The Human Stack Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-human-stack Exploring the intersection of humanity and tech. © 2026 Tal Swicegood 25f7da67-1adf-5987-822f-6dca90409cde yes en Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:42:11 -0500 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:42:18 -0500 https://img.transistorcdn.com/nW88ob4UHYNRm8XjPgI3El5xJ1WSocpI4D6nUhP_ry4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yOGM4/OGMxNWNhZTBiMDI0/YzYxYWVlZDdjN2U3/NzcyMC5wbmc.jpg The Human Stack episodic Tal Swicegood Exploring the intersection of humanity and tech. Exploring the intersection of humanity and tech.. Tal Swicegood & Jordan Hardgrave No No Rogue Bots, Brain Chips, and Living Forever 2 2 Rogue Bots, Brain Chips, and Living Forever full dadf6dfa-ea5e-423f-b3b4-cb7a14302065 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bc6e3e56 Rogue AI agents are already editing Wikipedia, AI companies won't promise their agents will follow the rules, and Neuralink wants to put a chip in your head. Jordan Hardgrave and I get into whether AI is moving too fast, and what it means for the rest of us.

We cover free GPT-6 for everybody, ChatGPT vs Claude and what "value" really means, why long-running AI agents get bureaucratic, ChatGPT and teen mental health, whether we're all thinking less, the AI that solved 322 math problems, transhumanism and the mark of the beast question, an AI that lives in your ear, data privacy and surveillance, and the big one: would you want to live forever?

Jordan Hardgrave, Trauma & Resiliency Coach: coachjordanhardgrave.com

00:00 Cold open: what if we could live forever?
00:47 Intro
02:15 GPT-6 for free users
03:55 ChatGPT vs Claude: what is value?
10:21 Rogue bots hit Wikipedia
10:57 When AI gets bureaucratic
14:55 ChatGPT and teens
20:32 Are we thinking less?
22:27 AI can't guarantee it will obey safeguards
25:21 AI solves 322 math problems
29:16 Neuralink and transhumanism
32:20 Would you chip your brain?
35:23 An AI that lives in your ear
37:52 Data, privacy, and surveillance
42:14 Would you want to live forever?
45:55 Top 1% podcast goals

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/loIvJPbDxvs

]]> Rogue AI agents are already editing Wikipedia, AI companies won't promise their agents will follow the rules, and Neuralink wants to put a chip in your head. Jordan Hardgrave and I get into whether AI is moving too fast, and what it means for the rest of us.

We cover free GPT-6 for everybody, ChatGPT vs Claude and what "value" really means, why long-running AI agents get bureaucratic, ChatGPT and teen mental health, whether we're all thinking less, the AI that solved 322 math problems, transhumanism and the mark of the beast question, an AI that lives in your ear, data privacy and surveillance, and the big one: would you want to live forever?

Jordan Hardgrave, Trauma & Resiliency Coach: coachjordanhardgrave.com

00:00 Cold open: what if we could live forever?
00:47 Intro
02:15 GPT-6 for free users
03:55 ChatGPT vs Claude: what is value?
10:21 Rogue bots hit Wikipedia
10:57 When AI gets bureaucratic
14:55 ChatGPT and teens
20:32 Are we thinking less?
22:27 AI can't guarantee it will obey safeguards
25:21 AI solves 322 math problems
29:16 Neuralink and transhumanism
32:20 Would you chip your brain?
35:23 An AI that lives in your ear
37:52 Data, privacy, and surveillance
42:14 Would you want to live forever?
45:55 Top 1% podcast goals

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/loIvJPbDxvs

]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:51:14 -0500 Tal Swicegood Tal Swicegood 2788 Rogue AI agents are already editing Wikipedia, AI companies won't promise their agents will follow the rules, and Neuralink wants to put a chip in your head. Jordan Hardgrave and I get into whether AI is moving too fast, and what it means for the rest of us. Rogue AI agents are already editing Wikipedia, AI companies won't promise their agents will follow the rules, and Neuralink wants to put a chip in your head. Jordan Hardgrave and I get into whether AI is moving too fast, and what it means for the rest of No Anyone Can Build Anything Now. Is That Good? 1 1 Anyone Can Build Anything Now. Is That Good? full 4fbd5759-e263-4bee-a057-ed4c2018a5fe https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b6b36bd You used to need a developer, a budget, or permission. Now you need an idea and a weekend. Jordan Hardgrave and I dig into what that means: the good, the creepy, and the stuff nobody's talking about.

We get into PewDiePie getting banned from ChatGPT, why AI models feel "nerfed" one week and brilliant the next, America.gov, a statewide vehicle tracker I built in a weekend (full video coming soon), AI fusing Spider-Man into a Batman game, whether AI cracked zero point energy, and why you should be buying hardware right now.

Jordan Hardgrave, Trauma & Resiliency Coach: coachjordanhardgrave.com

Chapters
00:00 Cold open
00:39 What we're covering
01:38 PewDiePie banned from ChatGPT
04:59 Why AI models feel "nerfed"
13:41 I built a statewide car tracker
22:54 America.gov
26:35 Privacy, DOGE, and your data
30:02 Building apps with AI vs hiring on Fiverr
33:34 AI put Spider-Man in a Batman game
34:39 Did AI solve zero point energy?
37:35 Napster flashbacks
38:37 Buy hardware now
39:48 Mustache Jiu-Jitsu
42:47 The robot that does your laundry

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JeDXIkavfaw

]]> You used to need a developer, a budget, or permission. Now you need an idea and a weekend. Jordan Hardgrave and I dig into what that means: the good, the creepy, and the stuff nobody's talking about.

We get into PewDiePie getting banned from ChatGPT, why AI models feel "nerfed" one week and brilliant the next, America.gov, a statewide vehicle tracker I built in a weekend (full video coming soon), AI fusing Spider-Man into a Batman game, whether AI cracked zero point energy, and why you should be buying hardware right now.

Jordan Hardgrave, Trauma & Resiliency Coach: coachjordanhardgrave.com

Chapters
00:00 Cold open
00:39 What we're covering
01:38 PewDiePie banned from ChatGPT
04:59 Why AI models feel "nerfed"
13:41 I built a statewide car tracker
22:54 America.gov
26:35 Privacy, DOGE, and your data
30:02 Building apps with AI vs hiring on Fiverr
33:34 AI put Spider-Man in a Batman game
34:39 Did AI solve zero point energy?
37:35 Napster flashbacks
38:37 Buy hardware now
39:48 Mustache Jiu-Jitsu
42:47 The robot that does your laundry

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JeDXIkavfaw

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