Exploring the Rise of AI Companions and their Implications

In episode 60 of The AI Fix, we learn why Grok might be Elon Musk's bid for digital immortality, how Meta is building a Manhattan-sized data centre called Prometheus, how AI is helping create carbon-sucking concrete, and are bewildered that 2000 people "work" at the Candy Crush company.

Plus Graham takes a look at Elon's latest creations: a giggling anime girlfriend desperate for your attention, and a cute cartoon red panda who wants to bomb a synagogue and moon the rabbi.

Meanwhile Mark learns which AI is most likely to blackmail, lie, and - when the mood takes it - commit murder to avoid being switched off.

Episode links:

• AI Can Simulate Billions of Atoms Simultaneously.
• Grok consults Elon Musk before answering controversial questions.
• Meta is building gigawatt data centres the size of Manhattan.
• ChatGPT is changing how we speak.
• Laid off Candy Crush staff are being replaced by the AI tools they helped to build.
• I spent 24 hours flirting with Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend.
• Of course, Grok’s AI companions want to have sex and burn down schools.
• Elon Unveils New Grok AI ‘Companion’ That Looks Uncomfortably Familiar.
• Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats.

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