Will AI collapse under its own garbage, and AI charity “Hunger Games”

In episode 54 of The AI Fix, Graham saves humanity with a CAPTCHA, Mark wonders whether AI can suffer, ChatGPT throws shade at Abba's Björn Ulvaeus, an AI called Jack ask if you want fries with that, an artist invents AI bird poop, and Eric Schmidt says we should unplug AI when it gets direct access to weapons.

Graham finds out what happens when a rag tag team of AIs is given 30 days to raise money for charity, and Mark explores model collapse and Claude Opus 4.0's weird obsession with a fictional factory-farmed chicken company.

Episode links:

• And the award goes to… The AI Fix!
• Super Trouper meets supercomputer: AI helping Abba star to write musical.
• Dum dum diddle.
• AI systems could become conscious. What if they hate their lives?
• Liverpool Biennial review – AI seagulls, gladiatorial football and big trouble in Chinatown.
• The AI Revolution Is Underhyped.
• 'So scary': Customer stunned by new AI assistant at Hungry Jack's.
• Agent Village.
• Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves.
• System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4.

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