Episode Summary
In Chapter 3 of Prompt Fiction with Reece & Scott, the chaos continues. From AI ministers to smart glasses, billionaires jousting for the top spot, and self-driving cars safer than humans — this episode dives into the weird, wonderful, and sometimes worrying intersections of tech, AI, and culture.
We cover everything from Albania’s AI government minister and Google’s Nano Banana-fuelled surge, to how Foo Fighters are having fun with AI, and even why ASDA and Sainsbury’s don’t want ChatGPT doing your weekly shop.
Expect tangents, banter, and a few eyebrow-raising truths about where AI is taking us next.
Episode Highlights & Links
🎬 Critterz – AI-powered animation project expanding into a full feature film. https://www.critterz.tv
💰 Larry Ellison overtakes Elon Musk (briefly) thanks to Oracle’s AI cloud boom.
🇦🇱 Albania appoints Diella, the world’s first AI government minister.
🕶️ Meta’s Ray-Ban & Oakley Smart Glasses – hands-on experience, features, bugs, and what’s next.
🍌 Google Gemini & Nano Banana – image generation frenzy pushes Gemini to the top of the App Store.
🔗 Google Gems – custom AI assistants you can now share like Google Docs.
🗂️ NotebookLM – new features: podcasts, videos, editable prompts, flashcards, quizzes, and mind maps.
👩💻 GPT-5 Codex – a specialised coding assistant inside VS Code.
📊 ChatGPT Usage Stats 2025 – practical use dominates, gender gaps narrow, and personal adoption outpaces workplace rollout. https://tsrs.uk/howpeopleusechatgpt2025
🛒 ASDA & Sainsbury’s block ChatGPT Agents – Cloudflare checks foil AI shopping hacks.
🚗 Waymo’s safety record – autonomous cars show 79% fewer crashes than human drivers. https://www.perplexity.ai/page/waymo-cars-have-79-fewer-crash-sygydzEiRVSLiOSGRfJhlQ
🔌 Perplexity Connectors & Perplexify Me – new integrations and a fun image tool. https://www.perplexity.ai/perplexify_me
💸 Big AI features moving behind big paywalls – what this means for accessibility.
🚨 Copy-Paste-Send of the Week – a procurement close-call where AI fakery almost slipped through.
🕵️ Internet detectives misuse AI – grainy photos, CSI zoom, and dangerous assumptions in the Charlie Kirk case.
🎵 Foo Fighters Welcome Back video – a playful AI-powered promo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfxUI_p6I6Y