Reviving Extinct Wolves, AI’s Teenage Years, and Humanity’s Last Bet

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?