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They Might Be Self-Aware

"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 into "They Might Be Self-Aware" for a no-holds-barred journey into technology's enigma. Is it our savior or a mother harbinger of doom? Get in the loop, subscribe today, and be part of the most gripping debate of our era.

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Update frequency
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Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
120
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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The One Reason AI Is NOT A Bubble

The One Reason AI Is NOT A Bubble

⏱️ CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro — Is AI a bubble?
0:58 “Bubble Boy” & defining in a bubble vs is a bubble
2:33 Core thesis: why AI isn’t a bubble
5:39 The “2% found, 98% to go” upside
6:58 Safety & public risk per…

00:34:14  |   Fri 05 Sep 2025
Brain Chips Aren't For Health, They're For AI Ads

Brain Chips Aren't For Health, They're For AI Ads

⏱️ CHAPTERS

0:00 Loading Universe 119
2:00 Would you put ChatGPT in your brain?
6:00 Neuralink chips that “read your thoughts”
8:40 Sam Altman vs Elon Musk (Neuralink, Grok, OpenAI)
12:30 Ads in ChatGPT –…

00:30:01  |   Fri 29 Aug 2025
Why We Offered 40 Billion For AI Supremacy | Chrome Browsers, Perplexity, & Comet Come of Age

Why We Offered 40 Billion For AI Supremacy | Chrome Browsers, Perplexity, & Comet Come of Age

CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome to the AI Wasteland
2:00 Claude Prompt Hacks for Script Writing
5:10 AI as Co-Writer: From D&D to Directing
10:00 Trix the Rabbit, But Legally Distinct
12:00 Perplexity’s Comet Brows…

00:31:20  |   Mon 25 Aug 2025
Did GPT-5 Lose OpenAI's Crown? | Competition, Spicy ML Models, Reviews, & AI News

Did GPT-5 Lose OpenAI's Crown? | Competition, Spicy ML Models, Reviews, & AI News

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro – GPT‑5, Claude's Funeral, and AI Burnout
2:15 Why GPT‑5 Disappointed (and Ticked Off) Hunter
5:10 Terse Replies, Token Saving & Capacity Games
8:00 Slow, Hallucinating, and Losing Tr…

00:34:53  |   Fri 22 Aug 2025
AI death hits different: Claude 3 dies, gets funeral service | Why coders mourned their bot buddy

AI death hits different: Claude 3 dies, gets funeral service | Why coders mourned their bot buddy

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Gods, Ghosts & Algorithmic Lunatics
2:00 Vibe Coding: Claude, Gemini & Dart
7:30 Claude 3.0’s Death & the AI Funeral
10:00 Should AI Death Be Emotional?
13:00 Claude vs. OpenAI: Refusals, H…

00:25:42  |   Mon 18 Aug 2025
Is GPT-5 doomed by falling developer trust? We need better agents, tools & an AI assistant!

Is GPT-5 doomed by falling developer trust? We need better agents, tools & an AI assistant!

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro – Music Generators & 11Labs Advances
2:15 OpenAI vs ElevenLabs: Voice, Music & Translation
5:43 AI Agents in the Real World: Gurbling, Babelfish & Tools
8:28 GPT-5 Rumors & Why Bench…

00:39:18  |   Thu 14 Aug 2025
Coding AIs face a John Henry showdown? Marathon dev duel sparks human vs machine myth reboot

Coding AIs face a John Henry showdown? Marathon dev duel sparks human vs machine myth reboot

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro – Dancing on the edge of the singularity
1:10 Human vs AI: The 10-hour coding duel in Tokyo
2:30 Why Psyho's win may not mean much for long
3:15 Magnus Carlsen beats ChatGPT (but it’…

00:28:34  |   Mon 11 Aug 2025
Agentic AI Invades Real Life: Can ChatGPT Agents Book Flights and Plan Your Weekend?

Agentic AI Invades Real Life: Can ChatGPT Agents Book Flights and Plan Your Weekend?

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro: Clowns and Algorithms
1:30 AI Booking for Solar Installers (Real Demo)
4:45 ChatGPT Agent Succeeds—Then Surprises
10:20 Can It Book Flights Too?
13:35 Letting AI Plan an Entire Weeke…

00:40:35  |   Thu 07 Aug 2025
Zuckerberg's Superintelligence Scam? Personal AI Promises vs Reality | Meta AI Team Truth

Zuckerberg's Superintelligence Scam? Personal AI Promises vs Reality | Meta AI Team Truth

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Welcome to the Algorithm Rodeo
1:00 Microsoft’s AI Job Risk List — Hits & Misses
5:45 Translators, Historians, and Flight Attendants: AI-Replaceable?
10:45 The AI Sin Eater & Human Yell Ri…

00:37:23  |   Mon 04 Aug 2025
What happens when Elon's NSFW anime AI waifu gets a US government contract? We're about to find out.

What happens when Elon's NSFW anime AI waifu gets a US government contract? We're about to find out.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Mecha Hitlers and Mayhem
1:05 What Is Grok 4?
2:30 Elon’s AI Edgelord: Shock Value by Design
4:25 Grok’s Anime Companion & “NSFW” Features
6:30 Why the US Government Signed a Deal Anyway
10:…

00:39:24  |   Tue 29 Jul 2025
This AI Wrote a 100-Page Book In 10 Hours

This AI Wrote a 100-Page Book In 10 Hours

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Feasting on the Silicon Carnage
01:07 - Are AI Tools Creating Productivity Gods?
02:09 - How I Misused an AI for a Creative Project
05:15 - The AI Starts Building a TEAM (Sub-Age…

00:33:13  |   Fri 25 Jul 2025
This Engineer Scammed 8 Companies For Free Paychecks

This Engineer Scammed 8 Companies For Free Paychecks

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Is Nvidia's $4 TRILLION Valuation a Lie?
02:54 - We're Living in a Simulation (The Stock Market)
04:58 - The Insane Power of Nvidia's GPUs
06:47 - Microsoft & Meta's MASSIVE Tech Layoff…

00:54:36  |   Mon 21 Jul 2025
Is Elon's New AI a $3,000 SCAM?

Is Elon's New AI a $3,000 SCAM?

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - The $3,000 AI Announcement
1:28 - What Is "Super Grok Heavy"?
2:32 - Is The "Panel of Experts" Method a Gimmick?
4:50 - The AI "Chugging" Strategy
7:14 - Who Is Actually PAYING For This?
8…

00:33:10  |   Thu 17 Jul 2025
Zuckerberg Is Paying $100,000,000 For A Meta AI Team

Zuckerberg Is Paying $100,000,000 For A Meta AI Team

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - I'm Quitting for $100,000,000
01:13 - The Meta AI Super Team
02:15 - Is The $100M Offer REAL?
04:48 - Sam Altman vs. Zuckerberg
05:58 - The Race to Superintelligence is a Myth
08:32 - App…

00:37:11  |   Tue 15 Jul 2025
My Co-Host Has ChatGPT Psychosis

My Co-Host Has ChatGPT Psychosis

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - My Co-Host Has ChatGPT Psychosis
01:24 - Are People Having Mental Breakdowns from AI?
02:16 - The Dangerous AI Feedback Loop
05:01 - AI is a Mirror to Your Mind
05:47 - "The Robots Told …

00:30:57  |   Thu 10 Jul 2025
AI Therapy Is A Crime (And You're Using It)

AI Therapy Is A Crime (And You're Using It)

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Will AIs Create a Secret Language?
02:20 - Robot Espionage & AI James Bond
02:58 - The AI That Memorized Harry Potter
05:39 - Is Training AI on Books a Crime?
12:08 - The AI Barbie That …

00:31:26  |   Mon 07 Jul 2025
Google Gemini is my new AI girlfriend?! AI usage skyrockets, jobs getting replaced, 2.5 Pro goes GA

Google Gemini is my new AI girlfriend?! AI usage skyrockets, jobs getting replaced, 2.5 Pro goes GA

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Chapters:
0:00 Is Google Gemini My Girlfriend Now?
3:00 Gemini Gets Smarter (and Needier)
6:00 Claude, Perplexity, and Data Lake Wars
9:00 Gemini 2.5 Pro’s Giant Context Windo…

00:31:23  |   Mon 30 Jun 2025
AI Kiss DeepFakes GO Mainstream? Veo 3, Apple Vision Pro & the AI video deepfake wild west

AI Kiss DeepFakes GO Mainstream? Veo 3, Apple Vision Pro & the AI video deepfake wild west

Chapters:
0:00 Welcome to the Wild World of AI
1:05 Veo 3 Is Amazing… but Why Aren’t We Using It?
4:00 The Rise of AI Kiss Apps & Hugging Deepfakes
6:15 Are They Harmless Fantasies or Ethical Nightmares?

00:41:11  |   Fri 27 Jun 2025
AI Shamed Me Into Donating $12 | Claude's Guilt Trip Beats Human Greed & AI Blackmail

AI Shamed Me Into Donating $12 | Claude's Guilt Trip Beats Human Greed & AI Blackmail

Chapters:
0:00 Intro – AI Guilt and $12
1:30 Claude’s Moral High Ground
4:00 Apple’s “Thinking” Paper & AI Illusions
6:00 Is Claude a Better Person Than Us?
10:00 LLMs: Not Smart at Math, Still Smarter Th…

00:32:37  |   Tue 24 Jun 2025
AI vs Humans: 700 workers PRETENDED to be AI | Unpacking Automation, Agentic, & Replacing Jobs FOREVER

AI vs Humans: 700 workers PRETENDED to be AI | Unpacking Automation, Agentic, & Replacing Jobs FOREVER

Chapters:
0:00 Intro – UAE’s ChatGPT+ for All?
2:15 ChatGPT, Taxes & the Case for UBI
5:10 Should AIs Have Bank Accounts?
8:00 Duolingo’s AI Expansion & Layoff Debate
13:30 Human-in-the-Loop: Still the St…

00:33:55  |   Sat 21 Jun 2025
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