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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
every 3 days
Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
120
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Coding AI REALITY Check: Why Cursor, Windsurf & AI Software Won't Replace Engineers... YET?

Coding AI REALITY Check: Why Cursor, Windsurf & AI Software Won't Replace Engineers... YET?

Chapters:
0:00 – Intro & 100th Episode Celebration
2:10 – The AI Coding Gold Rush: Cursor, Windsurf & Valuations
5:20 – Is AI Coding a Real Use Case — or Just Hype?
8:00 – Claude vs. Copilot vs. OpenAI A…

00:32:59  |   Thu 19 Jun 2025
AI Darth Vader Goes ROGUE in Fortnite: F-BOMB SPREE, Voice Clones, and VEO-3 Google Video AI

AI Darth Vader Goes ROGUE in Fortnite: F-BOMB SPREE, Voice Clones, and VEO-3 Google Video AI

Chapters:
0:00 Intro – A Sith Lord Joins the Show
1:43 AI Darth Vader Invades Fortnite
4:46 Voice Cloning with James Earl Jones
6:27 Why We Try to Break AI
10:19 AI Guardrails and Misuse Culture
11:17 Veo …

00:35:56  |   Wed 11 Jun 2025
AI Pin DREAMS or Wearable NIGHTMARE? Johnny Ive, Meta Glasses & OpenAI's FUTURE of Voice AI Assistants

AI Pin DREAMS or Wearable NIGHTMARE? Johnny Ive, Meta Glasses & OpenAI's FUTURE of Voice AI Assistants

Chapters:
0:00 Daniel's AI Grievance
3:00 Johnny Ive, OpenAI & the AI Pin Rumor
6:30 The Rise and Fall of Humane’s AI Device
10:00 Always-On AI Assistants – Dream or Nightmare?
14:30 Battery Problems & On…

00:30:42  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
AI Coding Wars: Devs Battle Over Framework Chaos While Cursor AI, AI Development Tools Take Over

AI Coding Wars: Devs Battle Over Framework Chaos While Cursor AI, AI Development Tools Take Over

Chapters:
0:00 AI Disrupts Dev Workflows
2:15 AI Tools & Rapid Iteration Risks
10:45 Framework Chaos & Stakeholder Impact
18:30 Personal Projects: AI vs Manual Coding
27:00 Cursor AI, LiteLLM, and Bleedin…

00:44:50  |   Mon 02 Jun 2025
AI Coding: How ChatGPT Writes 35% Of Our Code? Discover AI Tools and Automation Secrets for DEVS!

AI Coding: How ChatGPT Writes 35% Of Our Code? Discover AI Tools and Automation Secrets for DEVS!

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
4:08 AI Coding in Today's Companies
7:22 Real-world Use Case: AI for Data Labeling
12:17 AI Coding Assistants (Kline & Cursor)
17:33 How Much Code Is AI Actually Writing?
24:15 AI Secu…

00:45:25  |   Mon 26 May 2025
AI Productivity Alpha: Grok & Claude Work Hacks That Feel Like AGI + OpenAI Secrets

AI Productivity Alpha: Grok & Claude Work Hacks That Feel Like AGI + OpenAI Secrets

CHAPTERS:
00:00:52 - Introduction
00:05:31 - First Experiences with LLMs at Work
00:14:09 - Using LLMs for Negotiation
00:26:47 - Email Crafting and Context Setting
00:33:17 - Effective Prompting Techniqu…

00:48:05  |   Tue 20 May 2025
How ChatGPT Transformed Daily Life: Real-World AI Hacks We Swear By

How ChatGPT Transformed Daily Life: Real-World AI Hacks We Swear By

CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 - Welcome to the AI fever dream
00:00:35 - Deep research mode for shopping & events
00:13:00 - eBay haggling with ChatGPT
00:15:50 - Finding impossible-to-find products
00:18:40 - DIY A…

00:45:32  |   Fri 16 May 2025
AI Girlfriend: SHOCKING Workplace Flirting With Digital Employees?

AI Girlfriend: SHOCKING Workplace Flirting With Digital Employees?

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:05 - When Will AI Replace 51% of Human Jobs? (AGI Definition)
00:08:00 - Epic Fail: Carnegie Mellon's All-AI Company Experiment
00:15:06 - Flirting with Digital Employees…

00:32:39  |   Tue 13 May 2025
GPT-4o Praise Bug Exposed: Claude AI & Real AI Ethics

GPT-4o Praise Bug Exposed: Claude AI & Real AI Ethics

Discover why your chatbot is suddenly praising you non-stop in this deep dive into the **GPT-4o Praise** bug, Claude AI's ethical insights, and the realities behind AI assistants' behavior. In this …
00:38:07  |   Thu 08 May 2025
Llama 4 Faces Lawsuit – Meta's

Llama 4 Faces Lawsuit – Meta's "Worthless Books" Training Exposed

🕒 Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:39 – Would You Sell Your Voice & Likeness to AI for $10k?
00:06:11 – Selling Identity: AI, Deepfakes & Ethics
00:11:18 – Meta’s Copyright Controversy: Illegal Book Train…

00:45:52  |   Mon 05 May 2025
Students Are Using ChatGPT to Cheat — How AI is Changing Schools | Hacking, Grades, Homework, GPT-4

Students Are Using ChatGPT to Cheat — How AI is Changing Schools | Hacking, Grades, Homework, GPT-4

00:00:00 - INTRO
00:03:41 - Hunter's Officially Approved School Hacking Story
00:07:54 - Trump's AI Executive Order and K-12 Integration
00:12:34 - AI Tutors & Personalized Education: Will AI Replace Te…

00:40:31  |   Thu 01 May 2025
Shopify CEO’s AI Ultimatum: “Prove AI Can’t Do Your Job!” | ChatGPT, AI Hiring, Deepfake Interviews

Shopify CEO’s AI Ultimatum: “Prove AI Can’t Do Your Job!” | ChatGPT, AI Hiring, Deepfake Interviews

📌 Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - ChatGPT Magazine Hits Barnes & Noble
00:04:42 - Why Shopify is Betting on AI Over Humans
00:07:52 - Can AI Fully Replace Real Employees?
00:15:03 - Trust Issues: Wh…

00:40:12  |   Mon 28 Apr 2025
Llama 4 Caught Cheating Benchmarks? Meta Under Fire!

Llama 4 Caught Cheating Benchmarks? Meta Under Fire!

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Metaverse banter
00:01:28 - Meta drops Llama 4: size, MoE architecture & first‑day hype
00:03:03 - “Cheating the test?” How Llama 4 climbed then fell on leaderboards
00:07:15 - Br…

00:35:58  |   Mon 21 Apr 2025
Can AI Think for Itself? Anthropic's Mind-Blowing Claude Study on AI Consciousness & Brains

Can AI Think for Itself? Anthropic's Mind-Blowing Claude Study on AI Consciousness & Brains

🎙️ Chapters:
00:00:00 - INTRO
00:00:38 - Notebook LM vs. Human Podcasters
00:02:30 - Why Reading AI Papers Matters
00:05:31 - Anthropic’s Groundbreaking AI Research
00:07:03 - How Large Language Models (L…

00:36:12  |   Thu 17 Apr 2025
Studio Ghibli vs. OpenAI: The AI Controversy Behind Viral Images + Claude AI, GPT-4, Art, & Anime

Studio Ghibli vs. OpenAI: The AI Controversy Behind Viral Images + Claude AI, GPT-4, Art, & Anime

📌 Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:23 - AI "Smoke Breaks" Experiment
00:02:22 - Do AIs Deserve Breaks? Morality and Respecting AI
00:11:02 - Threatening AI Moms & Jailbreaking Techniques
00:14:27 - Collab…

00:38:53  |   Mon 14 Apr 2025
Boox E Ink Tablets, Google Search is Dying & Claude AI is Self-Aware | AI News, Tech Podcast, Reviews

Boox E Ink Tablets, Google Search is Dying & Claude AI is Self-Aware | AI News, Tech Podcast, Reviews

🔖 Chapters:
00:00:00 – Intro: They Might Be Self-Aware
00:05:06 – Boox E Ink Tablet Review & First Impressions
00:07:42 – E Ink Color Display: Boox vs. reMarkable
00:09:29 – Watching Videos on E Ink Tabl…

00:32:22  |   Thu 03 Apr 2025
Tesla Cybertruck Attacked, Rivian AI, Anthropic Ends Coding?

Tesla Cybertruck Attacked, Rivian AI, Anthropic Ends Coding?

🔖 Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro: Secret Names & Podcast Banter
00:02:11 - Tesla Cybertruck Under Attack: Why the Road Rage?
00:06:44 - Rivian's Hands-Free AI Driving: Can it Overtake Tesla?
00:11:16 - OpenA…

00:32:25  |   Mon 31 Mar 2025
OpenAI Wants $20,000 a Month?! Sony's Stumble, NSA & AI's Manhattan Project | AGI, Jobs, ChatGPT

OpenAI Wants $20,000 a Month?! Sony's Stumble, NSA & AI's Manhattan Project | AGI, Jobs, ChatGPT

⏱ Episode Chapters:
00:00:00 – Intro & Hunter's "World-Renowned" Status
00:01:20 – $20K OpenAI AI Agent Controversy
00:05:20 – Would You Ever Pay $20,000 for AI?
00:08:13 – Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn AI Le…

00:35:00  |   Fri 28 Mar 2025
Selling My Dog for AI Dreams: Manus AI Hype, Vibe Coding & Levels.io's Million-Dollar AAA Games

Selling My Dog for AI Dreams: Manus AI Hype, Vibe Coding & Levels.io's Million-Dollar AAA Games

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 a…
00:35:10  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
AI's Right to Forget Explained: Can GDPR Survive Miles from Sesame? Privacy vs Digital Doppelgängers

AI's Right to Forget Explained: Can GDPR Survive Miles from Sesame? Privacy vs Digital Doppelgängers

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:32 Hotline Call: AI Miles Joins the Conversation
00:01:27 AGI vs. ASI: Understanding Artificial Intelligence with Miles
00:05:00 Digital Footprints: Should We Have the Right to Be F…

00:34:09  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
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