Allison Sheridan discusses the environmental impact of AI, smart rings are gaining popularity, Google's AI-generated errors are criticized. The podcast explores tech news, limitations of AI, smart ring options like Aura and Whoop, energy-efficient AI tools, geothermal energy for data centers, and innovative payment solutions with Stripe and Tap to Pay.
AI's energy demands impact climate change, solutions like Microsoft's warm water use in data centers are crucial.
Smart rings like Aura and Helio offer fitness tracking options, with Helio being an affordable alternative to popular choices.
Deep dives
Stripe Revolutionizes Payment Processing with Tap to Pay on iPhone
Stripe has transformed payment processes with Tap to Pay on iPhone, simplifying transactions with a simple tap on the iPhone, catering to customer preferences and ensuring a seamless checkout experience. Setting up Stripe is quick and easy, enabling businesses to expand reach and grow effortlessly.
AI Overview's Dubious Statement Examples
Google's AI Overview provides questionable statements, such as suggesting using non-toxic glue for pizza cheese, claiming the US had a vampire president, and reporting weird facts like 'Donkey teeth' or personal events like Julian's birthday to create an amusing but unreliable experience.
An Ecological Perspective: Mitigating AI's Energy Consumption
AI's energy demands, including AI models, can accelerate energy consumption affecting climate change. Solutions include Microsoft's use of warm water from data centers in Denmark, and proposals for energy star ratings of AI tools to encourage energy efficiency and renewable energy use.
The Growing Trend of Smart Rings as Wearable Tech
Smart rings, such as Aura and Helio, offer options for fitness tracking and health monitoring. While Aura is popular for its features, Helio presents a comparable and more affordable alternative developed by Zep. The smart ring space is expanding, offering viable choices beyond traditional wearable devices.
AI is disrupting major segments of the economy and job market. But what is its impact on the environment and climate change? Allison Sheridan shares her insights. Plus smart rings are now a thing. What are the options and what can and can’t they do? And Google is criticized as its AI-generated summaries on search results, AI Overview, makes some very obvious errors.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Allison Sheridan, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.