We break down the Open Claw insanity taking over Silicon Valley, including the head of AI safety accidentally nuking her own inbox, developers wiring autonomous agents directly into their lives, and the growing trend of giving AI sudo access like that’s a normal thing to do.
Trash admits he’s vibe-coding secret iOS apps, including one that may or may not speedrun divorce. We debate AI personal assistants, spam calls, self-hosting myths, Mac mini bot farms, and whether anyone is actually running these models locally.
We also dissect the most awkward AI summit moment of the year: Sam Altman and Dario Amodei refusing to hold hands on stage next to the Prime Minister of India. Theater kid energy meets billion-dollar rivalry.
Read the Harper’s piece we reference in this episode — a deep dive into AI startup culture and the hype surrounding it: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/