The World Walker by Ian W. Sainsbury

GPT is a weekly, offbeat look at what's coming up in the news. This week we're talking about Russell Brand and The World Walker series by Ian W. Sainsbury. We'll also talk about an AI program that can help you find new books to read. What do you think? Let us know!

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ChatGPT is everywhere: destroyer of worlds, or modern convenient pocket calculator; Section 230 ruling coming; gravity batteries & Tesla factories; Spotify, Vox Media layoffs; TikTok, Twitter gaming their systems; Justice Department after Google's ad business; AWS expanding in Virginia; Easter Sunday; Elvis; Madoff; Strange World; Slow Horses; White Lotus; the Last of Us; the Schulmister Effect & the DeFillippo Effect; shiny new Apple stuff; Microsoft investing in OpenAI; the World Walker; Annie Grace & Russel Brand on addiction; Disneyland & the pure joy of Star Wars Land; the Safety Dance.

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