The hosts discuss how computer vision and AI were used to decode ancient scrolls buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. They also talk about the Vesuvius Challenge and the recent grand prize awarded to a team for successfully deciphering a larger portion of the scrolls.
Bluesky, the Twitter spin-off, is now open for public sign-ups. Can its dreams of decentralization fix social media? We talk with CEO Jay Graber. Then, New York Times reporter Erin Griffith on how Adobe’s failed acquisition of Figma has spooked tech companies and upset Silicon Valley’s startup pipeline. And finally, updates on ancient scrolls and artificial intelligence, Google’s chatbots, and the fight between record companies and TikTok.