's the first time I've ever seen Microsoft
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employees actually stand up for something that they
either believe in or don't believe in.
I think this is fantastic.
So a growing number of Microsoft employees are
speaking out against the company's AI contract with
the Israeli military, raising ethical concerns about AI's
role in warfare.
Protesters agree that these AI driven technologies could
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exacerbate conflicts with human rights violations while Microsoft
defends its stance, citing national security and defense
partnerships.
Um, they'll cop cooperate, uh, for activism, influence
and tech giants, uh, military AI policies.
So I think a lot of people now
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are starting to say, wait a minute, what's
really going on?
How does this affect me directly?
How do I respond?
Uh, if I do respond, what happens if
I don't respond, what happens?
And, um, FTCs, Amazon antitrust cases upon us.
That's right.
Another lawsuit.
Amazon is under fire again, as the FTC,
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the federal trade commission pursue an antitrust case,
accusing the company of unfair competitive practices.
The case could force Amazon to change its
business model from its prime services to third
party seller policies as regulators tighten their grip.
We'll have to explore how this legal battle
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could redefine e-commerce.
And I think many people are getting concerned
with these big tech giants and the fact
that they're doing things that are not necessarily
ethical, but all they know is that they
don't want to be part of this, right?
They don't want to do anything that could
be wrong or it could be seen in
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a bad light.
And ladies and gentlemen, um, AI generated finished
service.
This is really cool.
So AI is now delivering religious sermons and,
uh, Finland is at the forefront of this
tech driven spiritual ship at a fully AI
generated church service recently took place raising questions
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about the role of technology and faith.
While some see it as a tool for
accessibility, others worry that AI lacks the human
touch needed for spiritual hardship.
Is this the beginning of AI led worship?
I hope not.
I think there's something missing ladies and gentlemen,
when you have technology step in, I like
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it when the priest gets up there and
they say the things that are going to
connect with us, you know, watching some AI
animated, um, let's say either audio or video.
I just think that's in very poor taste
of the church.
I really do.
And the question you might be asking is,
uh, will the church allow AI homilies?
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And I think they didn't really know that
existed, but you know, there's ethics of AI
in ministry.
And I think as we start to understand
what the ethics are, we can not only
move forward, but we can help other people,
you know, who are stuck in that path,
know what they should do and what they
shouldn't do.
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So the question is, is AI a good
teacher?
I think what I'm going to tell you
is AI is going to drive a sermon
based on the facts that it learns or
the facts that it's able to pull off
my database.
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I mean, that's how this is going to
work might sound a little crazy, but that's
how they're going to do it.
And so you might be asking me, Hey,
John, you know, what is, and it's a
great question.
You know, what is AI, uh, church worship?
Um, what I see it being is things
like helping with passages and things like that.
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So, um, this church in Finland learned quite
a bit.
Uh, they learned that this wasn't the greatest
idea.
And so, um, basically a tale of good
versus evil played out on the large screens
in the sanctuary of St. Paul's Lutheran church
in Finland.
And, um, they showed Jesus, uh, in robes
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with long hair and a beard while Satan
was dressed in more modern clothes, but with
a menacing, uh, frown and higher pitched voice.
Also addressing the flock at the Tuesday evening
service, I think were the avatars of the
church and pastors and a former president of
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Finland who died in 1986, reading from the
old Testament.
So if the first church service in Finland
put together mostly by AI tools, uh, was
able to write a sermon, is this going
to continue?
Uh, and even some of the songs were
written by AI.
So again, this sounds very interesting, but I
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feel it's going to miss the point of
why people come to church.
The whole concept of religion.
Usually when people talk about AI, they're talking
about what AI can do in the future,
but the future ladies and gentlemen is now
AI is starting to do so many different
things.
Uh, the people have only thought about and
maybe do other things in 10 years or
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so.
So, um, the Reverend, Reverend Petra Cooper Ryan,
I believe it is, uh, came up with
the idea and brought it to fruition.
The clergy and the worshipers said they enjoyed
it, but agreed it wouldn't replace services led
by humans anytime soon.
It was pretty entertaining and fun, they said,
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but it didn't feel like a mass or
a service.
It felt distant.
And many people said, quote, I didn't feel
like they were talking to me.
Close quote.
And so as we understand this, and we
know that AI has some, let's say, potential.
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Churches and pastors around the world have started
to experiment with AI, just like the rest
of society to try and understand what role
it could play in their lives.
And if it can attract more worshipers.
The thing is, if you use AI in
a situation where you're trying to build trust
and it screws up, well, you've got a
very, very big problem.
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So in 2023, an AI led service was
held in a church in Germany, um, just
about a year or two ago.
And last year, an avatar of Jesus on
a computer screen, the Catholic chapel in Switzerland
took questions from believers and offered responses based
on scripture.
So St. Paul's church, uh, likes to try
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new things like many, and with pastors incorporating
screening of, uh, soccer and ice hockey matches
into their service, along with dance and film
festivals, we can get the fact that it's
going to make a difference in your life.
But the question is, is every difference it
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makes going to be the right difference, or
is it going to be something that's going
to trip us up?
Well, that's up to you ladies and gentlemen.
I think you have to figure out what
and why something is the way it is.
And if we understand why something is the
way it is, then I think a lot,
uh, a lot can transfer forward an awful,
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awful lot.
And so, um, after many people attended a
conference on AI and religion in Geneva and
hearing about the service in Germany, um, they
figured, well, why don't we give it a
try?
It sounds like an awesome idea.
And so I think people want to do
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something new for the church, right?
And I think the most important thing is
human touch.
Worshippers often said that they found the service
different, interesting, entertaining, but distant and also confusing.
Speech patterns were rapid at some times and
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hard to follow at others.
Many people said they liked the songs.
They were catchy, although they lacked the kind
of soul that the humans had come to
love.
One of the chief development officers at the
Helensky Parish, uh, union said the service felt
more like a performance, finding it more impersonal
than it would be real.
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And I think that's a mistake that a
lot of churches sometimes make is that they
get that question that it's about that, right?
It's about what it could be.
And so if it's about what it could
be, then how does that equate?
And I think the way it equates is
the fact that we have, um, potential, right?
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We have potential and with that potential, we
can grow.
So I don't think AI, um, pastors are
going to be, uh, in the limelight or
the seat for any, uh, priests or deacons,
right?
I don't think that's like happening, but I
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do see that this is definitely causing a
sparrow.
Um, you know, we're trying to have a
religious setting and it's becoming more about an
instrument and not about humans.
So they're not just there to achieve something.
They're there to create a bond, to create
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a connection.
And, um, one researcher, Anna Puzio, a researcher
on ethics of technology, the university of a
20 in the Netherlands said, and I quote
that given the concerns with AI, it's important
for churches and religious groups to experiment with
it.
That way it can help shape these AI
processes and develop AI and design in a
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reasonable way.
But I think the most important thing when
we think about all this is making sure
that the AI technology is going to yield
us the result that we want, right?
That's really, really important.
Moving on to number 13.
So judge denies Musk a bid to block
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the open AI for profit shift.
Elon Musk legal battle with open AI has
hit a roadblock.
And as a judge denied his bid to
stop the AI company's transition to a for
profit model, Musk argues that open AI's original
mission was to develop AI for the public
good.
But now it's prioritizing profits.
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This ruling could have major implications for AI
ethics, corporate accountability, and the future of open
source AI development.
And I think what's happening right now is
a good thing because the fact that Elon
wants to stop this, and I don't agree
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with everything he says, but I can tell
you that the fact that he wants to
stop this, he wants this to be something
that is going to be for the greater
good.
And all this group from open AI is
doing is creating another profit share window.
That's not why AI was formed.
AI was formed to be a stepping stone
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for the greater good of all concerned.
That's why AI was formed.
That is the main reason that AI was
formed.
And our last topic for this evening is
number 14, Intel's modular laptop concept.
So Intel has been revolutionizing laptop design with
its modular computing concepts, allowing users to easily
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upgrade or replace individual components.
Instead of buying new devices, this innovation could
extend the lifespan of laptops and reduce e
-waste.
But will major manufacturers adopt this sustainable approach?
Or will it be something that's just in
a niche market?
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I think Intel's trying to do this for
the greater good of our society.
I think that's really true.
But what I do think is a problem
is the fact that it might not be
right.
It might not be right at this time.
So if we ask, will the new Intel
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modular computer design be used a lot?
And I have to say it's up in
the air.
It reminds me of something that happened a
long time ago with Dell and some other
companies.
And they have these proprietary technologies, right?
And so what I mean by that is
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you have to have a certain tool or
it's tool-less.
Or if it is tool-less, you can
never get the part from anyone else.
And so let's just say a typical bracket,
like a hard drive bracket, might be anywhere
from $3 to $5, right?
But when it starts hitting prices of $20
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and $50 for a simple bracket, just because
it has a few proprietary clips and locks
on it, I see that as being a
big problem.
So you probably remember a few years ago,
Dell introduced the concept Luna, a laptop design
featuring modular components that could be upgraded through
a robotic upgrade station at a retailer.
Similar to a vending machine, the system allowed
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a robot to handle the upgrade process.
Now, talking about modular computers, all started with
the IBM PC Junior, and it moved to
an IBM modular computer concept.
And so this is where it went.
And so when we think about modular computers,
we obviously want to be able to service
them in a quicker fashion with less room
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for mistakes.
Because a lot of times, just to take
your battery out of a laptop, you've got
to go through so many different things.
And there was a company called Antelope Technologies
who pursued this concept, aiming to create a
market.
Due to its unique design and low initial
production volume, it was relatively expensive, as were
the docks that could have been integrated into
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cars, hospitals, and hotel rooms, and even airplane
seats, providing full PC functionality and an easy
upgrade path for the core technology.
So the attempt came from basically something no
bigger than, I'm going to say, about a
pack of cigarettes containing everything except a battery,
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a keyboard, and a display.
And it could be placed in a laptop
case or docked on a desktop.
Now, there was a problem that the core
module wasn't very powerful due to thermal and
cost constraints, and docks for it never became
widely available in the first place.
So that was a problem.
And as a result, it never reached the
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necessary volume to drive costs down.
We know that Dell developed the Green Project
Luna that used a robotic upgrade machine that
could be placed at locations like Best Buy,
so users could quickly and cheaply upgrade, modify,
or personalize their laptop.
So Intel's now trying to go down a
similar path.
Intel's new modular laptop design vision appears primarily
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focused on reducing e-waste.
It would have similar advantages to other earlier
modular concepts by reducing the life cycle costs,
increasing design innovation by making it far less
expensive to develop new concepts, allowing the parts
of the laptop that don't wear out to
remain in service, and enabling greater customization in
the market.
Now, this approach could lower upgrade costs for
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Intel and other component manufacturers while driving post
-sale demand for CPU and GPU.
It would also make it far easier for
users to repair their laptops and provide relatively
low cost upgrades for almost every internal component.
On the desktop side, Intel appears to be
revisiting the Panda project concept of a passive
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backplane, making it easier to upgrade motherboard components,
even though desktop PCs are more straightforward to
upgrade, swapping out.
The motherboard is a little bit of a
project, and often people just donate their old
desktop and start with a new case when
they get a new motherboard.
So Intel's design is all about, instead of
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unscrewing the motherboard and hoping the new one
fits, users could simply replace one or more
plug-in cards simply to the PCjr concept
that came out decades ago.
Water-cooled implementations might still be tricky, but
you could get around that by using quick
disconnects and CPU modules that would hook up
to the case's water-cooling solution.
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This approach could enable users to swap out
PC CPUs as easily as GPUs, enhancing chip
level competition, and expanding the total addressable market,
which they call TAM, for module components like
CPUs, chipsets, and, well, we don't have modems,
but we actually have network cards, something that
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we have.
And so as we think about this concept,
Intel has had a tough year trying to
push this through, but they're still kicking.
And the kind of feedback that we're getting,
and HP's even trying to do this, why
are they doing this?
They want to make things easier and quicker.
Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know if you
know this, but my name is John C.
Morley.
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your eyes, and I hope that it also
took away some of the mind-washing that
Amazon has been doing with the concept that
we talked about before, which is very simply
where they're going with quantum computing.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, again, I'm John C.
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This week, I'm exploring cutting-edge advancements in
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of AI, artificial intelligence, from Microsoft and Amazon's
quantum computing breakthroughs to the latest antitrust fights.
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This episode is packed with everything you need
to stay ahead in the tech world.
Can AI-powered fitness revolutionize workouts?
I don't know.
We'll have to see.
Will new tariffs shake up e-commerce?
And what's the real impact of AI in
the military, religion, and corporate world?
Strap in yourself, because you won't want to
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kick it off.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, number one, Microsoft
and Amazon are making some quantum leaps.
The race for quantum supremacy is heating up.
Microsoft and Amazon are making significant strides in
quantum computing, a revolutionary technology that has the
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potential to solve complex problems faster than traditional
computers.
These breakthroughs could transform industries like cybersecurity, healthcare,
and artificial intelligence.
As these tech giants pour billions into development,
we will explore what these advancements mean for
the future and whether quantum computing will soon
be part of everyday life.
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So the first question to understand quantum computing
is, what is the cheapest quantum computer?
And I know you're probably saying to me,
is there one?
Yes, there is.
There's actually, there's one actually now that you
can buy for about $5,000.
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It's surprisingly cheap when we talk about a
quantum computer, but yes, you can get one
just around that number.
And you could buy a quantum computer, and
like I said, the price of a quantum
computer depends on a lot of things.
But for educational purposes, a simple desktop NMR
machine with two or three qubits might cost,
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like I said, around 5,000.
But a research suitable device with many more
qubits might set you back, oh, I'd say
somewhere around a million dollars or more.
Some of these units can cost over 500
million.
So not unheard of.
And so the question everyone's asking is, what
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is this going to mean?
If we get a quantum computer and the
price comes way down, are we going to
be in a life of fear because bad
actors could get to it?
So first of all, I want to just
kind of burst your bubble a little bit
and say that just because the price of
quantum computers comes down, it doesn't mean that
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we're in a severe danger shift.
Here's why.
In order to program a regular computer, it
takes logic.
To program quantum computers, it takes probabilistic math
and solutions.
So a lot of people don't know how
to do that.
So you can't just program a quantum computer
the same way you program a regular computer.
So that's number one.
There is a lot of hype right now
with Microsoft and Amazon because they're trying to
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put the fear of you know what in
your world, because they want you to invest.
They want you to think they've got the
solution.
But really, it's not that simple.
Programming a quantum computer takes problematic solutions and
problematic equations and math.
So that's how quantum computers work.
It's a totally different world from regular computers.
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Number two, the impact of China's new tariffs
on Amazon.
So Amazon is facing a new challenge as
China imposes fresh tariffs on key manufacturing companies
and products.
Now, this move threatens to disrupt Amazon's supply
chain, increase costs for businesses and consumers, with
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potential prices hiking up on electronics, household goods,
and even AI-powered devices.
Diving into how this can impact us is
the following.
First of all, will Amazon shift its manufacturing
strategy or will consumers bear the brunt of
these new trade policies?
Well, it's going to be number two.
Amazon and these other big tech giants are
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going to pass along this added cost to
the consumers or the business owners, right, that
are going to be buying and utilizing these
services or wanting these products.
So that's what's going to happen there.
And even though it might not seem to
affect them directly, I'm sure it will affect
their stock.
I'm sure it will affect their operations because
their cost is going to go up.
Even though they're going to pass it on,
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it's still going to affect things.
Number three, biohacked AI-powered fitness.
So the future of fitness is AI-driven
and biohacked, new AI-powered personal training systems
analyze biometric data in real time to create
customized workout plans.
Now, these smart fitness solutions track heart rate,
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muscle recovery, and even metabolism.
Of course, they have to do that, ensuring
optimal performance.
Now, whether it's a virtual trainer powered by
AI or smart gym equipment that adapts to
your movements, understanding that this technology is a
fitness game changer, or is it just another
tech trend?
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And I think really it's going to come
down to the fact that is it a
fad or is it something we're going to
use every day?
Only time is going to tell.
But with a lot of these companies having
monthly subscription prices, that could make this solution
a little sour because a lot of people,
I don't know about you, don't want to
buy something.
And then you have to pay a price
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every single month.
Now, I got to tell you, there was
a recent product that came out.
I think it's on Amazon, a few other
places.
And it's actually an AI device that will
actually sense how healthy your pool is and
give you recommendations.
Strangely enough, this device, you buy it and
it's not terribly expensive.
I think it's under three or four hundred
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dollars and you don't have to pay a
monthly fee to use it.
I mean, that's pretty cool.
Will it stay like that forever?
I don't know.
But I think when we ask people to
do things because of the fact that it's
AI or because of this functionality, I think
that causes a big problem for some people.
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And maybe you're wondering what this means.
What it means is people and businesses are
trying to capitalize on people for what we
call a software as a service.
Now, software as a service is not new,
ladies and gentlemen.
It's just that it's been starting to change.
And by change, I mean it's trying to
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grow in a way that hasn't been there
in the past.
I don't know if you know this, how
much money is made in the SaaS industry?
Does anybody know?
Software as a service industry.
I bet the number I give you is
going to probably make you fall off your
chair.
All right.
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In 2018, the US accounted for the largest
SaaS market revenue, around $135 billion.
That's quite a bit, ladies and gentlemen.
In 2024, OK, it grew, OK,
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from where it was to $317.55 billion.
So rising again toward the end of the
year, obviously it took more of a turn,
but they anticipate by 2032, OK, that it's
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going to be $1.2 billion, $28.87.
So, yes, $1.228.87 billion.
As expected to have an annual growth rate
of 19.38% between 2025 and 2029,
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leading to a market volume of about $793
.10 billion by 2029.
Now, the thing you might not know about
software as a service is it doesn't require
your computer to have a lot of resources
because usually you use a browser and the
infrastructure is all up in the cloud.
So it means your computer doesn't need much.
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Now, one particular one that a lot of
kids play is Roblox.
Roblox is a software as a service model.
And so Roblox, R-O-B-L-O
-X, is an online game platform and game
creation system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows
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users to program and play games created by
themselves or others.
Roblox is a video game developer and they're
based in San Mateo, California.
They were founded in 2004 by David Vasuziki
and Eric Cassell.
The company is the developer of Roblox and
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it was released in 2006.
As of December 31st, 2024, the company employed
over 2,400 people.
So Roblox is considered a game creation platform,
as I mentioned.
The platform hosts millions of users, creating games
and virtual worlds covering a wide variety of
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genres.
So is Roblox cloud computing?
So Roblox Cloud Compute, RCC3 service for short,
refers to the server in the client, server
model, the Roblox.
And they've been using this tool since 2008.
So how much is Roblox?
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That's probably an interesting question, right?
How much is Roblox?
So Roblox is free to play, allowing users
to enjoy various games and features without spending
money.
So as I said, it's free to download
and play on smartphones, tablets, Amazon Fire devices,
computers, both PC and Mac stations, PlayStation 4
and PlayStation 5 and Xbox series systems are
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able to use it as well.
There's also a virtual reality version of Roblox
available for the MetaQuest 2 and 3, MetaQuest
Pro and HTC Vive and Valve Index.
So a lot of people ask, is Roblox
for a seven-year-old?
Because the content in Roblox is user-generated,
it doesn't fall under any rigorous rules or
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content blocking because it's all created by the
user.
So the question people ask me is, is
everything in Roblox free?
Well, everything.
So how do we understand this?
So Roblox, you can make your own games.
Players can create games using Roblox Studio.
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Even if they know little about coding, they
can still do it.
Play different games.
Players can explore and play games by others
in the Roblox community.
Customize your avatar.
Players can change how their characters look by
adding accessories, et cetera.
So how does Roblox, if it's free, make
their money?
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I mean, that's my big question, if it's
free.
So Roblox primarily makes money through the sale
of its virtual currency, which users spend on
in-game items, experiences, and avatar customizations.
Roblox sales users purchase Robux, which they use
to buy virtual goods.
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Developer earnings create experiences and items.
And when users spend Rubix within those experiences
or on items created by developers, Roblox takes
a cut of the transaction with the developer
receiving the remaining percentage.
So of course there are premium subscriptions.
Roblox offers premium subscriptions that provide users with
exclusive perks and benefits, including monthly allowances of
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Roblox and access to premium items.
Roblox also generates revenue through advertising within the
platform.
Licensing and royalties, Roblox may also earn revenue
through licensing and royalties.
So yes, Roblox is free, but there are
some things you might want in Roblox and
those you're going to have to pay for.
And number four, ladies and gentlemen, is Microsoft.
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Yes, Microsoft urges our government to ease the
chip export limits.
With the global semiconductor shortage that's upon us,
still affecting industries worldwide, Microsoft is pushing for
the U.S. to ease chip export restrictions.
The company argues that limiting chip sales to
certain countries is slowing innovation and causing supply
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chain bottlenecks.
However, national security experts warn that lifting these
restrictions could give rival nations an unfair technological
advantage, who yes, right, is in the debate.
And how will this decision impact the future
of AI and cloud computing?
I think it's too early to tell.
But if they ease the restrictions, I see
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that being like kicking ourselves in the foot.
I know why Microsoft wants it.
They want it because they want to get
the money.
They want to look at the short term
gratification.
They're not interested in the long term gratification.
They're just saying, hey, we're missing money and
we want to get it back.
And ladies and gentlemen, number five, the DOJ's
Google antitrust proposal is back on the table
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again.
So the Department of Justice, DOJ, is cracking
down heavily on Google's alleged, quote unquote, monopoly
in the online advertising and search dominance.
A new antitrust proposal could force Google to
break up key business segments or change how
it operates its advertising empire.
With billions of dollars at stake, the outcome
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of this battle could reshape the digital advertising
world.
And could this be the biggest tech antitrust
case of the decade?
I think it could be.
And how is it going to affect businesses
and consumers?
I think if Google was divested and even
Chrome was stripped from them, I think what
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people are starting to realize is that we
don't need Google for everything.
Okay.
And this is a big question.
What would happen?
Okay.
What would happen if Google went out of
business?
What would happen if Google went out of
business?
If Google were broken up, likely due to
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antitrust concerns, it could lead to a more
competitive tech landscape, potentially lowering advertising costs and
a shift in user search habits.
And that's important with the possibility of websites
and blogs gaining more traffic.
I think that's an amazing thing.
I think that Google's been like, you know,
running their own private world.
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And when they run their own private world,
they're really not being fair.
We know this.
This is no secret.
I remember going to a Google party several
years ago in New York.
And we had these tags.
Okay.
No joke.
When you go to a convention, you should
get a little plastic tag and it goes
around you, you put it on your pin
on or a magnet, a little lanyard.
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Well, this time I got a badge that
was probably worth like $10.
The badge was like this big.
It was around a lanyard.
I mean, they were the only trade show
that had a badge this big.
I mean, that was just like absurd.
So, um, I feel that the world of
Google and where Google's going and, you know,
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what they want to do, I think it's
going to change.
The question is, and this is a very
good question.
Um, will, um, the government break up Google
and the government is aggressively pursuing the antitrust
actions, as you know, against Google.
But a full breakup is still uncertain.
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The DOJ's case against Google focuses on its
dominance in the online advertising world and search,
arguing that it engages in anti-competitive practices
to maintain its monopoly.
I tend to agree.
If the court rules against Google, the company
could face major structural changes, including potentially being
forced to divest parts of its ad business
or change how it operates, uh, it's search
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algorithms, but big tech companies have a history
of fighting back hard.
So even if regulators win, uh, appeals and
legal battles could drag on for years, the
breakup isn't guaranteed, but even strong regulatory action
could reshape how Google operates, impacting advertisers, businesses,
and users worldwide, this case could be one
of the most significant tech antitrust ruins in
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history of the world.
And so, um, the question is, do you
think Google should be broken up?
I think Google has a very disrespectful, and
I don't just say this from opinion.
I say this because I've had opportunities, unfortunately,
to work with them and even had opportunities
to work with them for clients, and what
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I came up with was this, is that
Google hires a lot of people outside, right?
And the people they hire outside are very
rude, regardless of whether it's in India or
whatever country, they're very rude.
I remember using them for something and believing
they were going to help me.
They told me how to spend so much
money, which was all fine.
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Then, you know what happened?
They couldn't even spell the town, Franklin lakes.
I said, you put Franklin.
Oh, okay.
We'll fix that.
And then when I started questioning things, they're
like, well, you know, if you don't do
this, this, this, and this, you know, we're
not going to work with you.
Well, la-dee-da, who cares if you
work with me?
I mean, you're, you're like a con artist.
You get me to spend more money.
And, uh, I have a problem with them.
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I really do.
I don't advertise with Google at all.
I advertise with other platforms, but I do
not advertise with Google.
I feel they've always been unfair.
That's just my opinion.
And, uh, I think a lot of other
people, I mean, when you hired Google to
help you and when they can't, that's pretty
bad.
Number six tonight, guys met as AI copyright
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lawsuit, um, AI generated content is raising serious
legal questions and meta is at the center
of the major copyright battle.
A lawsuit claims that met as AI models
are training on copyright material without permission, sparking
debates about intellectual property in the AI age,
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as AI continues to generate everything from news
articles to artwork.
We examine what this case means for creators,
developers, and tech companies around the globe.
Now thinking about meta for just a second.
All right.
And thinking about the way they do business.
I want to just share something with you.
So if you don't know about this trick,
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I hope you'll do it right away.
If you go to your meta profile, okay.
Facebook meta.
And what I want you to do is
actually not your profile, but actually on a
post, I want you to post, you post
something to the fact that, you know, um,
I hereby, um, make known that on this
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date, no content from this date forward or
back may be shared or used with any,
uh, Google's, uh, staff or third party, uh,
vendors or contractors.
Okay.
To be used for any AI training.
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And so why is this important?
Well, well, Google and Facebook, they're all trying
to create this immense tech knowledge base.
So the question I know a lot of
you are probably having, and it's a very
good question.
How current is, is, uh, is chat GPTs
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content?
How current is it?
So it's supposedly highly current, but it depends
on the type general knowledge and concepts are
up to date.
As of June, 2024 from a pre-training
live updates and breaking news can be fetched
easily and the latest information using web search
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when tech trends and AI developments, keep it
updated with major breakthroughs, regulations, and industry moves,
uh, laws and policies.
If you need specifics like election rules, company
policies, or recent laws, of course, chat GPT
can help.
Um, and it can look them up to
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provide you the information that you need, but
remember the information might not always be, it
might not always be, uh, might not always
be exact.
Okay.
It might not always be exact.
That is probably the most important thing that
I can tell you.
It might not always be exact.
And if it's not always exact, then that's
going to be a really, really, uh, big
problem.
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All right.
So hopefully this makes some sense to you
and hopefully you'll understand that chat GPT can
try to look at what's going on, but
future predictions, uh, they can analyze some trends,
but it doesn't predict the future with certainty,
as we all know, if you're looking for
real time news, um, it can pull fresh
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data, but it's not able to actually ascertain
the information and draw a conclusion on.
Does that make sense?
I hope it does.
Uh, number seven, ladies and gentlemen.
So the AI is starting to percolate into
the U S army, uh, Palantir's AI systems,
uh, for the U S army.
The U S army is embracing AI powered
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warfare and Palantir is leading the charge with
its advanced AI defense system.
Wow.
That's pretty big.
So these systems are designed to enhance battlefield
decision-making predictive analytics and national security operations
while AI, uh, in defense promises, increased efficiency
and protection critics warn of ethical concerns and
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potential misuse is AI, uh, driven military, uh,
tech, the future of warfare, or does it
raise more risks than rewards?
I think as far as what it does,
it's able to give the battlefield some knowledge
that they might not be able to get
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like right up front because it has sensors,
right?
So that's very useful.
But does the system really know what a
war is?
Does the system really know what casualties are?
Does the system really know what human life
is?
I'd have to say, no, I would have
to say no.
And if I say no, you'll probably understand,
you know, what that means.
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And that means something very big.
It means that you as a person need
to know that AI is not the be
all end all.
Okay.
It is not the be all end all.
Let me, let me say that to you
one more time.
It is not the be all end all.
All right.
It is not the be all end all.
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And so if it's not the be all
end all, then hopefully you'll understand one important
thing.
And that, that other thing is, is that
AI is not a hundred percent accurate.
Um, let me see if I can, I
can prove that to you.
I mean, I have many times, but a
real quick one, um, you know, how to
prove a chat GPT, uh, is not accurate.
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And you can cross check with reliable sources.
You could test with, uh, tricky or niche
topics.
You can check for outdate information.
You can ask about controversial or changing topics.
You can reword the same question in different
ways.
You know, like what are controversial topics today?
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And what chat GPT is going to do
is it's going to search the web and
it's going to tell you as of such
and such a date.
Okay.
These are the topics that are still causing
an issue.
And so all it's doing is it's pulling
a search.
It's not really deducting any facts.
It's not concluding anything.
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It's not recommending anything.
Uh, nor is it trying to educate us?
It's just pulling the facts.
So if we understand this, we now know
that AI systems are very powerful, but we
know they make mistakes.
So what will the AI system be used
for, uh, in the army?
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Well, that's kind of classified, but military applications
of AI include identifying and neutralizing threats, guiding
manned and unmanned, uh, aircraft and vehicles and
gathering intelligence and preparing for battle.
That's a lot.
So developing AI that can quickly generate many
of the associated, uh, products would unburden staffs
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and allow for more focused preparation on the
conduct of operations.
Large AI assistants could ingest more data than
the individual and could raise issues a human
staff may have missed because let's face it.
If one person's talking to you, I can
deal with one person.
We can't deal with two, three, four, five,
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six, seven, eight, or nine, 10.
We cannot deal with that kind of communication,
right?
We can't.
And if we cannot deal with that kind
of a communication, then how do we, how
do we process the information?
Well, we can only handle one person at
a time, but AI supposedly can handle multiple
people at one time, multiple inputs.
But AI tends to work in chunking.
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And because this is really important, ladies and
gentlemen, because AI works in chunking, okay, uh,
it gets things wrong.
It may, it makes mistakes.
And so thinking about AI for just a
moment, it processed information in chunks or segments,
which can be sometimes led to many mistakes.
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Loss of context between chunks, uh, AI generates
long responses.
It may not perfectly remember the details from
earlier in the conversation leading to inconsistencies or
contradictions, cutting off of issues since AI processes
a limited number of tokens, words, and characters
at a time.
Um, it can, um, possibly be, um, able
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to miss some details from the previous chunks,
causing gaps in the ultimate reasoning, hallucination errors.
Sometimes the AI files, uh, are basically giving
you things that are not true.
Right.
Missing information with plausible, but incorrect details.
They sound like they're plausible, but the trick
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is they're not plausible.
That's the thing.
Uh, over generalization AI models predict the most
statistically likely answer based on training data, which
can sometimes lead to misleading generalizations rather than
precise facts.
Lack of real time updates, unless AI tools
have live web access, they rely on preexisting
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knowledge, meaning newer developments might be missing or
outdated.
So when the web goes and gets something,
that's where it's gathering the data, but it's
not able to really ascertain that information or
make judgment calls on it.
Uh, number six on that misinterpretation of complex
queries, AI may misread, um, a nuance, a
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sarcasm or a highly detailed multi-step reasoning
leading to responses that don't fully align with
the question or, um, actually be able to
be just slightly off.
And this is why fact checking AI generated
content is crucial, especially for high stakes topics
like law, health, and politics, we need to
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be, uh, on guard to make sure that
we understand that AI could be wrong more
often than not.
AT&T scales back their DEI initiatives.
So DEI, uh, is diversity, equity, inclusion, AT
&T has announced a reduction in its diversity,
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equity, and inclusion programs sparking controversy.
So what this all means is that they
don't want to support, uh, discrimination for race,
religion, sexual orientation, creed, uh, political party, et
cetera, and I believe the reason they're doing
this is not what they're stating, but because
they just don't want to get caught up
in a political loop.
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So, um, some argue that DEI initiatives are
essential for the workplace, uh, and making sure
it stays fair while others claim they hinder
merit-based promotions.
And this move reflects a larger trend of
companies re-evaluating DEI efforts and amid growing
political and economic pressures.
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Um, will AT&T's decision, uh, lead to
similar actions across the court world?
And I have to say, yes, we have
seen many companies, uh, several companies, uh, several
companies have removed their, uh, DEI, uh, from
their support.
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And I know that sounds strange, uh, but
there's actually 30 companies that have removed their
DEI support.
I think that is a pity, a real,
real pity.
Uh, one is Amazon removed their references to
diversity and inclusion from its 2024 annual report.
Um, AT&T, as we said, has scrapped
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a series of DEI initiatives, including encouraging employees
to wear pins with preferred pronouns.
Uh, it will no longer, uh, fund the
LGBTQ events and groups and its scholarships, which
previously targeted minority groups.
Um, so that's also a problem.
Bank of America has scrapped the diversity hiring
goals and changed references of diversity to talent
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and opportunity.
BlackRock, the investment company dropped all references to
diversity, equity, inclusion, according to wall street.
Boeing, the aircraft maker got rid of its
DEI department.
And Citigroup, the financial services company will end
goals related to hiring a diverse workforce, uh,
which just started this past February 19th.
Chipotle, the company deleted DEI language from its
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2024 annual report.
NPR reported, um, this as well.
And Deloitte and Tush, the financial consulting firm
told U.S. employees with government clients to
remove pronouns from their email signatures and said
it would stop creating diversity reports.
I have to say that I think that's
really terrible.
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Uh, Disney replaced references to diversity, inclusion with
talent strategy and got rid of a website
that highlights diverse employees.
And Ford changed the focus of employee resource
groups and ended participation in external seven surveys,
such as one measuring workplace inclusion of LGBTQ
plus employees, uh, general motors, uh, car makers,
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scrubbed references to diversity, equity, inclusion from his
2024 report.
Goldman Sachs, the investment bank dropped the diversity
requirement for the companies.
It takes public and remove diversity, inclusion language
from its annual filing report.
Google, the tech company scrapped its diversity hiring
goals and removed references to black history month,
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woman's history month, and other cultural moments from
Google's calendar.
Although it said that it began making these
changes in mid 2024, which I really don't
believe.
John Deere in 2024, the company said it
would no longer participate in cultural awareness events
and remove social motivated messages.
That is terrible.
Harley Davidson, the motorcycle company got rid of
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its DEI function in April, 2024.
It said it does not have diversity goals
for employees or suppliers.
Lowe's the home improvement chain will stop participating
in external events like pride parades and company
combine this into employee resource groups into a
single organization.
McDonald's the company affirmed a commitment to inclusion
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in a January six men memo, uh, announced
that the end of diversity hiring goals is
now upon us.
Meta the company ended equity and inclusion training
programs and remove diversity goals.
Uh, January 10th, Paramount, the entertainment company are
now eliminating goals to have a certain number
of employees based on race, ethnicity, and gender
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PBS or employees working in DEI related fields
left the TV network when it closed its
diversity equity inclusion office.
Pepsi, the retailer will remove diversity hiring goals
and shift its supplier diversity program focused to
small businesses.
Starbucks investor at Starbucks shareholders annual meeting in
March, 2024 voted to remove diversity goals from,
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um, the criteria for executive businesses.
Uh, this is terrible.
Uh, state street, the bank, which installed the
fearless girl, uh, statue in Manhattan 2017, remove
targets, uh, expecting board members of companies in
major index funds to be 30% female.
The Smithsonian Institute, the partially government funded museum
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research, uh, center closed this diversity office, uh,
on January 28th.
This is absolutely like terrible target.
The retailer ended programs, helping black employees advance
in their careers and promoting black owned suppliers.
A tractor supply, the tractor company announced, uh,
it would, uh, eliminate its DEI initiatives and
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carbon emission goals in June, 2024.
Uber said it plans to drop DEI related
goals from its criteria for executive pay bonuses.
Victoria secret, the lingerie retailer replaced the word
diversity with simply inclusion and belonging on its
website and halted a goal to promote a
certain percentage of black workers.
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Walmart, the world's largest retailer said it will
not renew a five-year commitment for an
equity racial center created after the police killing
of George Floyd.
It will also no longer consider race and
gender, uh, diversity of suppliers or participate in
a survey measuring workplace inclusion for the LGBTQ
plus community.
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And the NPR people have noted this in
many cases and Warner brothers.
Lastly, uh, the media company, we all know
and entertainment firm, uh, renamed all its DEI
efforts as inclusion and will no longer participate
in external surveys.
According to the Hollywood reporter.
Ouch.
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That just means to me that these people
don't have a backbone and they're so afraid
of what people are going to say that
they'd rather just remove it before they have
to basically face up to it, which is
absolutely terrible.
And ladies and gentlemen, Utah's age verification law
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for apps.
Utah is implementing strict new age verification laws
for social media and online platforms aiming to
protect minors from harmful content.
The law requires companies to verify the age
of users before granting access, raising concerns about
privacy and digital freedom as other States consider
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similar measures.
Um, they're discussing the potential impact on social
media giants, content creators, and internet users.
And I think as we come together and
we embrace this, it's important, but I think
something else that's really important is that when
we think about this whole thing about, you
know, what's been transpiring, they're not going to
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ask kids for their age, their birth date,
right?
They're not going to ask that.
Or, you know, when they were born, they're
going to be able to figure it out
based on certain questions.
Maybe they're going to ask them for a
credit card because a minor wouldn't have a
credit card, but they shouldn't.
Um, so that's one way.
Uh, what if mom, your daddy gives them
their credit card?
Well, then that whole concepts out the window,
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but I'm sure there's more age verification tactics
and systems that are going to be implemented
because this is a very, very big concern.
And ladies and gentlemen, Microsoft workers protest AI
sales to Israeli military.
I have to tip my hat off to
Microsoft employees.
I think this is great.
It's the first time I've ever seen Microsoft
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employees actually stand up for something that they
either believe in or don't believe in.
I think this is fantastic.
So a growing number of Microsoft employees are
speaking out against the company's AI contract with
the Israeli military, raising ethical concerns about AI's
role in warfare.
Protesters agree that these AI driven technologies could
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exacerbate conflicts with human rights violations while Microsoft
defends its stance, citing national security and defense
partnerships.
Um, they'll cop cooperate, uh, for activism, influence
and tech giants, uh, military AI policies.
So I think a lot of people now
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are starting to say, wait a minute, what's
really going on?
How does this affect me directly?
How do I respond?
Uh, if I do respond, what happens if
I don't respond, what happens?
And, um, FTCs, Amazon antitrust cases upon us.
That's right.
Another lawsuit.
Amazon is under fire again, as the FTC,
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the federal trade commission pursue an antitrust case,
accusing the company of unfair competitive practices.
The case could force Amazon to change its
business model from its prime services to third
party seller policies as regulators tighten their grip.
We'll have to explore how this legal battle
(40:04):
could redefine e-commerce.
And I think many people are getting concerned
with these big tech giants and the fact
that they're doing things that are not necessarily
ethical, but all they know is that they
don't want to be part of this, right?
They don't want to do anything that could
be wrong or it could be seen in
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a bad light.
And ladies and gentlemen, um, AI generated finished
service.
This is really cool.
So AI is now delivering religious sermons and,
uh, Finland is at the forefront of this
tech driven spiritual ship at a fully AI
generated church service recently took place raising questions
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about the role of technology and faith.
While some see it as a tool for
accessibility, others worry that AI lacks the human
touch needed for spiritual hardship.
Is this the beginning of AI led worship?
I hope not.
I think there's something missing ladies and gentlemen,
when you have technology step in, I like
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it when the priest gets up there and
they say the things that are going to
connect with us, you know, watching some AI
animated, um, let's say either audio or video.
I just think that's in very poor taste
of the church.
I really do.
And the question you might be asking is,
uh, will the church allow AI homilies?
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And I think they didn't really know that
existed, but you know, there's ethics of AI
in ministry.
And I think as we start to understand
what the ethics are, we can not only
move forward, but we can help other people,
you know, who are stuck in that path,
know what they should do and what they
shouldn't do.
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So the question is, is AI a good
teacher?
I think what I'm going to tell you
is AI is going to drive a sermon
based on the facts that it learns or
the facts that it's able to pull off
my database.
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I mean, that's how this is going to
work might sound a little crazy, but that's
how they're going to do it.
And so you might be asking me, Hey,
John, you know, what is, and it's a
great question.
You know, what is AI, uh, church worship?
Um, what I see it being is things
like helping with passages and things like that.
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So, um, this church in Finland learned quite
a bit.
Uh, they learned that this wasn't the greatest
idea.
And so, um, basically a tale of good
versus evil played out on the large screens
in the sanctuary of St. Paul's Lutheran church
in Finland.
And, um, they showed Jesus, uh, in robes
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with long hair and a beard while Satan
was dressed in more modern clothes, but with
a menacing, uh, frown and higher pitched voice.
Also addressing the flock at the Tuesday evening
service, I think were the avatars of the
church and pastors and a former president of
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Finland who died in 1986, reading from the
old Testament.
So if the first church service in Finland
put together mostly by AI tools, uh, was
able to write a sermon, is this going
to continue?
Uh, and even some of the songs were
written by AI.
So again, this sounds very interesting, but I
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feel it's going to miss the point of
why people come to church.
The whole concept of religion.
Usually when people talk about AI, they're talking
about what AI can do in the future,
but the future ladies and gentlemen is now
AI is starting to do so many different
things.
Uh, the people have only thought about and
maybe do other things in 10 years or
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so.
So, um, the Reverend, Reverend Petra Cooper Ryan,
I believe it is, uh, came up with
the idea and brought it to fruition.
The clergy and the worshipers said they enjoyed
it, but agreed it wouldn't replace services led
by humans anytime soon.
It was pretty entertaining and fun, they said,
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but it didn't feel like a mass or
a service.
It felt distant.
And many people said, quote, I didn't feel
like they were talking to me.
Close quote.
And so as we understand this, and we
know that AI has some, let's say, potential.
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Churches and pastors around the world have started
to experiment with AI, just like the rest
of society to try and understand what role
it could play in their lives.
And if it can attract more worshipers.
The thing is, if you use AI in
a situation where you're trying to build trust
and it screws up, well, you've got a
very, very big problem.
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So in 2023, an AI led service was
held in a church in Germany, um, just
about a year or two ago.
And last year, an avatar of Jesus on
a computer screen, the Catholic chapel in Switzerland
took questions from believers and offered responses based
on scripture.
So St. Paul's church, uh, likes to try
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new things like many, and with pastors incorporating
screening of, uh, soccer and ice hockey matches
into their service, along with dance and film
festivals, we can get the fact that it's
going to make a difference in your life.
But the question is, is every difference it
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makes going to be the right difference, or
is it going to be something that's going
to trip us up?
Well, that's up to you ladies and gentlemen.
I think you have to figure out what
and why something is the way it is.
And if we understand why something is the
way it is, then I think a lot,
uh, a lot can transfer forward an awful,
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awful lot.
And so, um, after many people attended a
conference on AI and religion in Geneva and
hearing about the service in Germany, um, they
figured, well, why don't we give it a
try?
It sounds like an awesome idea.
And so I think people want to do
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something new for the church, right?
And I think the most important thing is
human touch.
Worshippers often said that they found the service
different, interesting, entertaining, but distant and also confusing.
Speech patterns were rapid at some times and
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hard to follow at others.
Many people said they liked the songs.
They were catchy, although they lacked the kind
of soul that the humans had come to
love.
One of the chief development officers at the
Helensky Parish, uh, union said the service felt
more like a performance, finding it more impersonal
than it would be real.
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And I think that's a mistake that a
lot of churches sometimes make is that they
get that question that it's about that, right?
It's about what it could be.
And so if it's about what it could
be, then how does that equate?
And I think the way it equates is
the fact that we have, um, potential, right?
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We have potential and with that potential, we
can grow.
So I don't think AI, um, pastors are
going to be, uh, in the limelight or
the seat for any, uh, priests or deacons,
right?
I don't think that's like happening, but I
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do see that this is definitely causing a
sparrow.
Um, you know, we're trying to have a
religious setting and it's becoming more about an
instrument and not about humans.
So they're not just there to achieve something.
They're there to create a bond, to create
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a connection.
And, um, one researcher, Anna Puzio, a researcher
on ethics of technology, the university of a
20 in the Netherlands said, and I quote
that given the concerns with AI, it's important
for churches and religious groups to experiment with
it.
That way it can help shape these AI
processes and develop AI and design in a
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reasonable way.
But I think the most important thing when
we think about all this is making sure
that the AI technology is going to yield
us the result that we want, right?
That's really, really important.
Moving on to number 13.
So judge denies Musk a bid to block
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the open AI for profit shift.
Elon Musk legal battle with open AI has
hit a roadblock.
And as a judge denied his bid to
stop the AI company's transition to a for
profit model, Musk argues that open AI's original
mission was to develop AI for the public
good.
But now it's prioritizing profits.
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This ruling could have major implications for AI
ethics, corporate accountability, and the future of open
source AI development.
And I think what's happening right now is
a good thing because the fact that Elon
wants to stop this, and I don't agree
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with everything he says, but I can tell
you that the fact that he wants to
stop this, he wants this to be something
that is going to be for the greater
good.
And all this group from open AI is
doing is creating another profit share window.
That's not why AI was formed.
AI was formed to be a stepping stone
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for the greater good of all concerned.
That's why AI was formed.
That is the main reason that AI was
formed.
And our last topic for this evening is
number 14, Intel's modular laptop concept.
So Intel has been revolutionizing laptop design with
its modular computing concepts, allowing users to easily
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upgrade or replace individual components.
Instead of buying new devices, this innovation could
extend the lifespan of laptops and reduce e
-waste.
But will major manufacturers adopt this sustainable approach?
Or will it be something that's just in
a niche market?
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I think Intel's trying to do this for
the greater good of our society.
I think that's really true.
But what I do think is a problem
is the fact that it might not be
right.
It might not be right at this time.
So if we ask, will the new Intel
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modular computer design be used a lot?
And I have to say it's up in
the air.
It reminds me of something that happened a
long time ago with Dell and some other
companies.
And they have these proprietary technologies, right?
And so what I mean by that is
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you have to have a certain tool or
it's tool-less.
Or if it is tool-less, you can
never get the part from anyone else.
And so let's just say a typical bracket,
like a hard drive bracket, might be anywhere
from $3 to $5, right?
But when it starts hitting prices of $20
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and $50 for a simple bracket, just because
it has a few proprietary clips and locks
on it, I see that as being a
big problem.
So you probably remember a few years ago,
Dell introduced the concept Luna, a laptop design
featuring modular components that could be upgraded through
a robotic upgrade station at a retailer.
Similar to a vending machine, the system allowed
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a robot to handle the upgrade process.
Now, talking about modular computers, all started with
the IBM PC Junior, and it moved to
an IBM modular computer concept.
And so this is where it went.
And so when we think about modular computers,
we obviously want to be able to service
them in a quicker fashion with less room
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for mistakes.
Because a lot of times, just to take
your battery out of a laptop, you've got
to go through so many different things.
And there was a company called Antelope Technologies
who pursued this concept, aiming to create a
market.
Due to its unique design and low initial
production volume, it was relatively expensive, as were
the docks that could have been integrated into
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cars, hospitals, and hotel rooms, and even airplane
seats, providing full PC functionality and an easy
upgrade path for the core technology.
So the attempt came from basically something no
bigger than, I'm going to say, about a
pack of cigarettes containing everything except a battery,
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a keyboard, and a display.
And it could be placed in a laptop
case or docked on a desktop.
Now, there was a problem that the core
module wasn't very powerful due to thermal and
cost constraints, and docks for it never became
widely available in the first place.
So that was a problem.
And as a result, it never reached the
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necessary volume to drive costs down.
We know that Dell developed the Green Project
Luna that used a robotic upgrade machine that
could be placed at locations like Best Buy,
so users could quickly and cheaply upgrade, modify,
or personalize their laptop.
So Intel's now trying to go down a
similar path.
Intel's new modular laptop design vision appears primarily
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focused on reducing e-waste.
It would have similar advantages to other earlier
modular concepts by reducing the life cycle costs,
increasing design innovation by making it far less
expensive to develop new concepts, allowing the parts
of the laptop that don't wear out to
remain in service, and enabling greater customization in
the market.
Now, this approach could lower upgrade costs for
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Intel and other component manufacturers while driving post
-sale demand for CPU and GPU.
It would also make it far easier for
users to repair their laptops and provide relatively
low cost upgrades for almost every internal component.
On the desktop side, Intel appears to be
revisiting the Panda project concept of a passive
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backplane, making it easier to upgrade motherboard components,
even though desktop PCs are more straightforward to
upgrade, swapping out.
The motherboard is a little bit of a
project, and often people just donate their old
desktop and start with a new case when
they get a new motherboard.
So Intel's design is all about, instead of
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unscrewing the motherboard and hoping the new one
fits, users could simply replace one or more
plug-in cards simply to the PCjr concept
that came out decades ago.
Water-cooled implementations might still be tricky, but
you could get around that by using quick
disconnects and CPU modules that would hook up
to the case's water-cooling solution.
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This approach could enable users to swap out
PC CPUs as easily as GPUs, enhancing chip
level competition, and expanding the total addressable market,
which they call TAM, for module components like
CPUs, chipsets, and, well, we don't have modems,
but we actually have network cards, something that
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we have.
And so as we think about this concept,
Intel has had a tough year trying to
push this through, but they're still kicking.
And the kind of feedback that we're getting,
and HP's even trying to do this, why
are they doing this?
They want to make things easier and quicker.
Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know if you
know this, but my name is John C.
Morley.
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I'm a serial entrepreneur.
You know, it's always such a privilege, a
pleasure, and, of course, an honor to be
with you here on the Jay Moore Tech
Talk show.
This show airs every single Friday night, but,
of course, if you miss any part of
this show, you can simply go out to
believemeachieve.com, and you can check out more
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of my shows, my short-form content, my
long-form content, because, let's face it, I
cover a lot in these shows, whether it's
tech, whether it's motivation, whether it's some daily
video or a live stream, there's a lot
in them.
So, feel free to go back and watch
them any time that you would like.
I hope that these innovations tonight that I've
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shared with you hopefully opened up some of
your eyes, and I hope that it also
took away some of the mind-washing that
Amazon has been doing with the concept that
we talked about before, which is very simply
where they're going with quantum computing.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, again, I'm John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur.
Do check out believemeachieve.com.
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I'll catch you guys real soon on another
show.
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