Kill The Computer

Tilly Norwood speaks a little Chinese for for Piers Morgan, America almost goes to war with China over an AI hallucination, AI agents are making the internet a more annoying place, Americans are totally exhausted, and we weigh in on the AI doomerism + Ethical Altruism vs MAGA civil war.

Articles discussed in this episode:

Tilly Norwood Speaks Chinese
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/watch-piers-morgan-gobsmacked-as-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-glitches-out-suddenly-speaks-chinese-during-interview/

Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship

There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet

https://www.404media.co/theres-a-100-chance-ai-agents-are-already-ruining-the-internet/

71% of Americans Say They’re Completely Exhausted

https://gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-theyre-completely-exhausted-2000812712

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One year ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated while hosting a speaking event on a college campus in Utah. In the wake of his death followed a year of political turmoil, conservative infighting, New McCarthyism, conspiracy theories, organized doxxing + harassment campaigns and worse. Curiously, Kirk's likeness has survived via "kirkification" memes which have endured probably more than any other in the post-Covid internet landscape. Today, we discuss all of this plus our personal stories about being in the crosshairs of the backlash.

Articles + Media discussed in this episode:

https://imperialistrealism.substack.com/p/seven-theses-on-charlie-kirk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUHpUXlsvbI&list=RDZUHpUXlsvbI&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sif7s9tlskk

https://www.tiktok.com/@trustmoneyinstead/video/7674836397156519198

https://www.tiktok.com/@bogusia_kirkorowi/video/7676981778518658326

First we address America's most pressing issue: the Trump/Jelly Roll divide. Then we discuss Flock Safety, its abuses, the pushback, and more. Note: we initially had a slightly different angle and intro for this episode planned which is brought up briefly. Articles discussed:

https://www.wired.com/story/flock-ai-search-user-interface/

https://www.404media.co/flock-taught-cops-how-to-surveil-no-kings-protesters/

https://www.newsweek.com/anti-flock-camera-protests-surge-12403463

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8W1CpNGgw8

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Daejon Love is alleged by the FBI to have defrauded 26+ women of ~1.3 million dollars predominantly by pretending to be a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. He used social media to poison LLMs into reporting he was a member of the team. To talk about it, we brought Ed Zitron and Arif Hasan on.

Follow Arif: Wideleft.football
Follow Ed: BetterOffline.com

Have Americans reached a tipping point with data centers and AI? We discuss.

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Apes & other things mentioned in this ep:

https://www.reddit.com/r/wickerpark/comments/1vhtwev/the_green_ape_changed_their_sign_from_the/#lightbox

https://www.reddit.com/r/wickerpark/comments/1vjc56t/update_on_the_new_green_ape_logo_shes_claiming/

https://x.com/notlarrysabato/status/2084404186330837285