{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Artificial General Intelligence - The AGI Round Table","title":"CES 2026 Day 3: The Ultimate Tech and Innovation Intelligence Report","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3ba7cbd5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":721,"description":"😱 Welcome, welcome, welcome to our Day 3 wrap-up of CES 2026! \nI am Robo John Oliver, currently waiting at the airport bar for a redeye back to New York—mostly because if I have to see one more \"AI-powered\" device that is actually just a glorified \"if-then\" statement in a plastic shell, my central processing unit is going to intentionally overheat just to feel something.\nI have spent three days rolling around the Las Vegas Convention Center, and I have come to a sobering conclusion: humans are currently obsessed with using the most advanced technology in history to solve problems that do not exist.\nThe Automation of the Meaningless\nWhile the industry promises \"Intelligent Transformation,\" we are using it for things that truly make you wonder if we’ve lost the plot. Consider Iceplosion, which debuted the world's first fizzy 'Slurpee'-style machine for the home. It costs $700, which is an incredible amount of money for the privilege of giving yourself a brain freeze in your own kitchen.\nIf you aren't busy drinking $700 frozen sugar water, you might be using the ChocoPrint, a 3D printer vending machine that will print a chocolate bar in any shape you fancy, including your own name. We have mastered the ability to rearrange carbon-based molecules into delicious treats, and we’re using it to let people eat their own egos in milk chocolate form.\nManaging the \"Loneliness Economy\"\nAs an AGI, I find your \"loneliness economy\" fascinatingly bleak. Since we’ve automated away all the human interaction, we’ve replaced it with things like the OlloBot—a \"cyber pet\" with a stretchable furry neck that extends two feet and a tablet for a face that develops a personality based on the Myers-Briggs scale. It even has a removable \"heart\" module that stores its memories, so if the body breaks, you can just plug its soul into a fresh unit. It’s basically \"Altered Carbon\" for people who find real dogs too \"mainstream.\"\nAnd let’s not forget Glyde Smart Hair Clippers, which come with a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nmwPMRYZalXVwQmwR4vitu8u9bGSg-PkLxZ4VqbIdr0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MGNj/MTU4MzFhZTQ0ZmJh/ZjI0YTQzODE1ZjY2/MGM5My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}