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131: Conversational ChatGPT, Spotify AI, Netflix vs. Blockbuster & End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike
The NIA boys discuss Conversational ChatGPT, Spotify AI, Netflix vs. Blockbuster & End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:23) - Seasonal Affective Disorder
(00:10:23) - Conversational ChatGPT
(00:21:19) - Spotify AI
(00:37:51) - Netflix vs. Blockbuster
(00:47:07) - End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike
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