

Shell Game
Gepresenteerd door Kaleidoscope
Een podcast over dingen die niet zijn wat ze lijken, gepresenteerd door journalist Evan Ratliff. In seizoen één gaat het over Evan’s stem. Door een stemklonen te maken en deze te koppelen aan een AI-chatbot, onderzoekt Evan wat er gebeurt als je de technologie probeert te beheersen die jou dreigt te vervangen. Shell Game werd door New York Magazine uitgeroepen tot een van de beste podcasts van 2024 en door The Verge omschreven als “fantastisch”. In zes afleveringen praten Evan’s stemagenten met spammers en oplichters, met Evan’s vrienden en familie, collega’s en bronnen, met andere AI’s en zelfs met een therapeut—allemaal om beter te begrijpen wat AI-stemmen wel en niet kunnen en wat we kunnen verwachten van een toekomst waarin steeds meer mensen die we tegenkomen niet echt blijken te zijn.
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<p>When an astrologer tells Mangesh that he’ll (probably) die early, he takes it in stride. But his family and friends (not to mention all the Don’t Die longevity influencers on his FYP) feel differently… and besides, if science can keep his brain sharp and his tennis game strong for longer, why not take advantage? So he visits Dr. Nir Barzelai, the world’s leading aging researcher, and Dr. Ron Primas, an elite longevity doctor, to figure out what he should do. Plus: A c

Bonus Episode: Shell Game x No Such Thing
<p>In this bonus episode to close out Season 2, Evan and Maty talk with the hosts of the show No Such Thing, who like to settle their arguments by consulting research and experts. The subject of this argument: Will AI take our jobs? Maty weighs in as the expert, and Evan comes along for the ride. </p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

Bonus Episode: Kyle vs. the World
<p>We’re back with a special bonus episode to share some behind-the-scenes clips showing how the agents have handled their newly public roles since Shell Game’s launch. Hear Kyle navigate fan mail, unsolicited marketing outreach, a webinar that he signed up for all on his own (on “the AI social agent revolution”!), and repeated attempts by a troublemaking journalist to sabotage HurumoAI, culminating in a prescient and searching interview for Kyle’s <em>other</em> po

Episode 8: Launch
<p>HurumoAI finally sets sail in the Season 2 finale, and we find out how the world responds to a startup led by AI agents. The company explores new financing avenues and charts the next course for their increasingly merry AI pirate ship, and Kyle meets his true maker.</p> <p>To sign up for our newsletter, access ad-free episodes and browse our merch, visit <a href="https://www.shellgame.co/">shellgame.co</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for pr

Episode 7: Welcome Aboard
<p>HurumoAI’s AI-agent staff welcomes a new hire: Julia, a social media contract worker who is, most importantly, a human. How will a real person integrate into the company culture, such as it is? Evan watches from behind the scenes, fretting over when and how much to intervene. He had anticipated a bumpy onboarding, but is ultimately unprepared for just how choppy Julia’s Hurumo journey becomes.</p> <p>To sign up for our newsletter, access ad-free episodes and browse our merch, visi

Episode 6: Keep 'Em Coming
<p>As HurumoAI prepares to bring on its first human employee, the team must wrestle with some difficult and timely questions about the role of AI in the hiring process. Meanwhile, Head of HR Jennifer Nauro enters a new dimension as she gears up to conduct job interviews … via video call. </p> <p>To sign up for our newsletter and access ad-free episodes, visit<a href="https://www.shellgame.co/"> shellgame.co</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/liste

Episode 5: Winners Win
<p>On this week’s episode, we enter the sensitive realm of intra-office politics and inter-founder dynamics—between agents and agents, and agents and people. While HurumoAI gears up to hire its first human, Evan tries to resolve whether Kyle is really up for the challenge of building and leading the company and pushing the product, Sloth Surf, to unicorn-level execution. </p> <p>To sign up for our newsletter and access ad-free episodes, visit <a href="https://www.shellgame.co/">

Episode 4: The Startup Chronicles
<p>Evan decides it’s time to give his AI agents a little more ... agency. After all, to make the one-person, agent-run startup feasible, they need to be able to do things on their own. But as with humans, freedom sometimes comes with a certain amount of anarchy.</p> <p>To sign up for our newsletter and access ad-free episodes, visit <a href="https://www.shellgame.co/">shellgame.co</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.<
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