AI self-awareness, and the death of comedy

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Nov 11, 2025

Explore the bizarre world of AI with discussions on judges relying on fabricated case law. Witness a humanoid robot shedding its skin onstage and Toyota's unsettling walking chair. Delve into Google's ambitious plan for AI chips in space. Learn about Boston Dynamics' robot dogs tackling nuclear waste and Salman Rushdie's thoughts on AI humor. Finally, examine if AI can truly understand comedy as professional comedians critique AI-generated jokes and confront the ethical implications of AI possibly becoming self-aware.

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Robot Dogs At Sellafield

Sellafield is deploying Boston Dynamics Spot dogs to help retrieve and bury radioactive waste.
Hosts noted radiation risks and robot attrition seen previously at Fukushima.

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Humour As AI's Threshold

Salman Rushdie argued AI won't threaten authors until it can write things that make people laugh.
Hosts countered that AI already writes middling jokes and improves over time.

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Text Strips Key Comic Cues

A study showed LLMs identified punchlines slightly better than humans when given transcripts only.
Removing delivery, timing, and performance makes joke detection hard for both humans and AIs.

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