Topic: Teletype

Mimi Smith-Dvorak compares the AI revolution to her grandfather's experience as a shoemaker during the transition to steam power. She recounts her own history as a teletype and keypunch operator, describing a night when her office accidentally received a message from Henry Kissinger intended for the White House. The FBI eventually arrived to seize the sensitive transmission in a black suitcase.

An NBC report regarding President Obama using the "Red Phone" to warn the Kremlin about election interference is scrutinized. The hosts point out the absurdity of "highly classified" information being leaked to NBC. They explain that the "Red Phone" is actually an antiquated teletype system with long-travel keys, rather than a literal telephone.