#155 - an honest orwellian future

Special guests I did a thing and Boy Boy join us to share the details that went into documenting and catching a yowie. 

Want to know all the details of the NPC's we messed with in our new video? Come learn everything in this new episode of The Misfits Podcast. 

cuddling up with Pyrocynical and pillow talking our way to his deepest dirtiest secrets 

The spiders that occur in nature are not a creeping menace -- rather, they are a true invisible ally of humankind. But if one were to grow to 1950s sci-fi proportions, even the arachnophiliacs among us would have to admit we had a problem on our hands. How do spiders eat their pr ... Show More

The killer robots are here and they’re not going away.  We’ve all seen footage of the cute robot dogs stumbling around with weapons strapped to their back, and loitering munitions (or so-called “suicide drones”) have become a fixture on the battlefield in Ukraine. There’s a gener ... Show More

Will we see robots that look, feel, and communicate in such lifelike ways that we won’t be able to tell them apart from other humans in our lifetime? When did the artificial intelligence movement begin? Is our progress with artificial intelligence leading to an inevitable, Skynet ... Show More

Não aguentamos mais. Toda semana um vídeo novo de robô nas redes sociais pra gente ficar com medo do futuro. Mas, a verdade é que nem tudo que foi inventado nesse século mudou a nossa vida. Tem muito flop também, ta aí o falecido Metaverso que não deixa a gente mentir. Seja um ap ... Show More

Technology is advancing faster than we can keep up with, but are those advances to the betterment of society, or the detriment? Are the robots coming for all our jobs? Will A.I. takeover the world? The Daily Show News Team get answers to those big questions in this throwback comp ... Show More

The findings of a late-night Reddit session turns into a deep discussion on automation and humanity. Listen to Link and the "Future International Man of Leisure" look into what they would do if robots took over their jobs on this episode of Ear Biscuits! To learn more about liste ... Show More

The Jetsons promised viewers from the 1960s and beyond that the future would see robots that could cook, clean, and basically run the household. However, developing those sorts of multi-capable robots for real households has been a challenge. Writer Kayt Sukel discusses the promi ... Show More

Engineers have spent decades trying to create functional humanoid robots, which look and act like humans. But these machines, which combine complex mechanics with generative artificial intelligence models, like ChatGPT, are finally coming-of-age. Are they good enough to sustain a ... Show More