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0:00 Preview: Skynet comes for Bob
5:10 Trump‘s endearing AI obsession
6:51 Are books dying? Is AI responsible?
18:28 Skynet (aka Amazon) vs Bob’s book
27:45 The problem with blurbs
33:25 Why Gad Saad’s mad
43:36 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded July 1, 2026.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Fuzzy rules and the World Cup
9:23 The time Bob almost got busted
17:07 Should we want to live forever?
34:55 Bob: We’re failing the AI test
41:42 Paul’s flattering police stop
45:30 Teaser: Bob and Paul self-psychoanalyze
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