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Jon Westfall and I are joined by Sven Johannsen and Don Sorcinelli for this podcast. We discuss:

• Anthropic’s AI model welfare study? Has an AI already achieved sentience?
• Microsoft Recall rolling out to Copilot + PCs (not mine though)
• The LOOI Robot
• 25 years of WIndows Mobile/29 years of WIndows CE

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In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Future discussion series: 25 years of Windows Mobile (29 years of Windows CE)
• Waiting for the more Mac-like iPadOS 19
• Earth Month: Preparing ancient Macs (2004 iBook, 2007 iMac, 2010 MacBook Air) for recycyling
• SSD bit-rot?
• ChatGPT and other LLMs now know you pretty well with their ability to remember. Is this good? Bad?
• Preview of a larger discussion of Jon’s new Plaud NotePin

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Electric company response time (good) after reporting an explosion & fire
• RANT: Microsoft Copilot + PC Recall feature still in beta testing nearly a year after the Copilot + PCs were released
• Google showed a prototype of Android XR glasses. Expected to be released by Samsung in 2026
• AI & coding

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Todd using Powerbeat Pro 2’s microphone to record this podcast
• Microsoft’s 50th anniversary
• iOS/iPad|OS 18.4 and MacOS 15.4 updates released
• Jon’s involvement at with the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network AI curriculum at his university 
• More on vibe coding
• Duplicati – open source multiplatform backup software
• FORTH: The Best Programming Language for the End of the World

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• iOS/iPadOS 18.4RC Ambient Music in Control Center
• USB Labels are on their way – finally!
• First Therapy Chatbot trial
• Microsoft Office pre-launch speed boost? Sounds like a potential resource hog
• Jon co-wrote a paper with ChatGPT for possible publishing in an academic journal
• He also started writing: A lightweight, browser-based app for educators to quickly generate rich, structured feedback for students using large language models like ChatGPT. (github link)
• ChatGPT’s new AI image generator and Intellectual Property & creativity

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Using Mairdi M100V BT bone conduction headphone for this recording
• Google Meet app for iOS/iPadOS does not provide recording function
• Open Source apps
  • The GIMP 3.0
  • ReactOS 0.4.15
  • Visio alternatives: Draw.io, Mermaid.live
• Google lost Google Maps Timelines!
• The decline of programming jobs? Or, have the jobs been redefined/re-titled?
• Jon asked ChatGPT to tell him about himself

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com