In another first for the podcast, Evan has on his first guest host to the show - Kai McAlister, currently a toxicology and pharmacology PhD student at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Evan and Kai share an enduring friendship and mutual interest in extremely nerdy topics, including the subject of focus in today's episode: artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles (AV), also commonly known as driverless cars. Join us as we take a look at the possibility of the AI bubble soon bursting, and the impacts of AI and AV on society writ large.

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References/Additional Reading

https://medium.com/@myequation/here-is-how-ai-bubble-is-created-aee673b100dd Kai’s reference to the chart detailing the relationship between various AI companies and Nvidia.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20250814149/the-entire-stock-market-is-being-carried-by-these-four-ai-stocks

https://www.allaboutai.com/resources/ai-statistics/ai-environment/

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/michael-burry-launches-newsletter-to-lay-out-his-ai-bubble-views-after-deregistering-hedge-fund.html

https://apple.news/Avo9fS1GKSB6TFGXnRombgg Waymo operating cities, plans, and challenges

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