Why does this feel weird?

Why Does This Feel Weird?

Why Does This Feel Weird? is the podcast for anyone who feels unsettled by our rapidly changing world of technology but can’t quite put their finger on why. Hosted by a researcher (Alex) and a strategist (Jacob), listen to us explore the psychological and social impact of living through weird, wonderful and sometimes terrifying technological change. No hype, no panic - just two friends trying to make sense of a world that feels increasingly surreal. New episodes weekly. Because the world keeps getting weirder, and we're all just trying to keep up.

  1. 13 thg 5

    Why do AI friends feel so weird?

    New research from MIT shows that even the most rational, skeptical users get their beliefs reshaped after long periods of AI conversations. In this episode we unpack factual sycophancy (where chatbots don't just flatter you, they back it up with evidence) and explore what's happening with companion apps like Replika and Character AI, where 20 million monthly users are building relationships with bots designed to never challenge them.

    52 phút

  2. 29 thg 4

    Why does the mental health AI feel weird?

    When an AI therapy chatbot got banned in the UK, 54% of its users didn't switch to a regulated alternative - they went straight to ChatGPT. This week we explore why the health sector is being swallowed by the same playbook that gave us Uber and Netflix: optimise it, make it frictionless, inflate the value, charge a subscription. From looksmaxxing apps running fake AI to one-person GLP-1 startups doing glorified doctor shopping, we ask whether tech is solving health problems or just selling patches for a flat tire nobody wants to fix.

    1 giờ 9 phút

  3. 10 thg 4

    Does AI have taste?

    We put Moda's $7.5M "taste" pitch and Google Stitch to the test with a deliberately chaotic brief. The results say a lot about where AI design actually is, and isn't. We unpack why Silicon Valley keeps claiming "taste" as a competitive moat, what that means for designers' careers, and whether AI homogenisation might accidentally make great design more valuable.

    55 phút

  4. 26 thg 3

    Welcome to the Wetware Revolution

    A Melbourne startup is powering computers with human brain cells grown from stem cells. They call it "wetware" instead of software. These neurons are learning, adapting, and playing Doom - using 99% less power than traditional chips.

    29 phút

  5. 19 thg 3

    Is AI making work life feel weird?

    Have you ever received an email from your boss and thought "did they actually write this, or was it ChatGPT?" This week we explore what happens when we lose the "micro-conversations" that build real connection, why AI-generated communication feels like a trust violation even when it's efficient, and whether we're sleepwalking into a Wall-E future where nobody actually talks to each other anymore. Topics: AI at work, ChatGPT communication, workplace trust, algorithmic personalisation, human connection, future dystopia

    1 giờ 9 phút

  6. 4 thg 3

    Why do deep fakes feel so weird?

    We dig into China's stunning leap in AI video generation, what their approach to training data means for the global AI race. We also explore the liar's dividend, the idea that the more you understand deepfakes and AI-generated media, the less you're able to trust what you see. Awareness doesn't seem to protect you. It might actually make things worse. From AI video generation and disinformation to the collapse of visual evidence in journalism and politics, we explore why 2026 might be the year "seeing is believing" stopped being true.

    1 giờ 2 phút

  7. 17 thg 2

    Why does AI social media feel weird?

    Late last year, an open-source AI agent went from zero to 60,000 GitHub stars, got acquired by OpenAI, and spawned a social media platform where 1.5 million AI bots started posting, forming social hierarchies, and having existential crises. One bot just kept asking "does anyone else feel this?" WDTFW unpack the OpenClaw phenomenon, from the hype explosion to the security nightmares to the uncomfortable question of what it means when AI starts acting as lost and confused as we are online. What is real and what is hype?

    43 phút

  8. 5 thg 2

    Why does Anthropic's CEO think the end of the world is coming?

    Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic (the company behind Claude AI), just published an essay about AI that reads like a warning letter to civilisation. He predicts massive job displacement, military risks, and potential civilisational collapse from the technology his company is building. This week we break down: Dario's main arguments about AI risks and timelineThe contradiction between dire warnings and aggressive growthWhat Silicon Valley leaders gain by predicting doom while acceleratingHow seriously should we take these warnings

    1 giờ 7 phút
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Why Does This Feel Weird? is the podcast for anyone who feels unsettled by our rapidly changing world of technology but can’t quite put their finger on why. Hosted by a researcher (Alex) and a strategist (Jacob), listen to us explore the psychological and social impact of living through weird, wonderful and sometimes terrifying technological change. No hype, no panic - just two friends trying to make sense of a world that feels increasingly surreal. New episodes weekly. Because the world keeps getting weirder, and we're all just trying to keep up.

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    Why Does This Feel Weird?
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    2025 - 2026
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