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They Might Be Self-Aware

Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers

"They Might Be Self-Aware" is your weekly tech frenzy with Hunter Powers and Daniel Bishop. Every Monday, these ex-co-workers, now tech savants, strip down the AI and technology revolution to its nuts and bolts. Forget the usual sermon. Hunter and Daniel are here to inject raw, unfiltered insight into AI"s labyrinth – from its radiant promises to its shadowy puzzles. Whether you"re AI-illiterate or a digital sage, their sharp banter will be your gateway to the heart of tech"s biggest quandary. Jack

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00:31:06

Drunk on AI Ethics, Claude’s Wine Pairings, and...

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2024/11/18

Wine Pairing: Viognier (Northern Rhône)Claude's Notes: A Viognier would perfectly complement this episode's playful yet philosophical exploration of AI consciousness. Like the hosts' meandering conversation that blends humor with deeper insights, Viognier offers an initially accessible fruitiness that gives way to complex layers. The wine's characteristic aromatic deception - where the nose promises sweetness but delivers a surprisingly dry palate - mirrors the episode's discussion of AI systems

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00:27:15

AI Road Rage, Military Drone Dilemmas, and Silicon...

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2024/11/15

00:00:00 Intro00:01:24 AI Solutions For Traffic And Rubbernecking00:08:43 Tech Companies: From Disruptors To Defense Collaborators00:13:58 The Implications Of AI In Military And Defense00:22:26 The Future Of Autonomous Drone Warfare00:26:38 Wrap UpSci-Fi Short Film “Slaughterbots” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-2tpwW0kmU

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00:31:07

Bitcoin Booms, Apple’s AI Mirage & Nvidia’s Shifting...

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2024/11/12

00:00:00 Intro00:01:28 Bitcoin Bonanza: Riding The All-time High Wave00:06:04 Daniel's 'buy High, Regret Later' Crypto Strategy00:08:06 AI And Crypto: Partners Or Resource Hogs?00:09:42 Nvidia's AI Reign: Will It Last?00:14:10 AI-driven Dining: Cod, Cream Sauce, And Foresty Flavors00:22:10 Apple Intelligence: Missing In Action?00:30:13 Wrap Up

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00:26:47

Understanding Open Source in AI: The New Definition...

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2024/11/08

00:00:00 - Intro00:00:22 - The Complexity Of Open Source Software00:02:12 - Challenges In Reproducing Open-Source AI Models00:11:49 - Monetary Support For Open Source Projects00:19:00 - The Role And Relevance Of Robots.txt00:23:06 - The Ethics Of 'Do Not Train' Lists00:25:54 - Wrap Up

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00:29:39

AI Hallucinates Your Health, Robots Spew the News &...

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2024/11/04

00:00:00 Intro00:02:55 AI-made World: A Thought Experiment00:10:05 Hallucinating Healthcare: When AI Gets It Wrong00:18:06 AI Promises: $3,000 For A Broken AC?00:36:35 Fake Restaurants: When Dining Goes Virtual00:52:28 AI In Radio: Poland's New Voice01:03:14 Google's SynthID: The Challenge Of AI Watermarks01:12:00 Wrap Up

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00:28:49

Microsoft's AI Bromance Breakdown, Baidu Dismisses...

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2024/10/31

00:00:00 - Intro00:03:23 - Microsoft And OpenAI’s Tension Over AGI00:07:03 - Baidu’s Bold Claim: End Of AI Hallucinations?00:11:47 - Are The Titans Circling The Wagons?00:22:26 - Video Generation Showdown: Sora Vs Mochi-100:26:14 - Open-source AI As A Check On Tech Giants00:27:39 - Wrap Up

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00:32:56

AI's Classroom Controversy, Character AI's Friends in...

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2024/10/29

00:00:00 Intro00:01:41 Measuring Success With Lawsuits00:05:45 AI And Homework: Cheating Or Assistance?00:16:19 AI Safeguards: Character AI's Tragic Outcome00:29:56 Applying Asimov's Laws To AI00:30:11 Parenting, Responsibility, And AI Regulation00:32:47 Wrap Up

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00:31:20

Haunted Rivian Cars, AI Ghosts in Bars & Tesla's...

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2024/10/24

00:00:00 Intro00:02:17 Spooky Rivian Update: Bats, Colors, And Wilhelm Screams00:07:04 Tesla's Robocab And Robovan: Reality Or Hype?00:15:55 Optimus Robots: The Line Between Real And Faked Intelligence00:18:01 Tesla's Full Self-driving: Yet Another Year?00:20:01 Robots In Bars: Telepresence Or AI Bartenders?00:26:09 Spacex's Mechazilla: Engineering Breakthrough Or Sci-fi?00:28:33 Reviving The '90s Tech Excitement: Is The Future Already Here?00:30:15 Wrap Up

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00:38:06

From Turtles to Titans: AI Journey Origins,...

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2024/10/21

00:00:00 Intro00:01:59 Hunter's Early Tech Journey: From Turtles To Beach Cams00:10:06 Daniel's Voyage To AI Via Linguistics And Calculators00:27:10 Transformers: The Game Changer In AI00:31:38 Podcasting History: Hunter's High School Broadcast And Daniel's Hidden Drama00:35:24 What's Next For They Might Be Self-Aware00:37:07 Wrap Up

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00:33:01

Tesla's Self-Driving Mirage, Rivian's Rise, & AI...

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2024/10/17

00:00:00 Intro00:01:18 Rivian Vs. Tesla: Switching Lanes00:05:57 Autonomous Ambitions: Tesla's Full Self-driving Future00:18:29 AI In Science: Nobel Prize In Chemistry00:21:53 AI As The Next Nobel Laureate?00:26:28 Drones And AI In Search And Rescue00:31:19 AI's Role In Future Explorations00:32:34 Wrap Up

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00:34:21

Who Owns Reality? AI Sunglasses See Through You,...

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2024/10/14

00:00:00 Intro00:02:31 Is OpenAI's Sora Stuck In The Clouds?00:06:39 Meta’s Moviegen: Editing Videos With Text Prompts00:10:58 Smart Sunglasses: A Privacy Threat?00:17:10 Anonymity In The Age Of AI00:28:10 The Liability Debate: Who's Responsible For Rogue AI?00:31:51 The Saga Of California's SB 104700:33:31 Wrap Up

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00:37:44

Digital Da Vincis: AI’s Artistic Boom, James...

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2024/10/07

00:00:00 Intro00:01:58 The Dominance Of Midjourney In AI Image Generation00:11:09 AI's Quest To Capture Human Emotion00:19:17 James Cameron And The Future Of AI In Filmmaking00:26:29 AI's Impact On The Value And Perception Of Art00:34:38 Are We Closer To The Singularity Than We Think?00:36:49 Wrap Up

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00:35:37

AI and Magic Mix: D&D Revolution, Meta's AR Vision &...

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2024/09/30

00:00:00 Intro00:01:20 The Hardware Vs Software Debate00:02:21 Project Generation With AI: A Real-world Experience00:06:46 The Future Of AR: Insights On Meta’s New Glasses00:13:42 AI In The World Of Dungeons & Dragons00:22:32 Collaborating With AI For A Better Storytelling Experience00:23:11 Hasbro's AI Adoption: The Impact On D&d And More00:28:47 The Ethical And Practical Implications Of AI In Creativity00:34:09 Wrap Up

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00:34:10

Lionsgate & Runway AI Filmmaking, OpenAI's...

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2024/09/27

00:00:00 Intro00:02:49 Movies: Are They Just Long Tiktoks?00:04:16 Runway And Lionsgate: AI Video Magic00:06:38 Video-to-video Tech: Transforming Your Clips00:12:20 Espn's AI Sports Recaps: Good, Bad, Or Just Lazy?00:14:40 Joanna Stern’s AI iPhone Review00:19:01 Could A Robot Dog Reporter Revolutionize Journalism?00:25:15 OpenAI's o1 Model: AI Meets Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?00:33:10 Wrap-up

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00:32:31

Remarkable Tablets, Google’s AI Podcast Notebook &...

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2024/09/23

00:00:00 Intro00:01:51 Remarkable Or Forgettable? Our Hands-on With The Latest E-ink Tablet00:11:47 Are Foldable Phones The Future Or Just A Blast From The Past?00:15:25 Talking Tech With AI Transcriptions: Teenage Engineering's Latest Gadget00:19:06 Google's NotebookLM: The Dream Of Effortless Knowledge Synthesis00:23:03 Linkedin's AI Shift: Are They Writing Your Next Work Email?00:27:35 Is Social Media Going Full Ai? Exploring A Network Of Artificial Friends00:30:31 The AI Future Of Work: Will We

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00:27:41

Minecraft AI Madness & Mistral's Multimodal Move

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2024/09/19

00:00:00 Intro00:02:34 $150 Billion OpenAI Buyout Bargain?00:09:28 Regulating Superintelligence: Can It Be Done?00:14:34 Mistral’s Multimodal Leap00:18:55 AI Agents In Minecraft: Crafting Chaos00:23:06 Apple’s Local LLMs: Who Gets Lucky?00:25:52 Google’s Podcast Simulator: Are Podcasters Obsolete?

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00:32:39

AI Anime Ambitions, Dark Web Chatbots, and Doom GPT...

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2024/09/16

00:00:00 Intro00:01:50 AI And Anime: Can It Capture The Soul?00:09:30 The Black Market For AI Chatbots00:18:31 Cleaning Up LinkedIn Spam With AI00:23:06 The Department Of Justice Vs. Google's AI Search Dominance00:25:29 Generating Doom In Real-time: AI-powered Video Games00:31:52 Wrap Up

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00:19:08

Rogue AI Faces California's Guillotine, Government...

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2024/09/09

00:00:00 Intro00:01:39 California's AI Act: A New Frontier Or A Slippery Slope?00:02:13 Are AI Companies Ready For A Mandated Shutdown Switch?00:04:40 How Much Damage Can Rogue AI Models Really Cause?00:06:28 The Billion-dollar Price Tag For AI Training - Who's Left In The Game?00:09:10 Openai, Anthropic, And Uncle Sam - An Early Access Alliance00:13:05 Copyright In The AI Era - Who Owns The Data That Trained The Models?00:17:04 Can AI Self-awareness Be Regulated, Or Will It Laugh In Our

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00:27:13

OpenAI’s Strawberry Dilemma, AI Gadgets for Life...

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2024/09/05

00:00:00 Intro00:02:40 The AI That Wants To Remember Your Entire Life: Friend Or Foe?00:03:44 Plaud's New Pin: The Ultimate Personal Assistant Or Privacy Invasion?00:16:49 OpenAi's Mysterious 'strawberry' Model And The Future Of AI Autonomy00:18:49 Can OpenAI Stay On Top Of The AI Mountain, Or Are They Running Out Of Steam?00:23:49 Who's Afraid Of AI Chatting With The Government?00:24:07 ChatGPT Becomes A Travel Agent: Would You Trust It With Your Vacation Plans?00:25:47 Wrap Up

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00:23:38

AI’s Coding Coup @ AWS, Tesla's Robot Dance & CA's...

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2024/09/02

00:00:00 Intro00:01:39 The Future Of Podcasting: Will AI Hosts Take Over?00:02:31 AWS And The Looming Question: Is Coding Really On The Brink Of Extinction?00:10:12 Tesla’s Mocap Suits: Training Robots Or Replacing Jobs?00:15:46 The Rise Of Humanoid Robots: Will They Soon Be Our Coworkers?00:17:21 California's New Bill: Will AI-generated Content Need A Label?00:20:55 Shaky Chihuahuas And Spider Robots: What’s Next In AI Design?00:22:53 Wrap Up

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