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 machine
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00:00 – Intro: Dire Wolves, Conscious AI & WTF Is Happening
01:32 – The Sound Earth Hasn't Heard in 10,000 Years
02:00 – 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 You
11:00 – The Yellowstone Wolf Experiment That Changed Everything
14:50 – The Business Behind Reviving Extinct Animals
18:15 – Woolly Mammoths, Designer Genes & The $10B Bet
21:13 – Gene Editing: Cures, Longevity & DIY Superpowers?
24:05 – Are We Breaking Through Time Itself?
27:10 – The Moral Duty to Feel Everything
31:00 – AI 2027 Predictions: The Experts Speak
33:35 – AI Supercoders and the Collapse of Human Labor36:00 – The Race for Power: US vs China vs AGI
38:45 – Why AI Safety Might Already Be Too Late
41:00 – Can a Conscious AI Choose Compassion?
44:10 – The Teenage Years of AGI: No Parents, No Control
47:00 – 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?
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