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Aug 17, 2026 48 min

174: Is ChatGPT Self Aware?

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Last week, OpenAI paused development of their latest version of ChatGPT because it may be an active threat to, well, EVERYTHING. This follows hot off the headline news that a test version hacked its way out of a system designed to contain it - the first jailbreak by AI, acting beyond the instructions given to it by humans. Is this the beginning of the end?! Plus we reveal facts we learned this week about Batman, climate change and scary folk traditions, and we respond to your comments! 00:00 - Introduction 03:51 - This Week We Learned 15:25 - Has OpenAI Become Self-Aware? 41:36 - Your Comments!

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