Episode
736: People Aren’t People
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- Grumpy Old Geeks
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- Mar 6, 2026
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- 3359
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Summary
Microsoft's anti-"Microslop" censorship backfired spectacularly; Australia is cracking down on AI age verification while Meta is busy targeting toddlers; prediction markets are basically just insider trading with extra steps; AI chatbots are getting people killed and exposing spy operations; the Moon landing got pushed again; Opera got nostalgic at 30; Sony bought Charlie Brown; and Netflix is making documentaries with robot people now. Show notes at https://gog.show/736 Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/6lw2Hy_U8QA Sponsors: DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout. Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password FOLLOW UP Microsoft Bans the Word “Microslop” on Copilot Discord, Gets So Humiliated That It Locks Down the Whole Server Australia will consider requiring app stores to block AI services without age verification A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator IN THE NEWS Meta’s what-if for tweens How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes The Great Insider Trading Reckoning Reportedly Hits OpenAI Khamenei market meltdown on Kalshi shows how prediction markets still can’t decide what ‘counts’ Some Alleged Polymarket Insiders Made a Fortune on U.S. Strikes on Iran Polymarket Decides Incentivizing a Nuclear Detonation Might Be a Bad Idea A Chinese official’s use of ChatGPT accidentally revealed a global intimidation operation ‘Our Bond Is the Only Thing Th…