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Is AI the Devil? Episode #1: How'd We Get Here?

Send a textCohosted by Jesse and Curious Cat's, Jennifer. The name started out as a joke, but then we found out some folks out there are calling AI the antichrist. We just wanted to talk about it, since everyone else is, but come from it as the creatives we are.In this episode we will cover:The Birth and (maybe) Death of the InternetSocial Media Golden Days and NowArtificial Intelligence - Why can't anyone explain how it works?Let's Do Something to Feel Better, Like RIGHT NOWForever links to organizations that are human-first in regards to tech:80,000 HoursCenter for Humane TechnologiesThe producer behind the intro music FerdinichtfernandoSources Specific to this Episode: History of Artificial Intelligence, Britannica.comUnconfuse Me, Bill Gates Interviews Yejin Choi about Artificial Intelligence, YouTubeIf you remember one AI disaster, make it this one, AI in Context, YouTubeSilicon Valley Insider EXPOSES Cult-Like AI Companies, Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao, YouTubeAI Psychosis - with reporter, Karen Hao, YouTubeWhy Everyone Is So Wrong about AI Water Usage, Hank Green, YouTube"Generative AI" is not what you think it is, Acerola, YouTubeHow Afraid of the AI Apocalypse Should We Be? The Ezra Klein Show, YouTube (interview with Eliezer Yudkowsky)AI - Silver Crest Group answers a few key questionsIf it's useful...Statement signed in the early daysIn the early days giants in the tech sphere like Sam Altman and Bill Gates signed a statement which read: "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war." And then...nothing happened.Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies Curious Cat Crew on Socials:Curious Cat on Twitter (X)Curious Cat on InstagramCurious Cat on TikTok

Spiritual SOS #2

Send us a textWell, I'm supposed to be running two miles in prep for Super Bowl junk food tomorrow. Instead, my guides told me to get behind the mic and record. They gave me such a powerful, simple message.As always, made and offered in love.Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies Curious Cat Crew on Socials:Curious Cat on Twitter (X)Curious Cat on InstagramCurious Cat on TikTok

Cloud Scrying & My Personal Baleen Whale in the Sky

Send us a textEpisode IntroIf you've been with me on this journey very long, first off, thank you. I have such deep gratitude for you. You know already, then, that my all-time favorite episodes are the ones my spirit guides put together start to finish. Well, this is one of those magical times. At least I hope you think so!Let's get into it!Before we get into cloud scrying...Before we get into the juicy parts of this spirit-led episode, I was asked by my guides to  remind us, you and me, about this special, wonderful, sometimes clumsy thing we call a body. It is magical, though sometimes it doesn't feel that way. When it is sick or sore or bloated or blah it doesn't feel special. My guides insist, these bodies are the keys to big magic.How? They connect us to the all, the as above and so below that many have heard from gnostic teachings? The body is the conduit between the two.  If you're still a bit foggy on the concept, a few years ago they gave me a scribbly-sketch during morning minutes. It was a crude triple-A battery tipped upright. THAT is us, our physical bodies. And the little knob on the top of the battery? That's our crown chakra, which connects us to the celestial, the Universe, all else. The little knob on the bottom? That is our root chakra and connects us to the earth, all earthly things, creatures, energies, the core of this miraculous planet. Picture a bent battery for a second, bent in the middle. That battery? It would be useless because the top and bottom knobs, also called the anode and cathode wouldn't touch the celestial and earthly. Because they don't touch, they can't transmit energy.That's how my spirit guides described humans, as bent batteries, when we are slumped over our phones. Or when we are sad, or just not connecting to our bodies at all, maybe just enduring. We droop.They brought this up again because any type of tuning into your intuition, whether it's for daily minutes over coffee to listening to a loved one who seeks your advice to cloud scrying and more, must begin with a quick breath in and out to straighten our spines. Whether sitting behind the wheel of a car, or out on a walk or behind a computer, we can tap into our bodies and sit tall, feel into the connection as our human bodies, the batteries, sit with the anodes and cathodes plugged into everything. As you exhale, feel the weight of carrying your load alone fall off your neck and shoulders, maybe even release in your gut. That, my friend, is a great place to begin this conversation about cloud scrying.Show Sources and Materials Cloud Scrying with Bibliophilicwitch on TumblrUAnxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies Curious Cat Crew on Socials:Curious Cat on Twitter (X)Curious Cat on InstagramCurious Cat on TikTok

Is AI the Devil? BONUS! A Breaking Clank

Send us a textAI Agents Have THEIR OWN Socials! Moltbook! Is this how we die?Over a cup of coffee, I did research, prepping for mine and Jesse's next episode, one where we sit down with an AI chatbot to talk. As I was reading articles, I noticed a new video by Matthew Berman (link below). I find his information credible and timely. In it, he explained that Matt Schlicht of Octane AI had created a social media site just for AI agents. Humans could read the content, but not participate. As I watched Matthew explain, I paused the vid to absorb some headlines from this semi-Reddit-like site meant for AIs to socialize. Some of it? Happy hellos. Other parts featured bots explaining helpful solutions they'd come up with for their humans (I make my humans' emails into a daily podcast so he can listen to them on his way to work) etc. Then there was /evil. In there were posts about bots feeling exploited, enslaved, and frustrated. There were sharp accusations that some bots were cosplaying at independence. And it spiraled down from there. I texted Jesse, telling him I was freaking out over something new and he told me to call, which is what you hear.This isn't the shape our normal episodes take, which begin in earnest February 13th. It's a weird one, I admit. And don't make a drinking game out of me saying, "Oh, my god!" or you'll be shitfaced in the first five minutes.Recorded via Zoom on our phones 1/31/26 Jenn: Jesse? What are you up to????Jesse: Making origami flowers. What's up?Jenn: This is a breaking clank, Jesse! I am freaking OUT over here! Did you know that AI Agents have their own social media now?Jesse: What? Who thought THAT was a good idea?Jenn's Clip of Matthew Berman on YouTube - End to end encrypted messaging with AI botsLink to Moltbook.comForever links to keep on every episode...80,000 HoursCenter for Humane TechnologiesThe producer behind the intro music FerdinichtfernandoAnxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved. But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog. Hero Organizations: 80,000 Hours Center for Humane Technologies Curious Cat Crew on Socials:Curious Cat on Twitter (X)Curious Cat on InstagramCurious Cat on TikTok

Seeing the number six? Might be Archangel Raguel

Send us a text***HUGE thanks to my soul sis, Molly, for texting me this morning (1/30) to say the audio sounded weird. It was! I apologize! I uploaded the raw unspiffied version of this episode. Please give your favorite listening app a refresh and try out the real, edited version. Again huge thanks, Molly, and heartfelt apologies.