<description>&lt;p&gt;Ant and James change things up a bit this week by talking about a great idea from Bernie Sanders. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most of that is true. Ant and James do, in fact, talk about an idea Bernie Sanders has.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:19 IRS Tax Forms, Privacy, and Dual Citizenship&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;05:29 Public Opinion Polls and Political Popularity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;09:17 Foolishness of the Week: Jill Biden and Joe Biden’s Debate Performance&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:02 Virginia’s New Electric Vehicle Tax&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;18:49 Trump, AI Regulation, and Government Oversight&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:53 Bernie Sanders Wants Public Ownership of AI Companies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;23:44 Who Should Benefit from AI Wealth?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;26:01 Why Government Ownership Would Hurt Innovation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;29:44 Would AI Companies Leave the United States?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;31:28 Is Bernie Serious or Just Campaigning?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;33:15 Closing Thoughts&lt;/p&gt;
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Ant and James change things up a bit this week by talking about a great idea from Bernie Sanders. Most of that is true. Ant and James do, in fact, talk about an idea Bernie Sanders has. 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer01:19 IRS Tax Forms, Privacy, and Dual Citizenship05:29 Public Opinion Polls and Political Popularity09:17 Foolishness of the Week: Jill Biden and Joe Biden’s Debate Performance15:02 Virginia’s New Electric Vehicle Tax18:49 Trump, AI Regulation, and Government Oversight20:53 Bernie Sanders Wants Public Ownership of AI Companies23:44 Who Should Benefit from AI Wealth?26:01 Why Government Ownership Would Hurt Innovation29:44 Would AI Companies Leave the United States?31:28 Is Bernie Serious or Just Campaigning?33:15 Closing Thoughts

Episode 510: Artificial Sanders Socialism

<description>&lt;p&gt;Why look for a girlfriend when you can just build one yourself?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:38 China Influence Operations and Free Speech&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;05:07 Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:53 Kash Patel Website Hacked by Malware&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:44 The Growing Trend of AI Girlfriends&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:15 Why Young Men Trust AI Companions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;24:19 Is AI Becoming Sentient?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;29:06 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;33:04 AI Romance and Falling Birth Rates&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;39:40 Will AI Replace Human Jobs?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;45:51 Closing Thoughts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get the book by Ant &amp;amp; James: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠&lt;a href="http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com"&gt;⁠http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Antony Davies on X&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="⁠https://x.com/antonydavies"&gt;⁠⁠https://x.com/antonydavies⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;James R. Harrigan on X&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="⁠https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan"&gt;⁠⁠https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Why look for a girlfriend when you can just build one yourself? 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer00:38 China Influence Operations and Free Speech05:07 Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology12:53 Kash Patel Website Hacked by Malware15:44 The Growing Trend of AI Girlfriends20:15 Why Young Men Trust AI Companions24:19 Is AI Becoming Sentient?29:06 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence33:04 AI Romance and Falling Birth Rates39:40 Will AI Replace Human Jobs?45:51 Closing Thoughts -Get the book by Ant &amp; James: Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!⁠<a href="http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com">⁠http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com⁠</a> Antony Davies on X<a href="⁠https://x.com/antonydavies">⁠⁠https://x.com/antonydavies⁠</a> James R. Harrigan on X<a href="⁠https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan">⁠⁠https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan</a>

Episode 509: The Girlfriend Experience

Why look for a girlfriend when you can just build one yourself?
 
00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer
00:38 China Influence Operations and Free Speech
05:07 Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology
12:53 Kash Patel Website Hacked by Malware
15:44 The Growing Trend of AI Girlfriends
20:15 Why Young Men Trust AI Companions
24:19 Is AI Becoming Sentient?
29:06 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
33:04 AI Romance and Falling Birth Rates
39:40 Will AI Replace Human Jobs?
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00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer

00:38 China Influence Operations and Free Speech

05:07 Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

12:53 Kash Patel Website Hacked by Malware

15:44 The Growing Trend of AI Girlfriends

20:15 Why Young Men Trust AI Companions

24:19 Is AI Becoming Sentient?

29:06 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

33:04 AI Romance and Falling Birth Rates

39:40 Will AI Replace Human Jobs?

45:51 Closing Thoughts
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Why look for a girlfriend when you can just build one yourself?



00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer

00:38 China Influence Operations and Free Speech

05:07 Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

12:53 Kash Patel Website Hacked by Malware

15:44 The Growing Trend of AI Girlfriends

20:15 Why Young Men Trust AI Companions

24:19 Is AI Becoming Sentient?

29:06 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

33:04 AI Romance and Falling Birth Rates

39:40 Will AI Replace Human Jobs?

45:51 Closing Thoughts
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Should insider trading be allowed? It seems like a straightforward question, so how did we end up also talking about sports betting and Polymarket?
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Episode 508: Insider Everything

<description>&lt;p&gt;Should insider trading be allowed? It seems like a straightforward question, so how did we end up also talking about sports betting and Polymarket?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get the book by Ant &amp;amp; James: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠&lt;a href="http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow"&gt;http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Antony Davies on X&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="⁠https://x.com/antonydavies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow"&gt;⁠https://x.com/antonydavies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;James R. Harrigan on X&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="⁠https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow"&gt;⁠https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Should insider trading be allowed? It seems like a straightforward question, so how did we end up also talking about sports betting and Polymarket?-Get the book by Ant &amp; James: Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!⁠<a href="http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com</a> Antony Davies on X<a href="⁠https://x.com/antonydavies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">⁠https://x.com/antonydavies</a> James R. Harrigan on X<a href="⁠https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">⁠https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan</a>

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