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0:00 Bob channels Dick Cheney
4:01 Is AI killing writing? And thinking?
16:19 How Bob and Paul actually use AI
23:39 The cognitive vs economic value of writing
30:04 AIs aping “Memento” and other frontier freakiness
37:36 Bob: Reckless AI is just good business
41:08 Heading to Overtime

obert 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 August 12, 2026.

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Overtime titles:

Paul assesses Jon Haidt’s big theory.
Will AI get us closer to or further from truth?
American vs Chinese AI biases.
Cambridge’s DEI scandal.
The word(s) you can’t say.
Bob’s brush with Hollywood.
Paul’s nepotistic ratings ploy.

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