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This week Noah and Steve talk about why they'll be at Southeast Linuxfest. Noah introduces everyone to the Ai embedded in his rental car, and the boys finally find a Z-Wave thermostat!

-- During The Show --

00:50 Intro

When AI can be good

Conversing with AI

Varying AI model quality

Creativity and AI

Prompt engineering

Write into the show about AI

Accelerator for people already have a base skill

10:00 SELF and Picking Conferences

Self is this Weekend

Please come to SELF

Really use help Wednesday

New Venue

Why go to SELF

Conference size

Watch for the ANS meetup

15:55 Door bells - Ziggy

Steve would run Ethernet

Why WiFi cameras are bad

ReoLink Support

22:15 Thermostats - Tim

RadioThermostat CT50

Honeywell T6 Pro Z-Wave Programmable Thermostat (Model TH6320ZW2007)

25:30 UL Listed

UL, ETL, CE certification

European way of doing things

UL508A

Gosund Wo1 Tuya smart outlet

30:00 AI in Cars

AI built into rental

Noah's AI experience

AI Audio clips

AI engages with you

Safety concerns

Possibility of latent functionality

40:20 Age Verification

California's Digital Age Assurance Act

Open Source getting a pass in CA and CO

Privacy trade offs

Pattern of freedom and contraction

ItsFoss

48:00 OpenAI IPO

Large evaluations

Fundraising with out fundraising

May be a cash out move

Going public "opens the books"

CNBC

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