Slop World Podcast

AI actors are moving into the spotlight and AI companions are becoming part of daily life. This episode looks at how synthetic talent like Tilly Norwood changes entertainment and how emotional AI shapes behavior, relationships, and mental health. The question we'll try to answer is simple, but loaded... who profits when the “talent” isn’t human, and what it means when real people start forming emo...

Juan and Kate discuss Karen Hao’s new book, Empire of AI, and the power struggle that shaped the modern AI industry. From OpenAI’s idealistic nonprofit beginnings to its billion-dollar partnerships and the very public Sam Altman vs. Elon Musk rift. Later, we jump into AI's most solid use case to date: Italian Brainrot. And we don't want to spoil the end, but it might or might not include a discuss...

Anthropic and OpenAI are reportedly building actual AI co-workers, not chatbots. Digital staff trained on Salesforce, Zendesk, and your internal enterprise tools, modeled on real subject matter experts. Juan and Kate dig into what that means for your job, your paycheck, and whether you're already training your replacement for free. They also get into prompt injection: what happens when your AI age...