Episode 104 •Open Your Books, You Idiot
Scott drinks Coava Araponga and asks where the money really comes from: AI businesses, or teaching other people to build them? Plus Peter's Scratch Itch Software, AI safety and antitrust, and a 404 Media conversation about AI companions.
The brew
Scott starts this solo episode with Coava Araponga from Brazil, brewed with an AeroPress. He gets a little chocolate, likes the lack of bitterness, and gives it a thumbs up.
Then it is onto Peter’s Scratch Itch Software and Hostbar, a Decoder discussion with Jonathan Kanter about AI companies seeking antitrust exemptions, and the 404 Media episode “We Are Getting Way Too Comfortable Talking To Machines” featuring Sherry Turkle.
Scott closes with a question for people building their own businesses: does an online presence help sell the work, or has the online presence become the business? He wants to see the books.