# Blame it on AI

URL: /show/the-launch/34/
> From Taco Bell bots to doomsday headlines, we laugh at the hype and panic, while probably exaggerating a bit ourselves.

- Show: [The Launch 🚀](/show/the-launch/)
- Episode: 34
- Date: 2025-09-03
- Hosts: angela-fisher, chris
- Duration: 01:04:21
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/638924638143897977e14c1a94-8f62-4e5d-b248-0a746cc04462v1.mp3





### Episode Links

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* [Apple Event Announced for September 9: 'Awe Dropping' - MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/26/apple-september-2025-event/)
* [Taco Bell using AI voice to take orders at drive-thru - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z0wZ7k-gwc)
* [Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgyk2p55g8o)
* [OpenAI details changes for 'sensitive conversations' and parental controls - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQsnNRugbg)
* [GPT-5-powered ChatGPT will help users in mental distress, OpenAI says](https://www.axios.com/2025/09/02/chatgpt-openai-mental-health-teens)
* [Big Tech Laying Off and Doing Less Hiring - Blames AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8yBTwQFv8A)
* [How is artificial intelligence affecting job searches? - YouTube](https://youtu.be/VqqJ1PrjRV8?si=ZRhukSlPEqzP5a5H&t=51)
* [Behind the explosive growth and challenges of data centers in the AI era - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0fPjRE5cw)
* [Guinness World Records turns 70 - and highlights some unclaimed records](https://news.sky.com/story/guinness-world-records-turns-70-and-highlights-some-unclaimed-records-13419120)
* [2321 Pima Ln, Ventura, CA 93001](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2321-Pima-Ln-Ventura-CA-93001/16322646_zpid/)

**MUSIC**

* [Lady Neptune by deathdreams](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6705348?episode=16924851876)