Microsoft, Google and Amazon: AI goes nuclear

Make way for the fury.

This week Tristan and Tasia explore the world of electronic tongues, deepfake romance scams, and AI-powered check fraud recovery. Then we explore the nuclear-powered future of AI as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon make bold moves to fuel their data centers with small modular reactors and revived nuclear plants, signaling a seismic shift in the energy landscape. Join us as we light up a new atomic age.

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FOLLOW-UP

• Google’s NotebookLM now lets you guide AI-generated audio conversations, launches business pilot

• The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise

AI NEWS

• A new Chrome extension can reliably detect AI-generated voices

• A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI inner thoughts

• ChatGPT has a Windows app now

• Couples are using ChatGPT to fight now

• Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in Hong Kong AI scam

• Treasury Department uses AI to recover $1 billion in fraud

• Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google execs meet with White House to talk AI energy and data centers

NUCLEAR-POWERED AI NEWS

• Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI

• Google and Kairos sign nuclear reactor deal with aim to power AI

• Amazon looks to advanced nuclear reactors to meet climate goals

• Amazon, Google and Microsoft All Go Nuclear to Power A.I. Ambitions: What to Know

FOLLOW-UP/FURTHER LISTENING

• Elon Dreams and Bitter Lessons