In this discussion, Ed Bott, a senior contributing editor at ZDNet, Sam Abuelsamid, VP of market research at Telemetry Insights, and Owen Thomas, managing editor at the San Francisco Business Times, dive into the chaos surrounding Microsoft's Copilot launch and its pricing woes. They explore the emergence of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek and its innovations, alongside the declining brand value of Tesla. The trio also discusses Paul McCartney's plea for UK protections for artists against AI and the evolving landscape of NFTs and meme coins in the crypto sphere.