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Jono Bacon, Jeremy Garcia, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which in traditional Christmas style we look back on our predictions for 2024 and Jono whines about half points. More successfully than usual this year, admittedly.

Have a happy holiday season! We’ll be back in the new year.

  • [00:00:00] Intro
  • [00:01:44] Jeremy: Tiktok gets banned in the USA
  • [00:05:59] Jeremy: Hidden Crypto Risks in a Traditional Financial Institution
  • [00:07:17] Jeremy: Netflix gets acquired
  • [00:08:26] Jeremy: AI's Swift Progress Hits a Clear Slowdown
  • [00:21:42] Jeremy: Web Splinters into Sino, Euro, and American Blocs
  • [00:22:09] Jeremy: Mastodon Peaks Early, Declines Afterwards
  • [00:24:28] Jeremy: Significant Equity Stake Acquired in Canonical
  • [00:25:29] Stuart: Texas HB20 Social Media Law Heads to and is Upheld by US Supreme Court
  • [00:28:01] Stuart: Global daily Twitter users will drop a minimum of 10% by the end of 2023
  • [00:29:53] Stuart: AI-Generated Song Enters the Charts
  • [00:33:40] Stuart: Apple to Permit Sideloading or Third-Party Browser Engines on iOS
  • [00:34:49] Stuart: Someone buys Netflix
  • [00:35:59] Jono: Meta to Announce Large-Scale Layoffs in Metaverse Division
  • [00:37:45] Jono: Twitter to Introduce Long-Form Video Platform with Monetization Options
  • [00:41:31] Jono: Anticipated Legal Restriction in US or EU for ChatGPT & Large Language Models
  • [00:42:56] Jono: Apple's AR/VR Headset Earns Praise Despite Lingering Viability Doubts
  • [00:47:20] Jono: Potential Reasons for Trump's Election Exit: Claims of Persecution or Legal Hurdles
  • [00:48:36] Jono: Bing Introducing ChatGPT-Like Features, Expects Substantial Growth
  • [00:53:51] Outro

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Does seem weird that Jono got 4 bonus predictions whereas Stuart got 2?

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Also: Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off ballot, citing 'insurrection' - BBC News

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First off loved the prediction revisit show as always look forward to the bickering over tenths of a point every year.

I’m a bit of an AI sceptic to be fair but I think even an objective person would say that they were a little harsh on Jeremy’s AI slowdown prediction. Specifically in the discussion about the Gemini video there was a lot more faked than just the timing and the voice. Some of the prompts that were required to get the responses shown in the video were much more tailored than the demo led people to believe. Making Gemini look not much more advanced than ChatGPT 4.

Here’s an article breaking down just how much reality was bent to make Google’s video Google's best Gemini demo was faked | TechCrunch