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What could be more frightening than Friday the 13th? How about a realization that AI is in its awkward tween stage? At least, it was for the TC Equity pod crew, which this week included hosts Devin Coldewey and Kirsten Korosec along with TC reporters Tim de Chant and Dominic Madori Davis.\n\nAI is often a topic over here at Equity Pod; and this week was no different. It seems to be everywhere \u2014 and nowhere \u2014 all at once. Take Apple, for instance. As Coldewey noted on the show Apple has punted on AI. The tech giant is touting its AI capabilities, but for now, it\u2019s all promise for the future and not quite a fully mature product. (get the tween reference yet?)\n\nAs Kirsten and Devin discussed, it\u2019s not all bad in AI land. Take the startup Someone Somewhere, a Mexico City-based startup that applies handcrafts on clothing and accessories and works with rural artisans in seven of Mexico\u2019s poorest states to create \u201cquality, on-trend products.\u201d\xa0 The startup used AI \u2014 specifically, Stable Diffusion\u2019s text to images model \u2014 to show companies how some of their most iconic items might look if they were made with artisans from different regions. Let\u2019s just say, the company got a lot of attention for the effort. \n\nSee AI can be used for good? \n\nThere were plenty of other non-AI deals and discussions to be had on Equity, including an eye-popping pivot from the venture-based autonomous vehicle delivery startup Nuro as well as Oura\u2019s recent acquisition of metabolic health startup Veri. \n\nFor the second half of the show, De Chant joined to provide his insight and expertise on an interesting trend around climate tech startups \u2014 hint it\u2019s about hardware. Davis helped close out Equity with an important update on Fearless Fund and discussion of what the trickle down effect might be following a legal settlement and the shutdown of its contested Strivers Grant Program.