IM 861: We Have Computer At Home - Coffee and the Rise of the Machines

IM 861: We Have Computer At Home - Coffee and the Rise of the Machines

Author: TWiT March 12, 2026 Duration: 3:12:44

Apple's legendary evangelist Guy Kawasaki reveals how signal messaging and open-source AI are rewriting playbooks for privacy, immortality, and activism. Hear candid stories and sharp opinions from someone who has shaped—and challenged—today's tech giants.

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Guest: Guy Kawasaki

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 33

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IM 877: Model Now Available - The Race for Smarter, Freer AI Models [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:47:26
Think your AI assistant is working perfectly? This episode reveals why most AI breakdowns go completely unnoticed and how these "invisible failures" could be skewing the results we rely on. Fable is Back! Alex Stamos: An…
IM 876: It's No Melania - Section 230 on Trial [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:44:51
Section 230 takes center stage as Olivier Sylvain argues it's time to confront Big Tech's legal shield, sparking a fierce debate on whether Internet giants should be liable for platform harms or if reform risks choking s…
IM 875: Florida Dad - Amazon, Anthropic, and the AI Power Struggle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:15:12
The sudden US government shutdown of Anthropic's Fable model has tech insiders reeling and rival global labs surging ahead. This episode breaks down the unexpected political power play rattling the future of AI innovatio…
IM 873: Superman's Mustache - AI in Hollywood [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:31:07
AI is upending the movie business, from Amazon's new AI Creators Fund to contract battles that just gave synthetic actors the green light in Hollywood. This episode dives into the real-world impact of generative tools on…
IM 872: Infinite Jeffs - Why the Pope's AI Manifesto Matters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:32:25
Photographer Rick Sammon shows how AI is transforming creative work and what happens when the Pope issues a sweeping 42,000-word encyclical on artificial intelligence and invites tech skeptics and true believers to weigh…
IM 871: CTRL-F Techno King - Google's Search Overhaul [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:53:48
Dashlane's CTO pulls back the curtain on how password managers are actually using AI, why it's more complicated than hype suggests, and what the rise of AI-powered code review means for the next wave of digital security.…