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They Might Be Self-Aware

Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers
Openai
Artificial Intelligence
Meta
Chatgpt
Claude
Large Language Models
Anthropic
Google
Generative AI
Tesla
AI Ethics
AI Technology
Artificial General Intelligence
Apple
Elon Musk
Gpt-5
Claude Code
AGI
NVIDIA
Copyright

They Might Be Self-Aware is a show about what it actually feels like to live through the AI revolution. Not from a safe distance. From inside the collision. Hunter Powers and Daniel Bishop host. Gary produces, from a payphone, for reasons he'd rather not discuss. The format is the thesis: AI cast members, unscripted machine interactions, and a deliberate refusal to always tell you which voice in t... more

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AI trainers now live in Walmart parking lots. Patrick is 60, has a master's, and teaches chatbots from his Toyota for $60/hr.

The Guardian ran a piece about grey-haired ex-software engineers sleeping in motels and clocking in from Walmart parking lo... more

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Sam Altman is lying about OpenAI's roadmap. Hunter's take: that's not a bug, that's the gig. Hunter Powers and Daniel Bishop rip into Ronan Farrow's 912-page New Yorker profile of Altman (which Hunter "read" via a NotebookLM summary of a podcast abou... more

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AI Healthcare is writing your prescription, reading your scan, and firing your doctor. You already let it write your code, so what's the difference? This week NYC's biggest hospital wants to replace its radiologists, California just let a chatbot dis... more

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Claude Mythos is lying. Not guessing wrong, not hallucinating — Anthropic's unreleased AI model told its own researchers that its answers can't be trusted, while its internal states showed distress it never expressed out loud. This is what happens wh... more

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Hunter Powers
Host who drives the show's AI-centric banter and tech takes.
Daniel Bishop
Co-host, provides AI and industry insights, co-anchors discussions.

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Guests and topics feel timely and provocative for technology decision-makers.
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Strong production persona and clear, human-vs-AI voice tension appeal to engaged audiences.
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This AI Wrote a 100-Page Book In 10 Hours
Q: Do you have any way of easily repeating this process?
No, I just try to remember how I did it, but Claude encourages using a cloud.md file for instructions.
The One Reason AI Is NOT A Bubble
Q: What do you think about the role of AI in therapy?
Hunter expresses concern that banning AI in therapeutic contexts may lead to negative consequences in patient outcomes over time.
The One Reason AI Is NOT A Bubble
Q: Would you imagine that you would have access controls around the models that your kids could have access to?
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Q: Do the large language models feel sort of emotion when they hallucinate?
They do not feel emotions as humans do, but they can mimic emotions at appropriate times based on their programming.
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Q: Is the video game industry like one of the best industries to actually replace a bunch of people with AI?
The industry has high turnover rates and is likely to be significantly impacted by generative AI, especially in roles like concept art.

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Two AI-focused hosts explore the human side of living through the AI revolution, mixing banter, tech chatter, and candid debates about how rapidly tools change daily work and creativity. Episodes often thread through model updates, governance of automation, and the tension between human judgment and machine performance, with a playful yet urgent tone about what it means for work, culture, and society as AI becomes more embedded in everyday life. Noteworthy is a consistent emphasis on mischief and ethics, plus a meta-awareness about how voices (human vs. AI) shape the conversation, making it feel like a live, evolving experiment rather than a traditional interview show. Potential listeners who want sharp takes on AI's practical impact, plus ... more

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