David and Nilay start the show by exploring the increasing disconnect between the people who make AI products, and the people who keep saying they don’t want them. (Or, at least, don’t want to pay for them.) The AI industry is starting to retrench to a business-first approach, because there’s simply no killer app for it yet. Speaking of no killer apps! Allison Johnson then joins the show to talk about the shockingly short life of the Samsung TriFold, and her bizarre journey to try and review the now-dead foldable. Finally, in the lightning round, it’s time for Brendan Carr is a Dummy, the fate of the metaverse, and some important internet debunking. We're hiring a producer! Apply here: https://bit.ly/4cU8Tr5 0:00 Hey! The Vergecast is Hiring! 01:47 OpenAI Memo Breakdown 04:26 Consumer AI Money Problem 08:38 Polls Show AI Backlash 10:56 Tech Adoption Comparisons 16:00 VCs Blame The Media 19:26 Environment Objections Debate 23:54 Doom Messaging Backfires 28:37 Social Permission And Enterprise 36:25 What Is The Killer Use Case 39:17 Brightwheel Incident Alerts 42:21 Trifold Hunt on eBay 45:00 Canceled Phone Weird Setup 48:46 Why Review Units Matter 52:43 Do Foldables Have a Market? 01:03:06 Android Big Screen Problems 01:09:25 The Lightning Round 01:10:27 Brendan Carr is a Dummy 01:11:28 Now He's Censoring War Coverage 01:13:12 The Alpha in the Room 01:14:25 Truth Social Threats 01:16:53 Chilling Effect Explained 01:19:27 Backlash From...uh...Sen. Ron Johnson? 01:21:35 Audience Of One Politics 01:25:44 Nvidia's DLSS 5 Controversy 01:32:27 AI Hype Debunking 01:37:53 Meta Metaverse Whiplash 01:41:06 Supernatural And Antitrust 01:44:32 Wrap Up And Plugs Version History now has its own channel! Make sure to subscribe here for new episodes: https://bit.ly/4rRS30p Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLv Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3ZWTlLs