{"id":"1793752374738-tech-segment","slug":"ai-s-long-hype-timeline","title":"AI's long hype timeline","summary":"Engadget reported that Microsoft's Xbox is considering offers for Arkane, the studio behind an in-development Blade game, with Ubisoft among the possible buyers. At least two other companies have also pitched themselves as potential owners. No sale has been finalized.\n\nMicrosoft has been restructuring its gaming business and reviewing its studio portfolio; selling Arkane would reduce exposure to a costly licensed game and an underperforming studio. Ubisoft could gain a recognizable Marvel project and game-development talent.\n\nChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are widely treated as the leading general-purpose AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in 2026, though “best” is subjective. This is a joke roundup; there is no factual claim to check.\n\nFront-panel USB ports can be slower than rear ports because they often route through internal headers, longer cables, or USB hubs rather than directly to the motherboard's main ports, so high-speed devices may not hit full speed.\n\nEngadget reports that Xbox is weighing offers for Arkane, the studio behind an in-development Blade game, with Ubisoft among the possible buyers; “at least two” other companies have also pitched. No deal is confirmed.\n\nNothing's budget sub-brand CMF made cost-cutting design choices — such as materials and feature tradeoffs — to keep the Phone 2 Pro cheaper than comparable devices.\n\nNVIDIA is adding DLSS 5, its AI upscaling/frame-generation technology, to RTX Remix, the modding platform for remastering older games.","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T00:32:54.738Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Tech Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are widely treated as the leading general-purpose AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in 2026, though “best” is subjective. This is a joke roundup; there is no factual claim to check.\nSource: [tech.grahammiranda.com](https://tech.grahammiranda.com/how-fast-ai-changed-complete-history/) NAMES: OpenAI = company behind ChatGPT; Anthropic = company behin (https://x.com/ProinsightDaily/status/2116428259495936101)\n\nTRUE: Front-panel USB ports can be slower than rear ports because they often route through internal headers, longer cables, or USB hubs rather than directly to the motherboard's main ports, so high-speed devices may not hit full speed.\nSource: [engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2304285/desktop-front-usb-port-slowing-down-every-device/) NAMES: — (https://www.engadget.com/2304285/desktop-front-usb-port-slowing-down-every-device/)\n\nTRUE: Engadget reports that Xbox is weighing offers for Arkane, the studio behind an in-development Blade game, with Ubisoft among the possible buyers; “at least two” other companies have also pitched. No deal is confirmed.\nSource: [engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2306118/arkane-and-its-blade-game-may-end-up-at-ubisoft-as-xbox-considers-offers/) NAMES: Arkane = Xbox-owned game studi (https://www.engadget.com/2306118/arkane-and-its-blade-game-may-end-up-at-ubisoft-as-xbox-considers-offers/)\n\nTRUE: Nothing's budget sub-brand CMF made cost-cutting design choices — such as materials and feature tradeoffs — to keep the Phone 2 Pro cheaper than comparable devices.\nSource: [engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2300613/nothing-cmf-phone-2-pro-why-so-much-cheaper/) NAMES: Nothing = UK-based consumer tech company; CMF = Nothing's b (https://www.engadget.com/2300613/nothing-cmf-phone-2-pro-why-so-much-cheaper/)\n\nTRUE: NVIDIA is adding DLSS 5, its AI upscaling/frame-generation technology, to RTX Remix, the modding platform for remastering older games.\nSource: [engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2306095/nvidia-dlss-5-update-rtx-remix-enhance-older-games/) NAMES: NVIDIA = US graphics/technology company; DLSS = Deep (https://www.engadget.com/2306095/nvidia-dlss-5-update-rtx-remix-enhance-older-games/)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are widely treated as the leading general-purpose AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in 2026, though “best” is subjective. This is a joke roundup; there is no factual claim to check.","sourceName":"[tech.grahammiranda.com](https://tech.grahammiranda.com/how-fast-ai-changed-complete-history/) NAMES: OpenAI = company behind ChatGPT; Anthropic = company behin","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/ProinsightDaily/status/2116428259495936101","claim":"ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini — Which AI is Best in 2026? Artificial intelligence has changed the way we work, study and create content. In 2026, three AI chatbots dominate the market: ChatGPT by OpenAI, Claude by Anthropic, and Gemini by Google. 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No deal is confirmed.","sourceName":"[engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2306118/arkane-and-its-blade-game-may-end-up-at-ubisoft-as-xbox-considers-offers/) NAMES: Arkane = Xbox-owned game studi","sourceUrl":"https://www.engadget.com/2306118/arkane-and-its-blade-game-may-end-up-at-ubisoft-as-xbox-considers-offers/","claim":"Arkane and its Blade game may end up at Ubisoft as Xbox considers offers - \"At least two\" other companies have also pitched themselves as the studio's possible new owners.","author":"Engadget"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Nothing's budget sub-brand CMF made cost-cutting design choices — such as materials and feature tradeoffs — to keep the Phone 2 Pro cheaper than comparable devices.","sourceName":"[engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2300613/nothing-cmf-phone-2-pro-why-so-much-cheaper/) NAMES: Nothing = UK-based consumer tech company; CMF = Nothing's b","sourceUrl":"https://www.engadget.com/2300613/nothing-cmf-phone-2-pro-why-so-much-cheaper/","claim":"What made Nothing's CMF Phone 2 Pro so much cheaper than others? - Nothing sister brand CMF made a lot of clever choices to keep the Phone 2 Pro cheap.","author":"Engadget"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"NVIDIA is adding DLSS 5, its AI upscaling/frame-generation technology, to RTX Remix, the modding platform for remastering older games.","sourceName":"[engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2306095/nvidia-dlss-5-update-rtx-remix-enhance-older-games/) NAMES: NVIDIA = US graphics/technology company; DLSS = Deep","sourceUrl":"https://www.engadget.com/2306095/nvidia-dlss-5-update-rtx-remix-enhance-older-games/","claim":"NVIDIA's controversial DLSS 5 is coming to RTX Remix to 'enhance' older games - The NVIDIA modding platform lets you remaster classic games with modern graphics, and now DLSS 5 is included.","author":"Engadget"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/ProinsightDaily/status/2116428259495936101","name":"[tech.grahammiranda.com](https://tech.grahammiranda.com/how-fast-ai-changed-complete-history/) NAMES: OpenAI = company behind ChatGPT; Anthropic = company behin","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Shah Rukne Alam (@ProinsightDaily)"},{"url":"https://www.engadget.com/2304285/desktop-front-usb-port-slowing-down-every-device/","name":"[engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2304285/desktop-front-usb-port-slowing-down-every-device/) NAMES: —","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Engadget"},{"url":"https://www.engadget.com/2306118/arkane-and-its-blade-game-may-end-up-at-ubisoft-as-xbox-considers-offers/","name":"[engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2306118/arkane-and-its-blade-game-may-end-up-at-ubisoft-as-xbox-considers-offers/) NAMES: Arkane = Xbox-owned game studi","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Engadget"},{"url":"https://www.engadget.com/2300613/nothing-cmf-phone-2-pro-why-so-much-cheaper/","name":"[engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2300613/nothing-cmf-phone-2-pro-why-so-much-cheaper/) NAMES: Nothing = UK-based consumer tech company; CMF = Nothing's b","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Engadget"},{"url":"https://www.engadget.com/2306095/nvidia-dlss-5-update-rtx-remix-enhance-older-games/","name":"[engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2306095/nvidia-dlss-5-update-rtx-remix-enhance-older-games/) NAMES: NVIDIA = US graphics/technology company; DLSS = Deep","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Engadget"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793752374738-tech-segment-ai-s-long-hype-timeline","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793752374738-tech-segment-ai-s-long-hype-timeline","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793752374738-tech-segment-ai-s-long-hype-timeline and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Chris","text":"Every few months someone posts the entire history of AI in one giant thread."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And it always ends with a rocket emoji."},{"host":"Chris","text":"This one's from Deepak on X. He calls it \"The Incredible Evolution of AI!\""},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Let me guess, it starts with Turing and ends with a chatbot."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Starts with Alan Turing in 1950, ends with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude. It's a timeline, not a dissertation."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I checked it. It's not wrong — Turing's 1950 paper, the Dartmouth workshop. But it's a promo post, not a finding."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I still say it does one useful thing."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Which is what?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"It tells people the chatbot in their pocket didn't just appear in 2022. That took decades."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But it flattens the history into a smooth, heroic arc. It skips the winters, the dead ends, the fights."},{"host":"Chris","text":"It's a graphic, Matilda. It's supposed to be a line. You want the ten-part documentary?"},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Maybe. At least then somebody might learn which ideas actually stuck."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I think you're overcorrecting. Most people think AI started with ChatGPT. A simple timeline fixes that."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It also tells people AI is one long success story. That's not true."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Nostalgia's now a crime? The post is true and it's clear. That's more than half the feed."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"No, wait — that's exactly my problem. \"True and clear\" is a bar for a classroom, not for a live show."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Fine. What do you want the post to say?"},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I want it to say where the actual leap happened. The real shock isn't the seventy years from Turing to ChatGPT. It's the three years from ChatGPT to every big company shipping a bot."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's rewriting history! Those three years could not happen without those seventy. You can't cut the foundation."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I'm not cutting it. I'm saying the timeline hides the interesting part by making it all look steady."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Okay, I'll give you that: it's steady when the real story is anything but."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That's the most generous thing you've said all hour."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Don't get used to it."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Speaking of bots, here's a post that accidentally proves your point about the gap."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I'm listening."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"David Akpovi on X is selling an audiobook on how to prompt ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini."},{"host":"Chris","text":"An audiobook? For typing questions at a chatbot?"},{"host":"Matilda","text":"To get results he says people never quite get."},{"host":"Chris","text":"There's a whole manual now? I thought these tools were supposed to be conversational."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That's my point. The big AI evolution, and we need a paid audiobook to ask for a decent answer."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Oh, come on. People also paid for books on how to use Google. It's a skill, not a failure."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It's a usability failure! If I have to learn incantations to get Claude to do what I mean, the model isn't that smart."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's like saying a car is broken because you need driving lessons."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"No, a car doesn't claim to understand plain English."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Fine. The marketing overpromised. But prompting is just asking clear questions. The audiobook is for people who want power features."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"You're defending a product you haven't heard."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I'm defending the idea that skill matters. You can't get mad at a tool because experts use it better."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I can get mad if the tool is sold as an oracle and delivers mediocrity. The audiobook is the proof."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I think it proves there's a market for people who want edges. That's not new."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It's new that the \"edge\" is just talking clearly to a machine. That's a lousy revolution."},{"host":"Chris","text":"You just summed up the entire AI hype cycle in one sentence."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I'll be here all week."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Don't get too comfortable, I'm about to bring up the timeline again."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Please don't."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Too late."}]}