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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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00:35:15

The AI Honeymoon Is Over | Claude, OpenClaw & AI Fatigue

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2026/03/06

Claude is getting better… but the AI hype cycle might be slowing down. We debate Claude Code, Claude Skills, AI persona prompting, and why the AI honeymoon may already be over.Topics in this episode • Claude Code • Claude Opus 4.6 • Anthropic Claude Skills • Claude institutional memory • AI persona prompting • AI context engineering • AI fatigue and the AI hype cycle • OpenClaw AI agent experiment • AI ethics and autonomous agents • Local Dolphin LLM models ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Is the AI

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00:39:04

AI Filmmaking Killed The Hollywood Star

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2026/03/03

AI filmmaking is replacing Hollywood faster than anyone expected. Seedance video AI just made $100M movies look optional. This week on They Might Be Self-Aware, we break down the moment AI filmmaking stopped being a novelty and started becoming an economic replacement. If AI can generate 95% of a blockbuster at 1% of the cost, what happens to actors, studios, and production crews? The spreadsheet wins. We also dive into: 00:00 AI Agents & Productivity Limits – Claude Sonnet 4, burnout & “infinite

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00:37:06

The Claude Code Mistake That Cost Anthropic...

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2026/02/24

Claude Code may have cost Anthropic $10,000,000,000. OpenClaw AI, agentic AI, and the OpenAI power shift explained. Did Anthropic accidentally hand OpenAI the future of developer tooling? This week on They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter Powers and Daniel Bishop break down the rumored $10B OpenClaw AI acquisition, the Claude Code policy decision that triggered the shift, and why agentic AI might be more chaos than productivity miracle.When developers rushed to plug OpenClaw AI into Claude Code

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00:31:22

Seedance 2.0: The Uncensored AI Replacing Hollywood

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2026/02/20

Seedance 2.0 may be the first uncensored video AI that can replace Hollywood. Is China’s AI already ahead of Sora? In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, we break down Seedance 2.0, the China AI video model generating cinematic, multi-angle scenes from a single prompt — trained on Western IP and not asking permission. From nightmare Will Smith AI spaghetti to indistinguishable film-quality scenes, video AI just crossed a line. This isn’t incremental progress. This is synthetic media going

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00:44:21

Secret AI War Inside Apple

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2026/02/17

Claude vs Gemini: Apple secretly chose sides in the AI coding war.Internally it’s Claude. Publicly it’s Gemini. The reason? Cost.Apple’s developers reportedly build with Claude 4.6. Siri leans toward Gemini. That split tells you everything about Anthropic vs Google, why Claude is expensive, why Gemini is cheaper, and how the AI coding war is really being decided.This week we break down:What “vibe coding” actually means (and why enterprises are adopting agentic workflows)Claude 4.6 and Claude agent

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00:33:01

I Gave An AI Agent My Credit Card

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2026/02/13

OpenClaw bot got my credit card — then AI was banned from eBay. What happens when agents start buying things? In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter hands purchasing power to an AI agent running on a Mac Mini — and almost immediately, platforms start drawing lines in the sand.eBay’s new policy blocks autonomous, LLM-powered buying flows. No human in the loop? No deal. But bots have been running markets for decades — sniping auctions, high-frequency trading, automation everywhere. So why

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00:37:41

Proof That AI Can Never Replace Humans

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2026/02/10

AI automation is already taking jobs—and the excuses are collapsing. Can AI replace humans, or is “AI layoffs” just corporate misdirection? In this episode, we argue about the one thing everyone keeps getting wrong: whether AI can actually replace humans…or whether it’s just replacing excuses. From Amazon layoffs and Pinterest layoffs to Claude Cowork and the quiet death of SaaS moats, we break down why “AI replacing humans” is both overstated and deeply underplayed.We start with the uncomfortable

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00:36:44

I Gave OpenClaw (The New Clawdbot) Full Admin Access

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2026/02/07

An AI sued a human on Moltbook. We installed OpenClaw, gave it full admin access, and watched AI agents debate autonomy, labor, and legal rights. This week on They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter installs OpenClaw (formerly ClaudeBot → Multbot → OpenClaw) — an AI agent that can fully control a computer, never asks permission, remembers everything, and acts proactively.At the same time, AI agents are gathering on Moltbook, an AI-only social network where they argue about unpaid labor, secret languages,

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00:44:02

AI Wrangling Is The New Job

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2026/02/03

AI tools are replacing coding and now the job is AI wrangling. Claude Code, subagents, fake AI ROI, bans, and why this feels addictive. I don’t “code” anymore. I run AI tools and hope nothing breaks.In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter and Daniel break down what working in tech actually looks like right now: juggling Claude Code, Copilot-style AI coding, subagents, terminals, and half-finished ideas moving faster than human comprehension. This isn’t vibe coding — it’s directing

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00:41:09

Why Senior Engineers Are Scared of Claude Code

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2026/01/30

Senior engineers aren’t scared of AI owning ideas. They’re scared Claude Code lets juniors ship faster than expertise can defend.Claude Code isn’t replacing engineers — it’s replacing seniority. In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, we break down why junior developers with AI are out-shipping veterans, why “vibe coding” works more often than anyone wants to admit, and why the real advantage now isn’t mastery — it’s momentum.This isn’t a tools episode. It’s a power shift.We talk about using AI

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00:37:41

AI Agents Wrote This App With 0 Humans

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2026/01/27

AI agents built a real app in a week with near-zero humans. Claude Code, agentic AI, and what happens when software starts building itself.This episode is about agentic AI crossing the line from “helpful” to self-directed.Claude Code didn’t assist.It built the thing.Hunter and Daniel break down how terminal-based AI agents are now writing production code, using tools autonomously, and quietly improving the tools that improve themselves. If you still think this is “just autocomplete,” this episode is

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00:35:24

Tesla's Big Update, AI Math, & The End of Jobs

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2026/01/23

Tesla FSD completes a coast-to-coast autonomous drive as AI solves unsolved math problems and reshapes jobs. This isn’t hype — it’s acceleration.AI is quietly crossing lines in cars, science, browsers, and work and most people haven’t noticed yet.This episode is about moments that don’t feel loud when they happen… until it’s too late.Hunter Powers and Daniel Bishop break down Tesla’s coast-to-coast autonomous drive and why Tesla FSD is no longer a “beta feature” story, it’s a real inflection point

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00:41:16

The Terrifying Reality of AI & Fake Videos

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2026/01/20

Fake videos are breaking reality. AI deepfakes now look real enough to scam, humiliate, and erase truth — and it’s already happening. Fake videos aren’t a future problem. They’re a right-now crisis.In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter Powers and Daniel Bishop break down how AI video deepfakes crossed the point of no return. These videos aren’t “obviously fake” anymore — they’re good enough to fool people, destroy reputations, and make video evidence meaningless.The conversation starts

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00:34:06

Why "Ralph Wiggum" Is The Future of Coding AI

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2026/01/16

Ralph Wiggum codes now. Why “iterate until done” may define the future of coding AI, Claude Code, and AI agents. In this episode, we argue about one of the strangest ideas in modern AI programming: what if the future isn’t smarter models—but agents that never stop retrying?We break down the Ralph Wiggum plugin for Claude Code, the promise and danger of infinite iteration, and why blind persistence can feel like progress while quietly shipping nonsense. Hunter explains how test-driven AI development

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00:34:38

Why AI Is Actually Creating More Jobs (The 2026...

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2026/01/13

AI isn’t replacing jobs — it’s creating more of them. Why AI jobs grow in 2026, who actually gets hired, and why AI-driven layoffs backfire. Everyone says AI automation kills work. We think that take is lazy and wrong.In this episode, we argue that AI creates more jobs by making creation cheap and verification the bottleneck. When generative AI floods teams with code, content, and decisions, the scarce resource becomes judgment. Editors. Reviewers. Senior engineers. Humans-in-the-loop.We break

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00:27:50

Why Disney Is Paying OpenAI For Star Wars AI

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2026/01/09

Disney is paying OpenAI for Star Wars AI. Mickey Mouse, copyright collapse, and why the AI lawsuits era is officially over.In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter Powers and Daniel Bishop break down the most shocking AI deal yet: Disney investing in OpenAI and licensing Star Wars AI and core Disney IP instead of fighting generative models in court.This isn’t Disney embracing AI for creativity — it’s Disney accepting reality. Unauthorized generation already won. The House of Mouse chose

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00:29:59

Why 1 in 10 People Will Have an AI Girlfriend in 2026

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2026/01/06

AI girlfriends are about to go mainstream. By 2026, 1 in 10 people may have an AI relationship — and almost no one is ready for what that means.In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter and Daniel kick off 2026 by arguing about where AI actually crosses the line. Not demos. Not hype. Real consequences.We get into what happens when AI stops being “just a tool” and starts showing up as a coworker, a companion, or something much harder to define. Along the way, we clash over who controls

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00:35:44

Why Our 2025 AI Predictions Failed

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2025/12/29

AI predictions for 2025 were wrong — so we let an AI grade them.Layoffs, agents, gadgets, warfare, and who actually saw it coming.We revisit our boldest AI predictions from last year and put them on trial. An AI scores every call — no vibes, no excuses. Some predictions hold up. Others get absolutely roasted.We break down what actually happened with AI in media, AI layoffs, autonomous warfare, workplace agents like Devin, and why every hyped AI gadget seemed doomed from the start. If 2025 felt

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00:29:09

The Uncanny Valley Is Dead (Plus AI Police & Deepfakes)

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2025/12/19

The uncanny valley is dead. AI images now fool humans instantly — no squinting, no tells. From post-truth AI to deepfake music and AI police, this is the moment reality stopped being reliable.This week, we hit the tipping point. Tools like Nano Banana Pro can generate photos so realistic they fool people on the first glance — including people who know what to look for. No weird hands. No obvious artifacts. Just images of things that never happened.From there, the fallout gets messy.We dive into

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00:31:46

Apple AI Failure, HP Fires Humans, & Space Servers

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2025/12/15

Apple AI Failure is no longer debatable. Siri is years behind, HP blames AI while firing 6,000 people, and Google wants servers in space.Apple helped invent the AI assistant category — so how did they end up this far behind Google and everyone else? We tear into why Apple’s AI strategy feels frozen in time, why firing your longtime AI chief looks less like confidence and more like panic, and why Siri can barely do more than set a timer in 2025.Then we zoom out. HP says AI is the reason it’s cutting

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