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The West is Afraid of Robots. The Global South is Afraid of Today: A Dark Comedy in Three Acts
Community Mar 25, 2025

The West is Afraid of Robots. The Global South is Afraid of Today: A Dark Comedy in Three Acts

Existential dread and kale smoothies: Professor Begelaw’s satirical interview exposes the absurdity of the West's AI panic while real-world crises rage on.
hruy 12 min read
We ARE LIVING IN SIMULATION: SCIENTISTS CLAIM
Community Aug 24, 2023

We ARE LIVING IN SIMULATION: SCIENTISTS CLAIM

Hruy ponders over our bewildering value system, where rationality seems to perish rapidly, leaving humanity's compass adrift in a sea of absurdity. Is humanity trading unicorns for plain old donkeys?
hruy 18 min read
AIMania
Article Apr 21, 2023

AIMania

R.U. Sirius discusses how people are exaggerating the risks of AI. He suggests a polarizing panic might cause more harm than the AIs!
rusirius 6 min read
Robots Cracking Themselves Up | Highlights from Season 1 Finale
Podcast Oct 23, 2023

Robots Cracking Themselves Up | Highlights from Season 1 Finale

Grace Robot and Desdemona Robot amuse themselves while discussing the incredible long-lived Methuselah Flies that Rejuve.AI and Rejuve.BIO use to research and develop personalized anti-aging therapies. 
mindplex 1 min read