e556— AI With Extra Guac

e556— AI With Extra Guac

Author: Michael Rowe, Michael Martine, Andy Piper June 8, 2026 Duration: 36:53
Photo by Mikey Frost on Unsplash Published 8 June 2026 e556 with Michael, Andy and Michael - Michael R’s annual edu-cation, chatbot trickery, data center data visualization, LeRobot Humanoid open source robotics, LEGO and a whole lot more! Michael, Andy and Michael get things started with Michael R’s annual edu-cation, Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference.   Then the team turns to a news story about tricking Meta’s support chatbot into granting access to Instagram accounts.  This is not a new tactic - check out e429 for a link to try this out for yourself with lakera.ai's Gandalf game. Next up is a data visualization for data centers across the United States.  And then, a solution for the energy needs of a data center: CrankGPT.  And harkening back to the earlier chatbot trickery, there’s a GitHub repo to get Chipotle’s chatbot Pepper to write python code and more.  Then, the team considers an article from The Atlantic that spells out a contrarian view that this is in fact the best time for a computer science degree. A new robotics story captured the team’s attention - the LeRobot Humanoid.  Hugging Face developed this robotic set of legs as an accessible, low cost, open humanoid (well, humanoid legs) robot.  Another intriguing maker project is a 3D book that has printed on it’s pages the machine code needed to fabricate itself.    Wrapping up the episode, the team takes a look at some of the newest LEGO sets featuring Gaudi’s architecture and SmartPlay sets featuring Nintendo’s Pokemon.   What would you like to have your LeRobot do?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!  These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links WWDC 2026 coming up! WWDC26 All systems glow.  June 8-12, 2026 Post by @twostraws@mastodon.social View on Mastodon Random Thoughts blog post: Getting Ready for WWDC And Building my HomeLab AI Post by @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange View on Mastodon

The weekly conversation hosted by Michael Rowe, Michael Martine, and Andy Piper, Games At Work dot Biz, explores the intersection where our digital play and professional lives collide. This isn't just a review show; it's a deep dive into the technology that powers our hobbies, the business behind the leisure, and the cultural news shaping both worlds. Each episode feels like pulling up a chair with three friends who are as passionate about the craft of game development and the evolution of hardware as they are about the pure joy of finding a great new title. You'll hear specific discussions on everything from the latest graphics card impacting performance to the narrative design of an indie darling, all filtered through the lens of professionals who live in the tech space. The Games At Work dot Biz podcast operates on the belief that the games we play and the tools we use are inextricably linked, offering listeners a consistently thoughtful and engaging analysis that goes far beyond a simple score. Tune in for a regular dose of insightful commentary where the serious business of technology meets the serious fun of games.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
e526 — Beans and Bricks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:24
e526 with Andy and Michael M - stories about #focus - finding things that are missing, reducing distractions with apps like #FocusFriend and #Brick, viewing photo collections with #PhotoDome, Andy’s talk at #FrOSCon2025…
e525 – See Thru Wooden Pixels [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:02
Tech & gaming deep dive: AI, Apple, Lego, Game Boy, Scott Pilgrim – nostalgia meets innovation!
e524 — Googlenight, AI [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:14
e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
e523 — Two hundred and sixty six starlings [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:42
Photo by Pete Godfrey on Unsplash Published 4 August 2025 e523 with Michael R and Andy, possibly arriving via carefully-arranged starlings? – stories about AI again, obviously; iPadOS 26; games, old and new; and, an inno…
e522 — Pointing at Doomed Fish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:58
e522 with Michael M and Andy - stories and discussion on #AI with #bees that listen & a #cat that #chats and then some fun drawing #fish, anticipating a #LEGO #GameBoy build and more!
e521 — We Like Big Drives [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:35
e521 with Andy, Michael and Michael - stories about expressive robots (#ShoggothMini, #Apple #ELEGNT, #SpiRob & #facehugger), newly reengineered computer reboots (#Commodore & #Sinclair), #Seagate’s 30TB drives and a who…
e520 — Cold Fusion Gaming [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:13
e520 with Michael, Andy and Michael - stories about #AI #advertising, still #photo #animation, #anime #agents, #PollenRobotics, #Unity #tokamak #fusion reactor #DigitalTwin. #LEGO and a whole lot more.
e519 — Clippy Kittens [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:56
e519 with Michael, Andy and Michael - stories about #AI conversations with #pets and people, #LLM #DataRetention, #AISlop, #Clippy-esque prompts, #AIWorkloads in #space and a whole lot more.
e518 — The Old Ones Are The Best [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:19
e518 with Michael, Michael and Andy - stories about Atari adjacent AI, a new Emotiv experience, Midjourney video magic, Bondi blue, visionOS persona improvements, the Nex Playground and a whole lot more.