Episode 65: “I don’t need an endless supply of relish.”
Artificial intelligence is no longer a thing of the future. Robots and AI are woven into our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. In this episode, C + D tackle the age-old questions of whether advancing technology is really helpful and when—not if—robots will take over the world.
Links To Give You Life:
Get your fantasy nerd on and watch the Extended Editions of the “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogies
Dive into Science Fiction masterpieces Crier’s War by Nina Varela and Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
Determine “The Measure of a Man” with this throwback episode from “Star Trek” (S2:E9)
Watch this psychological AI thriller that’ll make you wonder who’s more worthy of our trust—humans or machines
Sympathize with this seemingly suicidal machine: “DC security robot quits job by drowning itself in a fountain”
Enlighten yourself to the technology that surrounds us with “The 10 Best Examples Of How AI Is Already Used In Our Everyday Life”
Manipulate the Netflix algorithm and profile system for your benefit with “the Smartest Trick We’ve Ever Seen”
Dive into your very own space opera with the audio editions of The Illuminae Files trilogy by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Add some AI action to your watchlist with D’s recommendations “Westworld,” Netflix’s “Altered Carbon,” and the new Amazon series “Upload”
Have stories of robots losing their “minds” or AI creeping you out? Send them in to currentlyobsessedclub@gmail.com. As always, hope you stay safe, stay healthy, and stay obsessed! Thanks for listening.
Episode Guide: (02:24) D’s obsession with Extended Edition Tolkien films (12:12) C’s obsession with WFH outside (19:12) D talks reading Crier’s War and robot coups (24:51) C talks Heart of Iron and whether technology is helping or hurting us (28:51) C talks robot physical therapy and social experiments (41:03) C talks suicidal security robots and AI in everyday life (48:40) D talks Netflix algorithm hacks and watchlist recommendations from “Westworld” to “Upload”
