HBO’s Silicon Valley takes a direct shot at the tech industry’s obsession with AI

Silicon Valley is Mike Judge and Alec Berg’s biting comedy about the American tech industry, now in its fourth season. Every week, we’ll be taking one idea, scene, or joke and explain how it ties to the real Silicon Valley and speaks to an issue at the heart of the industry and its ever-lasting goal to change the world — and make boatloads of money in the process.
Spoilers ahead for the third episode of season 4, “Intellectual Property.”
What started as a silly and