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Google -- or, more properly, Alphabet -- is a huge company, and is at the bleeding edge of numerous technological innovations. So, while it wasn't necessarily a surprise that Uncle Sam wanted Google's help building AI, it certainly disturbed a great many people, some of whom were Google's own engineers. So what exactly happened? Join Ben and Matt as they dive into the strange story of Project Maven in this classic episode.
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Listener Mail: Astral Travel, Real Estate as Crime, Voluntary Adrenaline
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Listener Mail: Divine Intervention, Smoking Wet, Billionaire Names and Deadly Mushrooms
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