Shorts: AI taxis, fake vacations & GenAI disaster flicks

Summary:
This week’s theme: Autonomy without accountability.
From self-driving taxis to AI-written disaster films, Ryan breaks down the tech headlines where no one seems to be steering the wheel—or taking the blame.

🚗 Topics Covered:

• Uber’s 20,000 Robo-Taxis – Partnering with Lucid and Nuro for Level 4 autonomy (no steering wheel, no driver, no accountability).

• The Genius Act – First major US crypto legislation requiring stablecoins to be backed by dollars...but no consumer protections.

• Netflix’s GenAI Debut – El Ata features AI-generated collapsing buildings. Fast, cheap, and possibly replacing entire studios.

• Sam Altman Warning – Don’t trust ChatGPT with sensitive data...says the CEO of ChatGPT.

• Perplexity CEO’s Burn – "Big Tech copies everything good" (welcome to Tuesday).

• AI-Faked Travel Destinations – Tourists duped into booking trips to places that don’t exist.

• Mercedes-Benz x Microsoft Teams – Dial into meetings via your in-car camera. What could go wrong?

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