This conversation explores the rapid advancements in AI and robotics, discussing the implications of AI's rise, its applications in various fields such as mechanical engineering and gene editing, and the ethical concerns surrounding AI surveillance and mental health. The discussion also touches on the creation of artificial life and the future of interconnected AI systems.
CHAPTERS ⤵
00:00 — Wild AI News & Other Developments
02:14 — Candid Analytics
02:35 — That’s How Robots Get Down
03:03 — Alan’s AGI Countdown
05:04 — How ChatGPT Exploded: The Numbers Behind the Surge
07:24 — The SpaceX–xAI Merger: A Red Flag for AI Power Consolidation
09:28 — Are We Building the Tools for Our Own Extinction?
12:39 — Scientists Build an AI-Powered Machine Heart
15:30 — A Self-Spreading Gene Editor: CRISPR’s Next Leap
18:17 — Nanolasers That Compute at the Speed of Light
21:31 — Scientists Create an Artificial Animal With Vision
23:57 — Can AI Language Quietly Rewrite How We Think?
26:17 — OpenAI Turns ChatGPT Into an Internal Leak Hunter
28:44 — What Happens When AI Systems Connect at Scale?
SOURCES ⤵ https://www.instagram.com/reels/DU53Oi1jOx0/
https://explodingtopics.com/blog/chatgpt-users
https://wlockett.medium.com/the-spacex-xai-merger-is-a-giant-red-flag-dfaf765c0b8e
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-arms-human-extinction-expert.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-machine-heart-automated-mechanism.html
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ultrafast-nanolasers-mimic-brain-unseen.html
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/ai-creates-artificial-animal-functioning-visions
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-social-media-language-flag.html
https://dropleaf.app/d/AlXez8scbd
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