The Critic | The Internet of Useless Things: A love Letter to Silicon Valley’s Hallucinations

They promised us flying cars, moon colonies, and a life of leisure. Instead, we got Wi-Fi-connected salt shakers and chatbots that hallucinate fake legal precedents. Welcome to the "future," folks. It’s expensive, it requires a software update, and it doesn't work.

In this episode, The Critic takes a sledgehammer to the hype cycle. We dive into the "Smart Home" nightmare, asking the brave question: "Does my refrigerator really need a Twitter account?" We explore the phenomenon of AI hallucinations, where the world's smartest computers confidently gaslight us into believing nonsense. We dissect the "Infinite Loop of Garbage," where humans use AI to write emails that other humans use AI to read. And finally, we pay tribute to the "Tech Bros"—the billionaire saviors who are busy building luxury bunkers in New Zealand while claiming to save the world.

Buckle up. We’re about to pop the bubble.

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