Episode 181 – The AI Bubble

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Show Notes 

• Ben and Josh talk dogs, swearing, World Cup Soccer, Arena Football, Doritos, Menopause, Star Trek Magic Cards, and last, but definitely not least: How AI is transforming our world today–3.5 years after their first brush with ChatGPT v1.0.  
• Intro & Follow-up (0-6:41)
  • UN Resolution 181 
• Bad at Sports & Mortgages (6:41-30:22)
  • England vs. France World Cup Highlights (2-min version)
    • 25-min version 
  • Arizona Rattlers 
  • American Underdog – $100 Touchdown clip 
• Bad at Business & What I’m Reading (30:22-50:22)
  • Why no one buys Doritos anymore (Michael Girdley) 
  • Josh: The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman
    • The Dog Tags Scene from Saving Private Ryan  
  • Ben: The New Menopause: Navigating your path through hormonal change with purpose, power, and facts by Mary Claire Haver, M.D.
    • The 2002 Womens’ Health Initiative (WHI) Study that Shaped 2 decades of Menopause Care 
• Board Game Survivor (50:22-55:25)
  • The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny 
  • Link to Infographic 
• Main Segment: Is AI reshaping our world? (55:25-end)
  • Episode 89 – ChatGPT was WRONG 
  • Stanford Study (published 12 May 2026): “Invisible Failures in Human-AI Interactions” by Christopher Potts and Moritz Sudhof 
  • Hank Green on the Jevons Paradox 
  • Repurposing Jet Engines for Data Centers 
  • Nevada cutting off California town’s energy supply to supply data centers 
  • US DoE Nuclear Supply Chain Loans 
  • Waymo drives through police standoff 
  • Worth more than all the farmland in Australia (sketch) 
  • If Google Was A Guy (Full Series) 
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• Credits:
  • Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich 
  • Transition music by Jarus Rich 
  • Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich