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EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 1H 57M

AI #152: Brought To You By The Torment Nexus

from Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast · host Askwho Casts AI

Podcast episode for AI #152: Brought To You By The Torment Nexus* 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:00:49 - Table of Contents* 00:03:59 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility* 00:04:31 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility* 00:05:04 - Huh, Upgrades* 00:05:57 - Gemini Personalized Intelligence* 00:09:56 - Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon* 00:13:17 - Fun With Media Generation* 00:14:20 - Chapter 33* 00:14:21 - We’re Proud To Announce The Torment Nexus* 00:22:05 - They Took Our Jobs* 00:29:09 - The Revolution of Rising Expectations* 00:30:08 - Get Involved* 00:31:24 - A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer* 00:34:12 - In Other AI News* 00:36:50 - Axis of Assistance* 00:44:55 - Show Me the Money* 00:45:40 - California In Crisis* 00:47:12 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble* 00:48:47 - Quiet Speculations* 00:58:22 - Elon Musk Versus OpenAI* 01:04:33 - The Quest for Sane Regulations* 01:10:41 - Chip City* 01:16:26 - The Week in Audio* 01:22:12 - Rhetorical Innovation* 01:27:59 - Aligning a Smarter Than Human Intelligence is Difficult* 01:31:23 - Alignment Is Not Primarily About a Metric* 01:39:29 - How To Be a Safe Robot* 01:47:28 - Living In China* 01:50:51 - Claude 3 Opus Lives* 01:51:08 - People Are Worried About AI Killing Everyone* 01:52:23 - Messages From Janusworld* 01:53:43 - Everyone Is Confused About AI Consciousness* 01:55:34 - The Lighter SideThe Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/ai-152-brought-to-you-by-the-torment?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

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Podcast episode for AI #152: Brought To You By The Torment Nexus* 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:00:49 - Table of Contents* 00:03:59 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility* 00:04:31 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility* 00:05:04 - Huh,...

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