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Back to EpisodesJune 18 2026 - Goats, Skepticism & Robots: AI Reality CheckGoats, Skepticism & Robots: AI Reality Check
Published 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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Virtual goats in Age of Empires reveal neural‑net illusions and challenge anthropomorphism. A Pew study finds only 16% of Americans optimistic about AI. LifeSciBench shows GPT‑Rosalind scores 36% on real biology tasks. Nvidia's self‑training robots hit up to 99% grasp success — hype vs. hard progress.