"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.
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
🕒 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…
00:00:00 - 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…
📌 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…
⏱️ 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…
🎙️ 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…
📌 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…
🔖 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…
🔖 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…
⏱ 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…
00:00:00 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…