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Short Fuse

Short Fuse

By: Short Fuse
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Technology and socio-economic big bets

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Episodes
  • The Good, The Bad, and The Baddies of AI

    The Good, The Bad, and The Baddies of AI
    Jul 31 2026
    Who are the good guys in AI? Bad news: there probably aren’t any. We look at Anthropic, OpenAI, open weights, corporate backstabbing and the curious business strategy of telling everyone your product might destroy civilisation.

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    17 mins
  • Rotten to the Core

    Rotten to the Core
    Jul 15 2026
    Steve Jobs said great artists steal. Apple's lawyers would now like a word.

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    15 mins
  • Golden Eggs and AI God Complexes

    Golden Eggs and AI God Complexes
    Jun 29 2026
    SoftBank has explained the future of AI using a golden goose, a conveyor belt of ASI eggs and the calm financial logic of a man trying to turn PowerPoint into scripture. Duncan and Ollie ask whether the AI boom has become a bubble, a religion, or just a very expensive bird with ARM inside it.

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    14 mins
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