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We Welcome Our A.I. Overlords, MAGA Trash Pandas 05.24.23

In episode 1489, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian <a href="https://www.blakewexler.com/">Blake Wexler</a> to discuss... An AI-generated image rattling the stock market, AI being used to track mass movements of people and read brain waves, MTG buying Kevin McCarthy's garbage, and much more! 1. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/business/ai-picture-stock-market.html">An A.I.-Generated Picture Stokes a Stock Market Plunge - The New York Times (nytimes.com)</a> 2. <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xq54/us-intelligence-building-system-to-track-mass-movement-of-people-around-the-world">U.S. Intelligence Building System to Track Mass Movement of People Around the World</a> 3. <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7zb3n/ai-reconstructs-high-quality-video-directly-from-brain-readings-in-study">AI Reconstructs 'High-Quality' Video Directly from Brain Readings in Study</a> 4. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/23/house-gop-auctions-mccarthy-chapstick-debt-talks-00098347">Guess who just bid $100K for McCarthy’s used chapstick</a> LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1Ma13sMuL6hPXAUHNHGrUw?si=8d07b2ff7b634a79&amp;nd=1">Peg - Wibijazzin'</a> Hit us up <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyZeitgeist?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@DailyZeitgeist</a> on Twitter  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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