Andy and Flo wonder why the new Chromecast ambient mode is cluttered with widgets before they get into a recent whistleblower's claims that Google's LaMDA is a sentient being. (It's not.) We'll explain the what, why, and no-how of last weekend's most trending Google story. Then, it looks like iPhones are getting some Googley abilities. We'll cheekily walk you through all the features Android had first. Finally, Andy will explain why the new Pixel update fixes an overlooked audio essential.

Links and Show Notes:

• May be Fired Soon for Doing AI Ethics Work
• Google Sidelines Engineer Who Claims Its AI Is Sentient
• Is LaMDA Sentient? - an Interview
• Google engineer Blake Lemoine thinks its LaMDA AI has come to life
• The New iOS 16 Features that Android Had First
• Google's June Feature Drop may have fixed one of the last remaining issues plaguing the Pixel 6

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