22 Aug 2026Palantir and NHS | GTA VI Leaks | AI Backlash | Black Cab Vs. Robotaxi
GTA 6 Leaks and Pre-order Discussion
The hosts cover the leaked GTA 6 footage from hacker CyberLeak, motivations around no physical copies, Take-Two takedowns, 89% of pre-orders being the $100 version, and the Netflix pre-launch deal restricting Rockstar's response. They review gameplay footage, debate what is AI-generated versus legit, and mention upcoming gameplay reveal. They mention Archie will join soon.
Archie Hall Interview: Palantir, NHS and Tech Sovereignty
Archie Hall of The Economist joins via video call to discuss his article on Britain and Palantir. He argues it would be a crazy world where big American tech is out of bounds, notes the benefits figure is likely overstated but NHS digitization clearly needs work, says the controversy is really about Thiel's politics, and cautions against government procurement as a sovereignty tool. He takes a final question on whether a French company would face the same scrutiny before leaving for meetings.
Conrad on TypeGPU: Viral AI Light Injection Demo
Conrad of Software Mansion joins to demo TypeGPU, his viral 9.7-million-view video injecting AI-generated light into a 3D scene using a monocular depth model running in milliseconds on GPU. He explains TypeGPU as an open-source developer library born from founder Ivo Plaza's frustration, discusses open source, local on-device inference, and the relationship between large frontier and small specialist models, plus his philosophy on viral demos like the Jelly Slider.
Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI
After a Hex ad read and dressing studio statue Hercules in the GC fleece, the hosts turn to a piece on why Silicon Valley doesn't understand AI backlash. They reference Taylor Lorenz's prior appearance, Meta's $50,000 teacher payments, data center tax revenue, and the Liquid Death/Garage Beer Jason Kelce ad urging people to urinate in bottles for data centers, noting data center backlash unites Americans, with Pew stats on AI concern.