“I'm trying to implement a rule for myself and those around me. Stop using the phrase AI because these are different technologies."

In this inaugural episode, Mike and Nick dissect the current AI debate and who benefits from its current framing:

• The Vocab Trap - Why using the term "AI" is a victory for the tech villainaires.
• Beyond "Spicy Autocomplete" - While often dismissed as mere autocomplete, LLMs are more accurately described as modeling the shape of language usage. They're a mirror to our collective cognition.
• Human Scaffolding - From remote drivers in the Philippines for Waymo to the engineers mapping every pothole, the perceived intelligence of these systems relies on a massive, invisible supply chain of human labor.
• Digital Dementia (Gran ...