This Week in Tech (Audio) TWiT 1044: Elephants on the Moon - Apple and the AI Race
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Aug 11, 2025 
Owen Thomas, managing editor at the San Francisco Business Times, shares insights into the AI hype surrounding Apple's new technologies. Doc Rock, a comedic YouTube star, adds humor as they discuss the ethical challenges of AI in the entertainment industry, including Disney's deepfake dilemmas. Wesley Faulkner, founder of worksnotworking.com, reflects on navigating toxic workplaces with AI assistance. They also explore Apple's struggle to keep up in the competitive tech landscape, and tackle accountability issues surrounding Tesla's autopilot technology.
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WorksNotWorking Community Launch
- Wesley announced works-not-working.com as a gated community to help people navigate toxic workplaces.
- He plans a November launch and will admit members by invite to preserve quality and moderation.
GPT‑5 Improves Factuality, Not AGI
- OpenAI's GPT-5 delivers measurable factuality improvements over GPT-4 in many tests.
- Sam Altman's hype plus rollout scale and resource constraints produced mixed user experiences.
Harm From Following AI Medical Advice
- Leo described a case where AI advised sodium bromide instead of table salt and the person developed brain disease.
- He urged verifying medical recommendations with clinicians and not blindly following AI prescriptions.
