Show Notes
Main Show starts at 9:58 A new study finds that AI chatbots can be addictive but are the way they’re designed partly to blame? Plus Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI is going on this week. We share if we find the story interesting from an information point of view because of the details that will be divulged or because it’s just entertainment? And we do another round of our popular Name The Price on Zillow game! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Amber Mac, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes.
Top Tech Story of the Week: At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/at-his-openai-trial-musk-relitigates-an-old-friendship/ Alphabet shares rise after strong Q1 2026 earnings beat expectations https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/alphabet-googl-q1-2026-earnings.html PlayStation digital games reportedly require 30-day online DRM check https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-digital-games-30-day-online-drm Viral post discusses AI-generated content and social media reach
OpenAI Codex system prompt reportedly includes directive to avoid “goblins” topic https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/openai-codex-system-prompt-includes-explicit-directive-to-never-talk-about-goblins/ Discussions: Are you addicted to your AI chatbot? It might be by design https://science.ubc.ca/news/2026-04/are-you-addicted-your-ai-chatbot-it-might-be-design OpenAI trial live updates: Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/openai-trial-elon-musk-sam-altman-live-updates.html Daily Tech News Show (YouTube Channel) youtube.com/dailytechnewsshow Today’s guest: Len Peralta https://patreon.com/len https://lenperaltastore.com https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta https://x.com/lenperalta https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta Amber Mac http://ambermac.com http://konnektnow.com https://www.siriusxm.com @ambermac Show Links: https://dailytechnewsshow.com https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx https://knowalittlemore.com http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support https://dtns.tv/wiki Sarah Lane Links: https://sarahlane.com https://x.com/sarahlane https://medium.com/@sarahlane https://masto.ai/@sarahlane https://havesuchagoodday.com Tom Merritt Links: https://tomsnewbook.com https://swordandlaser.com/store https://www.cordkillers.com https://awordpodcast.com
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