{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/634c160568aa9300122431a1/69570efc56c11ef4092e2499?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"180. ASIMOV SPECIAL: LOST LITTLE ROBOT","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/634c160568aa9300122431a1/1767312064942-226b0440-1221-4906-b6dd-a6a22082ffb2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Happy new year, we kick off 2026 with a look at an episode of the 1962 ITV series, OUT OF THIS WORLD. The episode in question televises an Asimov story, Lost Little Robot, and creates something extraordinary - but with shit robots.</p><p><br></p><p>WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>TikTok: @FiftyYOSR</p><p>Insta: @FiftyYOSR</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>NOTES</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p><u></u>ISAAC ASIMOV DAY</p><p><a href=\"https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/science-fiction-day-remembering-the-incredible-work-of-isaac-asimov\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/science-fiction-day-remembering-the-incredible-work-of-isaac-asimov</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3 LAWS OF ROBOTICS</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21259,00.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21259,00.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>AI BLACKMAILS TO STOP ITSELF BEING SHUT DOWN</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqeng9d20go\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqeng9d20go</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>ELON MUSK’S AI REFERS TO ITSELF AS “MECHA HITLER”</p><p><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>THE PAPERCLIP APOCALYPSE</p><p><a href=\"https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/ai-and-paperclip-problem\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/ai-and-paperclip-problem</a></p><p><br></p><p>AI DRIVEN SUICIDES ARE ON THE RISE</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2239\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2239</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>AI AND THE ROCK</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vuqMUMh29t8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vuqMUMh29t8</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>ENSHITTIFICATION</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/26/enshittification-macquarie-dictionary-word-of-the-year-explained\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/26/enshittification-macquarie-dictionary-word-of-the-year-explained</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>KAMELION IS REVEALED</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCK5pipHeZY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCK5pipHeZY</a></p>","author_name":"Matt Brown"}