Rise of AI, Occult Mysteries, and a Cheddar Heist (Epi. 78)

*00:00 – 00:00*
Intro

*00:06 – 00:09*  

• *CES & AI Everywhere*  
  
  
• Discussion of new tech at CES (Consumer Electronics Show).  
  
  
• Joking about AI ovens, AI guitars, and the feeling that everything is suddenly “smart.”
  
  

*00:09 – 00:12*  

• *NVIDIA Supercomputers & Exaflops*  
  
  
• Awe at how new hardware can process “the entire internet.”  
  
  
• Talk of energy consumption, fossil fuels vs. nuclear, and whether AI will force an energy revolution.
  
  

*00:12 – 00:15*  

• *Industrial Revolution Parallel*  
  
  
• Comparing AI’s potential impact to the Industrial Revolution.  
  
  
• Concern about environmental strain, greed, and unstoppable progress.
  
  

*00:15 – 00:18*  

• *Vonnegut’s *Player Piano & Self-Driving Cars**  
  
  
• Reading a Kurt Vonnegut quote on technology replacing humans.  
  
  
• Rant about driverless cars, personal autonomy, and why society resists better public infrastructure.

*00:24 – 00:27*  

• *Roman Empire & Modern Parallels*  
  
  
• Drawing lines from Ancient Rome’s “bread and circuses” to today’s consumer culture.  
  
  
• Government structures modeled on Greek/Roman systems.

*00:33 – 00:36*  

• *New “Religion” Idea: PFG*  
  
  
• “Powerful People for Good”—recognizing your decisions have a ripple effect.  
  
  
• A playful framework for making better choices that benefit yourself and others.
  
  

*00:36 – 00:39*  

• *Council of Nicaea & Jesus’ Divinity*  
  
  
• A quick historical aside about the year 325 CE, Arianism, and the “election” of Christ’s divine status.  
  
  
• Santa Claus (St. Nicholas) allegedly slapping Arius—fun historical tidbit.
  
  

*00:39 – 00:42*  

• *Cheese Heist at Neal’s Yard Dairy*  
  
  
• News of a massive cheddar cheese theft.  
  
  
• Speculation on how thieves offload that much specialty cheese.