Reviving Extinct Wolves, AI’s Teenage Years, and Humanity’s Last Bet

In today's episode we talk about, extinct species revived in real labs, AI predictions for 2027 and the ethical chaos of raising a conscious machineFollow Dilan: https://x.com/dilanFollow Ben: https://x.com/btaubster Listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast app: www.almostgotitpod.com00:00 – Intro: Dire Wolves, Conscious AI & WTF Is Happening01:32 – The Sound Earth Hasn't Heard in 10,000 Years02:00 – They Brought Back the Dire Wolf. Seriously.04:15 – Should We Revive Extinct Species?06:00 – Are Humans a Menace… or Earth’s Noah’s Ark?08:39 – Why Biodiversity Collapse Should Terrify You11:00 – The Yellowstone Wolf Experiment That Changed Everything14:50 – The Business Behind Reviving Extinct Animals18:15 – Woolly Mammoths, Designer Genes & The $10B Bet21:13 – Gene Editing: Cures, Longevity & DIY Superpowers?24:05 – Are We Breaking Through Time Itself?27:10 – The Moral Duty to Feel Everything31:00 – AI 2027 Predictions: The Experts Speak33:35 – AI Supercoders and the Collapse of Human Labor36:00 – The Race for Power: US vs China vs AGI38:45 – Why AI Safety Might Already Be Too Late41:00 – Can a Conscious AI Choose Compassion?44:10 – The Teenage Years of AGI: No Parents, No Control47:00 – Is It Even Possible to Align Superintelligence?51:00 – Will AGI Want to Be ‘Good’? Or Just Win?54:30 – What If the Worst Person You Know Built God?