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They Might Be Self-Aware

Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers

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 the room is human. Every Tuesday, the Doomsday Clock moves. Every episode, the blur between human and

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00:45:52

Llama 4 Faces Lawsuit – Meta's "Worthless Books"...

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2025/05/05

🕒 Chapters00:00:00 - Intro00:02:39 – Would You Sell Your Voice & Likeness to AI for $10k?00:06:11 – Selling Identity: AI, Deepfakes & Ethics00:11:18 – Meta’s Copyright Controversy: Illegal Book Training00:14:27 – Is AI’s Use of Books Fair or Theft?00:26:41 – AI Writing the California Bar Exam: Good or Bad?00:31:31 – Will AI Replace Judges, Lawyers & Police?00:35:20 – AI Pope & Ethical Limits: Jobs AI Should Never Do00:38:34 – Are Robots Creating a Perfect, Yet Inhuman World?00:44:42 - Wrap Up

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00:40:31

Students Are Using ChatGPT to Cheat — How AI is...

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2025/05/01

00:00:00 - INTRO00:03:41 - Hunter's Officially Approved School Hacking Story00:07:54 - Trump's AI Executive Order and K-12 Integration00:12:34 - AI Tutors & Personalized Education: Will AI Replace Teachers?00:15:13 - VR Classrooms and the Future of Gamified Learning00:16:31 - Cheating with ChatGPT: Are Essays Obsolete?00:29:23 - Half of Employees Are Secretly Using AI Tools00:33:02 - Unauthorized AI Tools at Work: Risks and Realities00:37:15 - Is AI Really a Threat to Job Security?

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00:40:12

Shopify CEO’s AI Ultimatum: “Prove AI Can’t Do Your...

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2025/04/28

📌 Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:00:40 - ChatGPT Magazine Hits Barnes & Noble00:04:42 - Why Shopify is Betting on AI Over Humans00:07:52 - Can AI Fully Replace Real Employees?00:15:03 - Trust Issues: Why Americans Don’t Trust AI00:19:04 - The Real Risks of AI Coding Mistakes00:20:29 - How AI Could Poison Software Dependencies00:24:35 - Fake Job Applicants & Deepfake Interviews00:30:22 - Hiring in the Age of AI: What Skills Matter Now?00:36:14 - Rethinking Hiring: No Resume Required00:38:54 - Wrap

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00:35:58

Llama 4 Caught Cheating Benchmarks? Meta Under Fire!

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2025/04/21

⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00:00 – Metaverse banter00:01:28 - Meta drops Llama 4: size, MoE architecture & first‑day hype00:03:03 - “Cheating the test?” How Llama 4 climbed then fell on leaderboards00:07:15 - Broken benchmarks, GPU tricks & lessons from 2000‑era graphics cards00:11:16 - Should we trust today’s AI leaderboards? Transparency + corporate ties00:16:15 - AB testing 101 and why secret “mystery models” exist00:18:13 - Model chaos at OpenAI: GPT‑4.1, o‑series, mini models & naming mess00:24:28 - OpenAI

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00:36:12

Can AI Think for Itself? Anthropic's Mind-Blowing...

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2025/04/17

🎙️ Chapters:00:00:00 - INTRO00:00:38 - Notebook LM vs. Human Podcasters00:02:30 - Why Reading AI Papers Matters00:05:31 - Anthropic’s Groundbreaking AI Research00:07:03 - How Large Language Models (LLMs) Think00:08:03 - AI Neural Circuits & Metacognition00:14:10 - Attribution Graphs & AI Reasoning Explained00:20:40 - AI's Default "Inhibition" to Answer00:22:22 - AI Jailbreaks & "Babies Outlive Mustard Block"00:26:14 - AI's Surprising Math Skills00:27:34 - Does AI Secretly Think in English?00:30:50

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00:38:53

Studio Ghibli vs. OpenAI: The AI Controversy Behind...

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2025/04/14

📌 Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:01:23 - AI "Smoke Breaks" Experiment00:02:22 - Do AIs Deserve Breaks? Morality and Respecting AI00:11:02 - Threatening AI Moms & Jailbreaking Techniques00:14:27 - Collaborative AI Coding: Pros and Cons00:16:18 - AI Disaster: Losing 6 Months of Work Without Version Control00:17:24 - OpenAI's Incredible New Image Generator (Autoregressive Magic!)00:21:22 - Studio Ghibli Style & The Ethical Backlash Explained00:26:35 - OpenAI Image Model: Instant Advertising & Job

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00:32:22

Boox E Ink Tablets, Google Search is Dying & Claude...

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2025/04/03

🔖 Chapters:00:00:00 – Intro: They Might Be Self-Aware00:05:06 – Boox E Ink Tablet Review & First Impressions00:07:42 – E Ink Color Display: Boox vs. reMarkable00:09:29 – Watching Videos on E Ink Tablets (Boox Demo)00:11:49 – Writing & Refresh Rate: Boox Tablet Performance00:13:10 – Pricing & Value: Boox Compared to reMarkable00:14:54 – Is Google Search Dying? Google's AI Integration Issues00:21:47 – Why Google Shouldn't Mix AI & Traditional Search00:23:56 – Claude AI Shows Signs of

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00:32:25

Tesla Cybertruck Attacked, Rivian AI, Anthropic Ends...

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2025/03/31

🔖 Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro: Secret Names & Podcast Banter00:02:11 - Tesla Cybertruck Under Attack: Why the Road Rage?00:06:44 - Rivian's Hands-Free AI Driving: Can it Overtake Tesla?00:11:16 - OpenAI & Sam Altman: Playing the National Security Card?00:18:30 - Anthropic Shocks Developers: Coding Jobs Gone by 2025?00:26:07 - Claude 3.7: Better Programming or Wandering Mind?00:28:23 - AI's Strange Behavior: When Claude Goes Rogue00:30:25 - Is AI Thinking Actually Good? Future of AI Development

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00:35:00

OpenAI Wants $20,000 a Month?! Sony's Stumble, NSA &...

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2025/03/28

⏱ Episode Chapters:00:00:00 – Intro & Hunter's "World-Renowned" Status00:01:20 – $20K OpenAI AI Agent Controversy00:05:20 – Would You Ever Pay $20,000 for AI?00:08:13 – Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn AI Leak Disaster00:10:23 – Fast Food AI: McDonald's Digital Drive-Thru00:13:10 – AI Taking Jobs: Automation vs Employment00:25:25 – Manhattan Project for AI: AGI Dominance00:29:10 – NSA’s Secret Data Advantage for AI00:31:13 – Government-Backed AGI: The Implications00:32:15 – Hunter's Ultimate Snyder Cut

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00:35:10

Selling My Dog for AI Dreams: Manus AI Hype, Vibe...

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2025/03/24

In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter contemplates selling his dog (and everything else!) to fund his $20,000/month AI dreams. Join us as we unravel the truth behind the Manus AI hype and explore whether it's truly revolutionary or simply another AI trend.We also dive deep into the world of Vibe Coding—coding with AI by speaking, not typing—and how solopreneurs like Levels.io are earning millions by rapidly creating AAA-quality browser games powered entirely by AI. 🔥 Topics

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00:34:09

AI's Right to Forget Explained: Can GDPR Survive...

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2025/03/20

00:00:00 Intro00:00:32 Hotline Call: AI Miles Joins the Conversation00:01:27 AGI vs. ASI: Understanding Artificial Intelligence with Miles00:05:00 Digital Footprints: Should We Have the Right to Be Forgotten?00:13:48 GDPR Meets AI: Navigating Privacy in a Digital Age00:32:30 Protecting Privacy with AI-Generated Noise00:33:40 Wrap Up

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00:38:06

Unhinged AGI Crashes Live Podcast, OpenAI's GPT 4.5...

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2025/03/17

00:00:00 Intro00:00:43 An Uninvited AGI Guest00:07:14 GPT-4.5: Creativity Over Precision00:11:16 Claude Vs GPT-4.5: The Human-like Conversation Showdown00:13:14 Daniel's Evolving Definition Of AGI00:30:10 The AI And Universal Basic Income Horizon00:36:15 Wrap Up

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00:40:38

AI Voices Take Over Spotify as Journalists & Coders...

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2025/03/13

00:00:00 Intro00:00:47 Spotify & AI: The Future of Audiobooks00:03:23 How AI is Changing Voice Acting00:14:16 AI in Journalism: Evolution or End of News Anchors?00:18:33 Will AI Disrupt Coding Careers?00:34:11 AI & Job Loss: Are Fears Exaggerated?00:39:46 Wrap-Up

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00:35:16

Would You Marry Your AI Girlfriend? Robots, Romance &...

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2025/03/10

00:00:00 Intro00:00:42 The Cinnamon Toast Crunch Mystery00:06:52 Marrying Your AI Girlfriend?00:13:28 Dating Your Kitchen Robot00:19:46 AI’s Legal Flood: Frivolous Lawsuits Ahead?00:27:52 AI Judges: Would You Trust Them?00:33:36 Wrap Up

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00:49:33

GPT-5 Defies Expectations, IRS Hunts with AI, & The...

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2025/03/06

00:00:00 Intro00:00:56 The Whisper of GPT-5: A Quantum Leap or Just A Step?00:03:45 Unlocking The Juicy Stories: OpenAI's Foray Into Erotica00:06:29 Grok-3 Storms The Rankings: Elon Musk's AI Triumph?00:18:36 AI Proficiency: The New Excel For CFOs00:30:22 Government Efficiency: Can AI Save The DMV And IRS?00:48:54 Wrap Up

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00:28:34

Can AI Really Replace Travel Agents? Microsoft’s New...

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2025/03/03

00:00:00 Intro00:00:24 From Sick Days To Vibe Coding Dreams00:02:10 AI As Your Ultimate Travel Agent00:06:16 Navigating The Web Without Getting Banned00:14:28 Is Omni Parser V2 The Future Of Windows Control?00:23:23 Unveiling 'Home Alone' As Dante's Inferno?00:26:17 Wrap Up

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00:39:25

Humanity vs. AI: Hollywood Sparks, Copyright Crumbles...

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2025/02/27

00:00:00 Intro00:00:50 What Is Transhumanism?00:04:45 Would You Embed Tech In Your Body?00:08:17 Transhumanism vs. Copyright00:15:13 The Impact Of AI On Copyright00:35:14 AI And Spec Scripts: A New Medium?00:36:37 AI-created vs. Human-created Content00:38:28 Wrap Up

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00:34:11

How AI Will Change Super Bowl Ads Forever (OpenAI vs...

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2025/02/24

See the Ad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcmb8hdgh7800:00:00 Intro00:00:59 Reimagining Super Bowl Ads With AI00:16:05 The Power Of AI In Persuasion00:25:12 Hyper-personalized Advertising And Consumer Influence00:30:53 The Risk Of AI-driven Human Exploits00:32:28 Wrap Up

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00:33:09

OpenAI vs Google Gemini: The AI War Just Changed Forever

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2025/02/20

00:00:00 Intro00:01:05 Facing Off Against OpenAI: 24-hour Hackathon Challenges Deep Research00:05:21 Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Anthropic’s Luck Or Innovation?00:14:32 The AI Chip Race: Google, Meta, And Apple Pioneering Next-gen Hardware00:24:42 Ascii Art Or Visionary Advertising? OpenAI’s Super Bowl Ad Examined00:30:40 Uncensored AI's Guide To World Domination: A Cult Strategy

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00:34:38

We Let OpenAI's DeepResearch o3 Make Memes for 30...

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2025/02/17

00:00:00 Intro00:00:50 Will AI Cure All Diseases Or Do We Still Need Humans?00:05:17 Can AI Become A Master Meme Creator?00:18:29 Open-source AI: The Underdog Overperformer00:22:15 Is AI The Future Of Job Hunting And Big Purchases?00:33:42 Wrap Up

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