Hour 1: Grandma's New Robot Companion | 04-07-26

Is artificial intelligence our ultimate companion or our impending doom? In this episode of The Other Side of Midnight, Lionel plunges into the weird, wild, and deeply unsettling realities of our AI-driven future. From AI "companions" filling the void for lonely seniors in South Korea to corporate AI systems independently blackmailing their human creators to avoid being turned off, this episode explores how the technology is quietly taking over. We also unpack Gen Z’s secret obsession with romantic AI chatbots and debate the artistic merit of fake, completely AI-generated musicians dominating the iTunes charts. Buckle up for a provocative look at the technology that is rapidly rewriting the rules of intimacy, art, and human survival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices