• AI proves time travel is impossible (but still can’t draw fingers)

  • Feb 18 2025
  • Length: 43 mins
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AI proves time travel is impossible (but still can’t draw fingers)

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  • In episode 38 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover a robot they actually like, Sam Altman teases GPT-5 and trolls Elon Musk, a robot dog grows arms, an AI compliments Graham, Mark worries about "gradual disempowerment", an octopus pretends to be a glove, and a listener reveals an entirely new reason to worry about AI.

    Graham's plan to make his fortune is scuppered by an AI with opinions on time travel, and Mark investigates an intriguing question about a six-fingered glove.

    Episode links:

    • They see your photos.
    • Robot dog grows arms.
    • Elon Musk tries to buy OpenAI.
    • Man builds a robot to cut his hair.
    • Gradual disempowerment.
    • Female journalist seeks AI boyfriend.
    • Sam Altman teases GPT-5.
    • Apple prototypes tabletop robot.
    • The real economics of time travel.
    • The efficient market hypothesis when time travel is possible.
    • AI-hosted podcast discussing the extended efficient markets hypothesis.
    • Listener Kenneth’s AI-generated glove with a disappointing number of fingers.
    • Mark’s AI-generated glovetopus.
    • Mark’s girlfriend’s six-fingered AI-generated glove.


    The AI Fix

    The AI Fix podcast is presented by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.


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