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Happy Friday, everyone, and congratulations on making it through another week. While temperatures may be dropping here in Wisconsin, the intersection of business, tech, and human experience continues heating up. As usual, I've got a rundown on some of the most notable, so let's get rolling.

SpaceX Starship - While I always thought the moon landing videos were cool, I never fully understood why people got so excited about them. That is until I watched the SpaceX Starship catch this week. While I continue struggling to understand the end game of space exploration, I couldn\u2019t resist jumping off the couch as the tower perfectly caught that rocket.

Tesla's "We, Robot" - Tesla's latest big event had all the elements of an actual Hollywood event, including the immeasurable amount of hot air and empty promises being blown around. Whether you want to talk about the remotely-managed Tesla robots or the impractical CyberCabs, there was no shortage of fluff. However, I'll at least acknowledge that it was a pretty solid SciFi event.

Amazon's Gone Nuclear - You know, I was just thinking to myself, \u201cWe need mini nuclear power plants everywhere.\u201d Like their same-day delivery, Amazon has delivered with a $500M investment in modular nuclear power to fuel the growing energy demand of AI. Maybe it\u2019s just my growing up on The Simpsons, but I can\u2019t help but wonder if this might not work out so well.

Nudity Bot Chaos - There are a handful of AI applications I feel strongly have no redeeming qualities, and undressing or nudifying bots/apps are one of them. The ability to exploit someone without their consent for your satisfaction isn\u2019t okay under any circumstance. Unfortunately, there\u2019s an exponential rise in them, and the damage they\u2019re causing is horrendous. I get people get feisty about \u201cgovernance,\u201d but there are some things that just shouldn\u2019t be allowed.

AI Human-Level Reasoning - Based on some sources, you\u2019d think AI surpassed human capability in early 2023, but according to Meta\u2019s AI Chief Scientist, we\u2019re a long way out. He goes so far as to say the AI modeling we\u2019d need to get there is nothing more than a theory. What I find most interesting about his \u201csolution\u201d is its circular logic. While it is an interesting theory, I don\u2019t see us ever getting there.

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