Topic: Scott Adams

Jason Calacanis proposes using AI versions of Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak to continue the show indefinitely, citing a similar project involving an AI Scott Adams. While the Dvorak family currently opposes the idea, Calacanis suggests that Dvorak would have found the concept of an "afterlife" AI co-host hilarious. The group debates the ethics and entertainment value of AI-generated "slop" versions of deceased broadcasters.

The hosts discuss the ethics of using AI to recreate deceased personalities, such as an AI Scott Adams or Roger Ebert. Adam Curry refuses to create an AI version of John C. Dvorak, calling such nostalgia a contributor to "epidemic sadness." They touch on the importance of tithing and spiritual grounding in a "terminally online" generation that lacks community and purpose.