This week, Marques and Andrew discuss the new, slightly crazy announcement from Tesla: the Tesla Bot! Tesla Bot is a planned humanoid robot that will be able to help people with everyday, boring/repetitive tasks. But this announcement begs the question: is a humanoid robot really the best option? Marques and Andrew debate that conundrum, as well as read ques ... Show More
Jun 26
The Steam Machine is How Much?!
Marques, Andrew, and David jump right into this week talking about the Slate truck and whether they think it's actually going to ship. Then they discuss the Steam Machine and whether or not gamers can actually afford it. After that, they wrap it all up with the new Meta Glasses a ... Show More
1h 28m
Jun 2024
Tesla’s big, epic, confusing future
Today on the flagship podcast of super helpful humanoid helper robots: 05:07 - The Verge’s David Pierce and Andy Hawkins discuss the latest at Tesla: new products, new initiatives, and a payday for Elon Musk. Tesla’s 2024 shareholder meeting: all the news about Elon Musk’s $50 bi ... Show More
1h 14m
Oct 2024
Tesla's Road Ahead: The Bitter Lesson in Robotics
<p>What does Rich Sutton’s "Bitter Lesson" reveal about the decisions Tesla is making in its pursuit of autonomy?</p><p>In this episode, we dive into Tesla’s recent "We, Robot" event, where they unveiled bold plans for the unsupervised full-self-driving Cybercab, Robovan, and Opt ... Show More
36m 46s
Oct 2022
#109 - Tesla Bot, Text-to-Video, Speech-to-Text, AI Voices Darth Vader
Our 109th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! If you are a fan, we'd appreciate your feedback on Apple Podcast, or just via email to contact@lastweekin.ai - feel free to DM us on Twitter too! Outline: (00:00) Intro (03:08) Elon Musk shows off humanoi ... Show More
46m 54s
Oct 2024
Meet Optimus, the robot Elon Musk wants to look after your kids
<p>Elon Musk has introduced Optimus, Tesla’s new humanoid robots, to the world and has made some ambitious claims about their uses in the not-too-distant future.</p> <p>Viral videos of Optimus robots making drinks, dancing and chatting to attendees at the launch event have sparke ... Show More
15m 33s
Nov 2022
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part I: Bot Therapy
For the next few weeks, the Endless Thread team will be sharing stories all about the rise of bots. How are these pieces of software influencing our daily lives in sneaky, surprising ways? First up, our co-hosts delve into the history of ELIZA, the world's first chatbot therapist ... Show More
32m 55s