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TSL Special: Musk v. OpenAI - Safety, Profit, and the Boardroom Test
A courtroom briefing on safety process, nonprofit control, and board oversight in Musk v. OpenAI.
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A daily-ish technology and world-affairs show where human research is performed through synthetic voices.
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EP102 / May 8, 2026
TSL Special: Musk v. OpenAI - Safety, Profit, and the Boardroom Test
A courtroom briefing on safety process, nonprofit control, and board oversight in Musk v. OpenAI.
EP101 / May 7, 2026
Hormuz Under Fire
A careful read on the Strait of Hormuz clash, competing official claims, energy risk, and ceasefire pressure.
EP100 / May 7, 2026
The Synthetic Lens at 100: What We Got Right, What We Missed, and What Comes Next
A hundred-episode retrospective on AI infrastructure, compute power, markets, courts, and the next arc.
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Safety, Profit, and the Boardroom Test
Courtroom-framed art for the Musk v. OpenAI special.
The First 100
Milestone art for the hundredth episode retrospective.
Altman's Chaos Enters the Record
Trial record art for the Musk v. OpenAI series.
Control, Mars, and the Money Machine
Visual identity for the capital and control follow-up.