Episode #183: 09 October 2025

The episode maps the AI money-compute web, where a Bloomberg graphic shows Nvidia, OpenAI, AMD, and Oracle in tight capital and hardware loops, celebrated by some as an infinite money glitch and flagged by others as bubble risk. Jensen Huang amplified the Musk orbit, saying he wished he had backed xAI more, boosting buzz around chip-tied funding and Nvidia-Tesla ties. Practical use cases surfaced too, with DoorDash set to plug into ChatGPT so users can ask for calorie-conscious orders. A report on OpenAI’s insurance highlighted thin coverage against mounting lawsuits, underscoring unresolved liability exposure across the sector. On the creative front, Grok 4 Imagine drew a flood of spaceship clips from a single prompt, showing fast iteration and remix culture. A meme claimed AI progress only appears to stall when models outpace individual ability, echoing recent benchmark gains. Beyond AI, a headline about a 2.2 million drop in the foreign-born population under Trump stirred methodology debates. Housing policy closed the loop, as an aerial view argued land exists but rules constrain building near where people need to live.