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Rebecca Hatley / Antonio Nicolás Pina
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Muller's Ratchet - Episode 9 - Can I Have a Little AGI?
AGI is supposed to be this monumental, civilization-shifting breakthrough. But what if it doesn’t arrive all at once? What if it creeps in - feature by feature - until one day we realize we’ve…
S1E8 Muller’s Ratchet - Episode 8: The End of the AI Bubble? Are Machines Starting to Conspire?
he AI hype feels like it’s shifting.After months of breathless promises, tighter funding, and louder skepticism, it’s fair to ask: is the AI bubble starting to deflate? Or is this just the moment…
S1E7 Muller's Ratchet - Episode 7: AI Has No Past or Future - So What Is Time to It?
Time feels deeply human. We remember the past, anticipate the future, and live in a constant flow of now. But what about artificial intelligence?In this episode, we explore whether AI can experience…
S1E6 Muller's Ratchet Episode 6: The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect - Is AI for Everyone or the Few?
In this episode, we explore the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect: our uncanny ability to spot nonsense in fields we know well, then immediately trust the same sources when they talk about everything else.…
S1E5 Episode 5: What is consciousness? - Rebecca chooses eternal damnation
Humans argue about consciousness and free will. Then we build machines and ask them the same questions. In this episode, we explore AI conscience, philosophical uncertainty, and the strange power of…
S1E4 Episode 4: RAM prices skyrocketing - AI minister accepting bribes
RAM prices are climbing fast — again. In this episode of Muller’s Ratchet, we unpack why memory suddenly feels scarce, what’s driving the price spikes, and who actually benefits. From AI workloads to…
S1E3 Episode 3: Designed for Bots - No Baby was Harmed
Websites are starting to look… the same. Flat, safe, readable — and weirdly joyless.In this episode, we talk about bland design, why personality is disappearing from the web, and what happens when…
S1E2 Episode 2: Is the Internet Still Alive?
What if most of what we see online isn’t made by people anymore? In this episode, we unpack the “Dead Internet” theory - the idea that bots, algorithms, and automated content have quietly taken over…
S1E1 Pilot: Does AI Know When It Doesn’t Know?
In this pilot episode of Muller’s Ratchet, we kick things off with a deceptively simple question: does AI know when it doesn’t know?We talk about confidence, uncertainty, and why machines often sound…
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Muller's ratchet has published 9 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Technology.
Muller's ratchet is currently declining with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 43m.
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