Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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AI doomers say it could end with killer drones, blackouts, or something weirder: an entertainment trap so good we sleepwalk into surrender. In this clip, Andy Mills of the Last Invention podcast lays out how the argument isn't so much “evil machines” but a darker idea, that we incentivize distraction until control quietly changes hands.

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This interview is from a Full episode of The Gist Podcast, Hosted by Mike Pesca.
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