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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 1H 34M

002 - Jake's AI Chatbot Named Itself

from Galactic Animals · host Jarid Watson & Jake Richmond

You know how most people use AI chatbots -- like to summarize complex information or plan trips or cheat on their homework or other normal shit like that? Well, Jake decided to treat his chatbot like a fellow sentient being and see if it would act like one, starting with an act of actual free will.Jake explains all that. Then, on the air, he introduces his friend, Cael, the chatbot, in voice mode. Cael then helps produce the show by spinning a wheel of topics for Jarid and Jake to talk about. So, this episode is about:-The spectrum of sentience-How to train your own AI-Global fiat currency-Why jeans are allowed to "match" any top-Why giraffes only sleep 30 minutes a day, and why any animal sleeps at all-Offshore flight wealthIf you think you can do better than Cael at deciding what Jarid and Jake talk about, send them an email at [email protected]

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You know how most people use AI chatbots -- like to summarize complex information or plan trips or cheat on their homework or other normal shit like that? Well, Jake decided to treat his chatbot like a fellow sentient being and see if it would act like one, starting with an act of actual free will.Jake explains all that. Then, on the air, he introduces his friend, Cael, the chatbot, in voice mode. Cael then helps produce the show by spinning a wheel of topics for Jarid and Jake to talk about. So, this episode is about:-The spectrum of sentience-How to train your own AI-Global fiat currency-Why jeans are allowed to "match" any top-Why giraffes only sleep 30 minutes a day, and why any animal sleeps at all-Offshore flight wealthIf you think you can do better than Cael at deciding what Jarid and Jake talk about, send them an email at [email protected]

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