Here come the AI micro-dramas — the sixty-second, AI-generated soap operas quietly hijacking your phone. Plus: a CEO learns the hard way that privacy is a two-way street, ICE goes pet shopping, NYC pumps the brakes on the classroom’s newest distraction, and one country just handed its citizens a very generous gift.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Vertical Video Syndrome – A PSA
PineDrama | TikTok’s official short-drama app
Peacock Deepens Mobile Engagement With Vertical Video and Original Unscripted Microdramas
ChatGPT-6 Astra’s Safety Overview
South Korea’s AI for All Project
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