Episode 2722 CWSA 01/16/25
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So good. Has Starship taken off yet? That happens today, right? There's going to be a consequential launch of Starship 7, SpaceX. And this one, I guess, is going to take some payloads up. It's going to take a payload up first time. And they'll be testing things like multiple reentry and return to Earth and see if Elon Musk's giant tweezers can catch it again. Giant tweezers.
Why did the FDA ban red dye number three?
You call it giant chopsticks, but that's racist. They're really giant tweezers. The FDA has banned red dye number three, according to the AP. So 35 years after it was borrowed in cosmetics, I guess it was argued that it was different when you ate it. Well, it causes cancer if it touches the outside of your skin, but it's okay to eat it. Do I have any skin on the inside of my body? Stop asking questions. Not the skin per se, but let's say tissue. All right. I wonder, is this the Kennedy effect? Does it strike you as kind of a big coincidence that the easiest thing the FDA could have ever banned, it was the easiest, that it got done just before RFK Jr. gets into office and who said he would ban it? Is the entire reason that they're banning it now to make sure that RFK Jr.
doesn't get an easy win? Because that's messed up. Although sooner is better. So sooner is better. But it looks kind of messed up, doesn't it? To me, it looks like this is entirely politicized. They got the right answer, I'm pretty sure. But the timing... I don't know what could make me hate the FDA more, that it took 35 years to do this, or that when they finally did it, apparently the only reason is that RFK Jr. is coming into office and he's just going to rip them apart. I don't know if he'll rip them apart, but you know what I mean. Yeah, I think this is the Kennedy effect.
What is the Kennedy effect on FDA decisions?
And you could argue, therefore, by extension, it would be a Trump effect, but not really the one I wanted. Well, I do want it because I wanted this ban, but the fact that it's just purely political, that's not giving me any confidence. Anyway, or it could be just the biggest coincidence in the world of when it happened. Well, Meta has a new AI model for translating speech. And you say to yourself, Scott, they've been able to translate speech on the Internet for a long time. So why is this even a story? Well, apparently the old way or the common way to translate speech is first it turns it into text and then it turns it into the other language and it translates it. So they figured out somehow to use AI to just directly translate so it doesn't go through the intermediate steps. And apparently that makes it nearly instant. Imagine having a conversation with somebody in another language where you're just talking into your phone and the translation is not instant, but let's say it got there in one second. That would be really transformative.
You could have a reasonable phone call with somebody, or a Zoom call, I guess, first, with somebody who didn't speak the language, and it almost wouldn't make a difference. That little, I don't know exactly the delay, but if there's like a second or something, it's still going to be mildly annoying, but you'd have perfect ability to communicate. That's really a game changer.
How is AI changing speech translation?
The things that sneak up on you are the things that just sort of get better every year. So you're not really paying attention. But then there's one year where it's not about just getting a little better. It's now just a completely different application. It's so good. That's one of these. Anyway, 100 different languages. Very impressive. Justice Alito, he's a Supreme Court justice, of course, and he's talking about there's a case before them, some kind of free speech versus porn situation. And I guess Pornhub is part of the conversation in the Supreme Court. And this is actually a real thing that Justice Alito asked in public in the Supreme Court. He said, is it like the old Playboy magazine?
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the simultaneous sip?
0:00–0:59
2
Why did the FDA ban red dye number three?
0:59–2:43
3
What is the Kennedy effect on FDA decisions?
2:43–4:21
4
How is AI changing speech translation?
4:21–20:25
5
What issues are arising with Dr. Drew's YouTube content?
20:25–29:46
6
What is Walgreens' new strategy on store closures?
29:46–1:02:44
7
What are the implications of Maduro's threats?
1:02:44–1:07:46
Speakers
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