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?