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0082: We Break Down The Waymo Controversy, Nike’s Bionic Sneaker Plans, And Always-On AI You Can Wear
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- Feb 20, 2026
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Summary
One claim can flip a whole narrative: we dig into reports that Waymo’s “self-driving” rides are actually “assisted” by remote workers in the Philippines—and why that matters for safety, trust, and the future of autonomy. Is teleoperation a practical bridge for edge cases, or a quiet shortcut that blurs the line between marketing and reality? We compare models of supervised autonomy, talk through the reported child injury in Santa Monica, and ask what real transparency should look like: interv...