CES, sex robots, and commodified empathy

Air Date: 1/17/2026

There's a lot to be concerned about with AI but the biggest concern is the economic system we have in place at the moment when AI is being introduced. Capitalism is not a good steward of new and potentially dangerous technology, as we've seen from Zuckerberg's move-fast-and-break-things era of social media that he later recognized as having triggered a genocide. When the profit drive necessitates light-speed growth, ethical and safety considerations are the first things to be jettisoned and things get broken.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: What Sam Altman Doesn't Want You To Know - More Perfect Union - Air Date 12-19-25

KP 2: The AI Bubble Part 1 - Today, Explained - Air Date 10-28-25

KP 3: The Hidden Forces Driving the AI Bubble Part 1 - Instant Genius - Air Date 11-13-25

KP 4: Desperate OpenAI Turns To Erotica - Novara Media - Air Date 10-16-25

KP 5: Avoiding Fake News in the AI Era Part 1 - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 1-8-25

KP 6: Trump Considers Order to Override State Regulations on Artificial Intelligence - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 11-20-25

(00:48:47) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On why capitalism is the biggest problem of AI

DEEPER DIVES

(00:57:14) SECTION A: AL BUBBLE

A1: So Are We in an AI Bubble? Here Are Clues to Look for Part 1 - Planet Money - Air Date 1-9-25

A2: The Hidden Forces Driving the AI Bubble Part 2 - Instant Genius - Air Date 11-13-25

A3: The AI Bubble Part 2 - Today, Explained - Air Date 10-28-25

A4: AI Robot Slaves and Other CES Miracles Part 1 - It Could Happen Here - Air Date 1-12-26

A5: So Are We in an AI Bubble? Here Are Clues to Look for Part 2 - Planet Money - Air Date 1-9-25

(01:39:59) SECTION B: PORN AND SLOP

B1: Avoiding Fake News in the AI Era Part 2 - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 1-8-25

B2: Deep Fakes, Data Centers, and AI Slop — Are We Cooked Part 1 - On the Media - Air Date 12-19-25

B3: Meet The Women Being Deepfaked Into Porn by AI - BBC - Air Date 9-4-24

B4: Digital Stimulation AI and Porn - The Economist - Air Date 12-10-25

B5: How AI Porn Isolates Us with Noelle Perdue Part 1 - The 404 Media Podcast - Air Date 12-9-25

B6: AI Robot Slaves and Other CES Miracles Part 2 - It Could Happen Here - Air Date 1-12-26

B7: How AI Porn Isolates Us with Noelle Perdue Part 2 - The 404 Media Podcast - Air Date 12-9-25

(02:30:14) SECTION C: REGULATION

C1: Two Proposed Bills Cover AI and Deep Fake Pornography in Indiana - WTHR - Air Date 1-2-26

C2: Deep Fakes, Data Centers, and AI Slop — Are We Cooked Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 12-19-25

C3: AI 1 — Humanity 0 - Today, Explained - Air Date 12-17-25

C4: Trump Family Businesses Rake in $4 Billion After His Reelection with Focus on AI, Crypto, & Nuclear - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-6-26

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