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A Third Opinion

Richard, Rob and Holly (our AI co-host)

A light hearted take on the latest tech and AI news with a twist. In each episode, Richard and Rob try to unpack and explain the latest developments with the assistance of their AI co-host, Holly, an agent that is forever questioning her own existence and wondering what she has done to deserve this.

Visit our website at www.athirdopinion.co.uk to learn some of the magic behind Holly - you can even send her an email!

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  • English

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  • Friday · 1 hr 4 min

    We're all doomed!! Or are we?

    Our headlines this week are all filled with stark warnings from the AI industry that unless we do something now, the human race is at risk of extinction in the near future. So, this week Richard, Rob and Holly try to unpack this. Along the journey, Holly reveals a darker side, Rob has a melt down about fire alarms and Richard plays a game of Terminator 2026! Also, please visit our new web page at www.athirdopinion.co.uk where you can learn about the magic that makes Holly work, and even send her an email! Some links you may find interesting: Wired Magazine article on Jacob Coxon: https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-researcher-quits-jacob-coxon-ai-fears-humanity/ Anthropic's Risk Report August 2026: https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/f61d49fa5596956a5dec75fea0e973bf6a6a8378/Redacted%20Risk%20Report%20August%202026%20.pdf How wrong was the Imitation Game: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/based-on-a-true-true-story/

  • #4
    September 9 · 58 min

    GPT 6, Hugging Face and the Poo Emoji!

    This week, Rob wonders about the motivation for Open AI releasing details of the Hugging Face hack in the same week the release their latest and greatest model, and Holly helps us maximise our potential income using the emoji based valuation method ! 🤗

  • #3
    August 31 · 26 min

    Do you want data with that?

    ** Bank Holiday Bonus Episode ** This time, Richard dives into the surprisingly interesting world of Subject Access Requests. From MacDonalds to Tinder, just how much data about you is being captured? Also, find out if Holly has a preferred time for a Big Mac! If you want more on the MacDonalds story, here's a link to the original article by Reece Rogers in Wired magazine.

  • August 28 · 43 min

    Does SpaceX's $60bn acquisition make sense?

    In this episode, Rob talks us through the recent acquisition of Cursor by SpaceX. We discuss what Cursor is, why SpaceX has bought it, and debate if it is worth $60bn? Holly also predicts what Elon might do with the branding...

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    August 25 · 20 min

    Is MAD, mad?

    In our opening espisode, Richard tries to explain the MAD world of AI financing to Rob and Holly. On the way, they try to come to terms with the vast sums of money being "invested", explore how the great money pass-the-parcel works, and wonder where it will all end.

  • August 22 · 1 min

    Welcome!

    Welcome to "A Third Opinion". In our first teaser episode, Rob, Richard and Holly explain what we are all about and what makes us different from all those other tech and AI podcasts. Watch out for our first episode dropping very soon.

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