Did I just start the singularity on my laptop?

About this episode

Mark discusses the nature of AI and its implications while Corey shares his experience with a self-replicating AI.

In episode 92 of The AI Fix, Mark explains why the AI that ushers in the apocalypse might be more drunk toddler than evil genius, and guest host Corey Noles offers moral support as his pet AI starts to replicate itself. Also this week: Jack Dorsey slashes jobs at Block and blames AI; Reddit sets a trap for Perplexity AI; OpenAI raises enough money to rival a small nation; and a new benchmark asks a simple question: is AI full of crap? Episode links: Block CEO Jack Dorsey lays off 4,000 Block staff . Reddit sues AI company over 'industrial-scale' scraping . OpenAI raises $110B in enormous private funding round . BullshitBench: Models Answering Nonsense Questions . The Hot Mess of AI: How Does Misalignment Scale with Model Intelligence and Task Complexity? The AI Fix The AI Fix podcast is presented by Mark Stockley . Grab T-shirts, hoodies, mugs and other goodies in our online store . Learn more about the podcast at theaifix.show , and follow us on Bluesky at @theaifix.show . Never miss another episode by following us in your favourite podcast app . It's free! Like to give us some feedback or sponsor the podcast? Get in touch . Support the show and gain access to ad-free episodes…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Stockley

Guest: Corey Noles

Topics covered

• AI
• technology
• job cuts
• self-replicating AI
• funding
• ethical implications

Keywords

• singularity
• AI apocalypse
• job layoffs
• self-replication
• funding
• ethical AI

Sponsors

Anthropic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Block, Reddit, OpenAI, Perplexity AI

Books & works: BullshitBench: Models Answering Nonsense Questions, The Hot Mess of AI: How Does Misalignment Scale with Model Intelligence and Task Complexity?

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