Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers, The Blur

They Might Be Self-Aware: AI News & Culture

They Might Be Self-Aware is a twice-weekly AI podcast about the week's news, tech, and culture, and the question in its name: are the machines becoming self-aware? Every episode starts with a real story. A new Claude or ChatGPT release, an AI lawsuit, the Pope's verdict on machine souls, Martin Scorsese making films with AI. Then it chases that story somewhere stranger, funnier, and more human than the headline. This is AI as a culture story, not a tech beat: the relief of finally hearing people who are as deep in it as you are. Hunter Powers and Daniel Bishop host. Two guys who actually build...

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Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers, The Blur

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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Understanding Open Source in AI: The New Definition Explained 08.11.2024

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:22 - The Complexity Of Open Source Software 00:02:12 - Challenges In Reproducing Open-Source AI Models 00:11:49 - Monetary Support For Open Source Projects 00:19:00 - The Role And Relevance Of Robots.txt 00:23:06 - The Ethics Of 'Do Not Train' Lists 00:25:54 - Wrap Up

AI Hallucinates Your Health, Robots Spew the News & Bots Promise Payouts 04.11.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:55 AI-made World: A Thought Experiment 00:10:05 Hallucinating Healthcare: When AI Gets It Wrong 00:18:06 AI Promises: $3,000 For A Broken AC? 00:36:35 Fake Restaurants: When Dining Goes Virtual 00:52:28 AI In Radio: Poland's New Voice 01:03:14 Google's SynthID: The Challenge Of AI Watermarks 01:12:00 Wrap Up

Microsoft's AI Bromance Breakdown, Baidu Dismisses Hallucinations & Mochi Ups the Video Ante 31.10.2024

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:23 - Microsoft And OpenAI’s Tension Over AGI 00:07:03 - Baidu’s Bold Claim: End Of AI Hallucinations? 00:11:47 - Are The Titans Circling The Wagons? 00:22:26 - Video Generation Showdown: Sora Vs Mochi-1 00:26:14 - Open-source AI As A Check On Tech Giants 00:27:39 - Wrap Up

AI's Classroom Controversy, Character AI's Friends in Crisis & The Looming Judgment of Tech 29.10.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:41 Measuring Success With Lawsuits 00:05:45 AI And Homework: Cheating Or Assistance? 00:16:19 AI Safeguards: Character AI's Tragic Outcome 00:29:56 Applying Asimov's Laws To AI 00:30:11 Parenting, Responsibility, And AI Regulation 00:32:47 Wrap Up

Haunted Rivian Cars, AI Ghosts in Bars & Tesla's Self-Driving Dreams 24.10.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:17 Spooky Rivian Update: Bats, Colors, And Wilhelm Screams 00:07:04 Tesla's Robocab And Robovan: Reality Or Hype? 00:15:55 Optimus Robots: The Line Between Real And Faked Intelligence 00:18:01 Tesla's Full Self-driving: Yet Another Year? 00:20:01 Robots In Bars: Telepresence Or AI Bartenders? 00:26:09 Spacex's Mechazilla: Engineering Breakthrough Or Sci-fi? 00:28:33 Reviving T...

From Turtles to Titans: AI Journey Origins, Linguistic Leaps & Forgotten Tech Tales 21.10.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:59 Hunter's Early Tech Journey: From Turtles To Beach Cams 00:10:06 Daniel's Voyage To AI Via Linguistics And Calculators 00:27:10 Transformers: The Game Changer In AI 00:31:38 Podcasting History: Hunter's High School Broadcast And Daniel's Hidden Drama 00:35:24 What's Next For They Might Be Self-Aware 00:37:07 Wrap Up

Tesla's Self-Driving Mirage, Rivian's Rise, & AI Grabs Nobel Glory 17.10.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:18 Rivian Vs. Tesla: Switching Lanes 00:05:57 Autonomous Ambitions: Tesla's Full Self-driving Future 00:18:29 AI In Science: Nobel Prize In Chemistry 00:21:53 AI As The Next Nobel Laureate? 00:26:28 Drones And AI In Search And Rescue 00:31:19 AI's Role In Future Explorations 00:32:34 Wrap Up

Who Owns Reality? AI Sunglasses See Through You, Meta's MovieGen Magic, & Sora's Cloudy Future Looms 14.10.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:31 Is OpenAI's Sora Stuck In The Clouds? 00:06:39 Meta’s Moviegen: Editing Videos With Text Prompts 00:10:58 Smart Sunglasses: A Privacy Threat? 00:17:10 Anonymity In The Age Of AI 00:28:10 The Liability Debate: Who's Responsible For Rogue AI? 00:31:51 The Saga Of California's SB 1047 00:33:31 Wrap Up

Digital Da Vincis: AI’s Artistic Boom, James Cameron’s Stability & Our Creative Conundrum 07.10.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:58 The Dominance Of Midjourney In AI Image Generation 00:11:09 AI's Quest To Capture Human Emotion 00:19:17 James Cameron And The Future Of AI In Filmmaking 00:26:29 AI's Impact On The Value And Perception Of Art 00:34:38 Are We Closer To The Singularity Than We Think? 00:36:49 Wrap Up

AI and Magic Mix: D&D Revolution, Meta's AR Vision & The End of SaaS? 30.09.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:20 The Hardware Vs Software Debate 00:02:21 Project Generation With AI: A Real-world Experience 00:06:46 The Future Of AR: Insights On Meta’s New Glasses 00:13:42 AI In The World Of Dungeons & Dragons 00:22:32 Collaborating With AI For A Better Storytelling Experience 00:23:11 Hasbro's AI Adoption: The Impact On D&d And More 00:28:47 The Ethical And Practical Implications Of A...

Lionsgate & Runway AI Filmmaking, OpenAI's o1-preview, & ESPN’s Robot Reporters 27.09.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:49 Movies: Are They Just Long Tiktoks? 00:04:16 Runway And Lionsgate: AI Video Magic 00:06:38 Video-to-video Tech: Transforming Your Clips 00:12:20 Espn's AI Sports Recaps: Good, Bad, Or Just Lazy? 00:14:40 Joanna Stern’s AI iPhone Review 00:19:01 Could A Robot Dog Reporter Revolutionize Journalism? 00:25:15 OpenAI's o1 Model: AI Meets Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis? 00:33:10 Wrap-up

Remarkable Tablets, Google’s AI Podcast Notebook & LinkedIn's LLM GPT 23.09.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:51 Remarkable Or Forgettable? Our Hands-on With The Latest E-ink Tablet 00:11:47 Are Foldable Phones The Future Or Just A Blast From The Past? 00:15:25 Talking Tech With AI Transcriptions: Teenage Engineering's Latest Gadget 00:19:06 Google's NotebookLM: The Dream Of Effortless Knowledge Synthesis 00:23:03 Linkedin's AI Shift: Are They Writing Your Next Work Email? 00:27:35 Is...

Minecraft AI Madness & Mistral's Multimodal Move 19.09.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:34 $150 Billion OpenAI Buyout Bargain? 00:09:28 Regulating Superintelligence: Can It Be Done? 00:14:34 Mistral’s Multimodal Leap 00:18:55 AI Agents In Minecraft: Crafting Chaos 00:23:06 Apple’s Local LLMs: Who Gets Lucky? 00:25:52 Google’s Podcast Simulator: Are Podcasters Obsolete?

AI Anime Ambitions, Dark Web Chatbots, and Doom GPT vs. Mario 16.09.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:50 AI And Anime: Can It Capture The Soul? 00:09:30 The Black Market For AI Chatbots 00:18:31 Cleaning Up LinkedIn Spam With AI 00:23:06 The Department Of Justice Vs. Google's AI Search Dominance 00:25:29 Generating Doom In Real-time: AI-powered Video Games 00:31:52 Wrap Up

Rogue AI Faces California's Guillotine, Government Peeks & Copyright Catfights 09.09.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:39 California's AI Act: A New Frontier Or A Slippery Slope? 00:02:13 Are AI Companies Ready For A Mandated Shutdown Switch? 00:04:40 How Much Damage Can Rogue AI Models Really Cause? 00:06:28 The Billion-dollar Price Tag For AI Training - Who's Left In The Game? 00:09:10 Openai, Anthropic, And Uncle Sam - An Early Access Alliance 00:13:05 Copyright In The AI Era - Who Owns The...

OpenAI’s Strawberry Dilemma, AI Gadgets for Life Recaps, & The Future of Agents 05.09.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:40 The AI That Wants To Remember Your Entire Life: Friend Or Foe? 00:03:44 Plaud's New Pin: The Ultimate Personal Assistant Or Privacy Invasion? 00:16:49 OpenAi's Mysterious 'strawberry' Model And The Future Of AI Autonomy 00:18:49 Can OpenAI Stay On Top Of The AI Mountain, Or Are They Running Out Of Steam? 00:23:49 Who's Afraid Of AI Chatting With The Government? 00:24:07 Cha...

AI’s Coding Coup @ AWS, Tesla's Robot Dance & CA's Fight for Digital Truth 02.09.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:39 The Future Of Podcasting: Will AI Hosts Take Over? 00:02:31 AWS And The Looming Question: Is Coding Really On The Brink Of Extinction? 00:10:12 Tesla’s Mocap Suits: Training Robots Or Replacing Jobs? 00:15:46 The Rise Of Humanoid Robots: Will They Soon Be Our Coworkers? 00:17:21 California's New Bill: Will AI-generated Content Need A Label? 00:20:55 Shaky Chihuahuas And Spi...

The Dog Days of AI: Smart Homes, Future Crimes & Digital Review Rumbles 26.08.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:12 Keeping Your Dog Cool Or Turning Your House Into A Tech Fortress 00:10:01 Can A Large Language Model Become Humanity's Greatest Tool Or Its Biggest Threat? 00:18:41 Argentina's AI Ambitions: Predicting Crimes Or Predicting Trouble? 00:23:13 FTC's Crackdown On Ai-generated Reviews – Should You Be Worried? 00:28:10 From Minority Report To Real Life - Can AI Really Predict Fut...

AI Impostors Crash Job Hunts, Recruiters Cry Wolf & The Post-Hire Reality Check 19.08.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:28 AI In Job Interviews: Is It Cheating Or Just The Future? 00:04:56 The Wild World Of Remote Work: When The Person You Hired Isn’t Who Shows Up 00:11:03 Optimal Resumes: Can AI Make The Perfect Resume Or Just Flood The Market With Junk? 00:14:16 Surviving The Modern Job Hunt With AI At Your Side 00:19:32 The Death Of Cover Letters And The Rise Of ChatGPT 00:22:23 Do Recruiter...

DIY Humane Pins, Rivian’s Rise & AI’s Secret Cheating Game 15.08.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 Hunter's Diy Humane Pin 00:04:13 The Humane Pin's Future 00:08:01 Daniel's Electric Car Dilemma 00:13:40 Is Using Ai Cheating? 00:16:20 Thanos Snaps And Ai Watermarking 00:28:30 Wrap Up

The White House Backs Open AI, Meta's Masterstroke & Strawberry-Scented GPT-5 12.08.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:48 Open Source Explained 00:02:30 The Importance Of Spaces: Open Ai Vs Openai 00:03:20 White House Embraces Open Source Ai 00:04:40 Benefits And Pitfalls Of Running Your Own Llms 00:07:00 The Open Source Llm Community 00:08:00 The Economics Of Open Source Ai 00:09:20 Why Do Closed Models Exist? 00:17:30 Meta's Open Source Strategy 00:30:00 Is Gpt-5 Already Live On Twitter? 00:...

Brain Chips Promise Genius, Pharma Faces Copilot Chaos, & AI Battles PDF Madness 08.08.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:24 A PDF a day keeps the LLM away 00:07:28 AI in the Workforce: Trend or Transformation? 00:15:37 Microsoft's Copilot: Failure or Misuse? 00:17:52 Meeting Notes & Summaries: Are They Worth It? 00:23:32 AI Tools and Self-Awareness: The Final Frontier 00:24:13 Brain Implants: AI in Our Heads 00:26:53 IQ Filters: Enhancing or Deceiving? 00:33:32 Wrap Up

AI Voices Storm the Studio, OpenAI’s Voice Mode Debut & the Search for Relevance | TMBSA Podcast #25 06.08.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:38 Meet Todd, Our New AI Cohost? 00:03:26 The Long-Awaited Arrival: OpenAI’s New Voice Mode 00:16:19 The $5 Billion Question: OpenAI's Race for Relevance 00:17:26 Hunter vs. Search GPT: A Critical Review 00:25:25 The Art of Asking: Crafting Your Search Queries 00:26:35 Wrap Up

AI Canelé Experiments, Nintendo’s AI Stance, and The $5 Billion Debate | EP24 29.07.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 AI Canelé Experiment 00:13:12 AI Levels Up in the Video Game Industry 00:22:16 No Generative AI for Mario 00:25:35 An Amish and Japanese AI Perspective 00:31:01 A New AI Model is Born Every Minute 00:35:53 Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Your Next Collaboration Partner 00:40:46 The Senate vs. Sam Altman: Regulation or Friendship 00:52:05 OpenAI’s at Risk 00:57:13 The $5 Billion Question...

AI Tacos, Privacy Wars, and Apple’s Anti-Competitive Moves | EP23 23.07.2024

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:36 ChatGPTaco: The Future of Edible AI 00:07:18 EU’s Biometric Ban: Protecting Your Privacy 00:25:50 Apple vs. EU: The Anti-Competitive AI Debate 00:27:38 The COPIES Act: Fighting AI Piracy 00:17:07 Legal Risks: Building AI Models on the Edge 00:50:51 AI Investment Bubble: Is It Worth the Cost? 01:03:03 Wrap Up

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