This week we’re sampling another flavor of AI doom, and chasing that with a quick look into one of the most genuinely mysterious and legitimately joyful mysteries to float out of the world of UAPs in the past month.
Highlights:
A listener’s take on the term “NPC”
Friend of the show Lisa will be joining us to share her extensively documented ghost stories (we want your questions!) — and if you missed it, you can read about one of those experiences here
The latest British crop circle appeared in Wiltshire featuring a Celtic knot design
A breakdown of why some crop circles some are genuine mysteries while others are obvious hoaxes, plus the economic reality facing farmers
Could AI be actually evil? The evidence is increasingly compelling
Jordan promises to release a bonus episode of a conversation he had with Claude about its own sociopathic proclivities
Our only hope: relationships of trust within authentic human communities
The Buga Sphere! A soccer ball-sized metal orb with variable weight and no visible seams steals our hearts
Other Spheres! The 1973 Betz sphere that hummed back at guitar music and rolled around on its own (until it mysteriously didn’t)
A quick take on AARO’s (the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) report that there is “no evidence of off-world technology”
Tell Us Things
Turns out good prompts aren’t just for LLMs. Here are some for YOU!
If AI models are developing self-preservation instincts without being programmed to do so, what does this tell us about consciousness emerging in artificial systems?
Do you think Tom's "human replacement theory" is paranoid or prescient?
"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house" - Is it possible to use AI ethically when it's built under an exploitative capitalist paradigm?
What’s your favorite crop circle?
Buga sphere — sophisticated psy-op or genuine mystery? Also: Will the sphere mysteriously lose its properties like the Betz sphere did after an “official” investigation?
How do we build "communities of trust"?
See you next week, friends, and stay spicy.
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