Alex and Kathy catch up on Google's Gemini, Photoshop's AI features, and the latest period technology. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback What happened with Gemini image generation Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis - The Verge Always Infinity Commerci…

Immediately after Sammy A's firing but before his rehiring, Alex and Kathy got together to discuss what led up to the OpenAI bonanza and how it affects the future of ordinary humans who don't have podcasts about robots Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback A primer on p(doom) : r/singularity p(doom) | the …

Alex talks AI, gatekeeping, and Digital Miyazaki with friend of the show and developer advocate Jay Miller. Guest Starring: Jay Miller Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback K. Jay Miller Microsoft Copilot Steve Ballmer - Web Developers - YouTube Conduit #59: Everything is Broken! - Relay FM About GitHub Ll…

Subtitle: Hi Jill! Alex gives Kathy a rundown of their cautious optimism for visionOS, and how we can have more agency in this new era of computing. Becoming more cyborgian can mean we also learn how to be more human. Kathy wants Alex to calm down because she's focused on preparing for Relay FM's annual Podcastathon to raise money for St. Jude Chil…

Kathy used ChatGPT, and Alex continues to use ChatGPT a lot more than they probably should. (Recorded May 2023, when it was still the bird site.) Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Large language model - Wikipedia If you're unfamiliar with LLMs, the Wikipedia page is a great resource explaining the fanc…

Kathy still hasn't used ChatGPT, but Alex remains optimistic about the bots. (Recorded March 2023 in a pre-visionOS world!) Links and Show Notes: Kathy still hasn't used ChatGPT, but Alex remains optimistic about the bots. (Recorded March 2023 in a pre-visionOS world!) Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback ChatGPT sets record f…

Alex calls shenanigans on Sydney and Kevin's relationship, and Kathy brings some news from our friends making AIs in Ethical Edmonton! Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay…

With the help of a calculator panda, the business unicorn breaks her silence. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Steve Jobs AI features in …

Alex and Kathy talked in December about Twitter. Hindsight sure is an interesting thing. They also celebrate no San Francisco Murder Bots, mourn the loss of the Mars Rover, and look forward to what might come next for the social Internet. Links and Show Notes: Important Note: Kathy and friend of the show Jay Miller have launched SUPER CONDUCTOR, a …

Kathy and Alex share their squishy thoughts about the viral sensation of AI avatars, independent art, open-source software, and the late great turtles. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox NOW YOU CAN…

Alex and Kathy discuss broken fingers, folding, and a fictosexual man in love with a hologram. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent | Chess | The Guardian DeepMind uncovers structure of 200m proteins in scientific leap forward | The Guardian PCalc by James Th…

Alex and Kathy might want robots to have rights and bodily autonomy, but it would be nice if humans had it as well. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Send…

Alex and Kathy are convinced robots aren't coming to take our jobs...but they SHOULD be. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Join the Relay FM Discord! The …

Alex and Kathy discuss the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the necessary access to the technology for safe abortions. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Member…

Webster's dictionary defines "muskrat" as "an aquatic rodent of the U.S. and Canada with a long scaly laterally compressed tail, webbed hind feet, dark glossy brown fur and Twitter's supreme agent of chaos. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * …

Alex and Kathy go on Display. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Why the Black MacBook Cost More – 512 Pixels The Black MacBook: Apple's Coolest Notebook -…

Alex and Kathy discuss why the TikTok bots continue to be in the midst of a period panic. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership TikTok thinks periods are icky…

Alex introduces intriguing new inputs as Kathy tears through a typing test. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing - Wikipedia Typi…

Kathy and Alex are so here for Robot birds and British cyborgs, but they do NOT talk about Bruno. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Smart drone technology…

Kathy and Alex try to figure out the best ways for each of them to be a human in 2022. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Elizabeth Holmes’ verdict won’t change Silicon Valley - The Verge Your Theme - …

Kathy and Alex go meta on Meta's metaverse. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Facebook's Meta "Meta" Introduction Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Te…

Kathy comforts Alex as they share their concerns (dread) around The Seattle Delivery Company turning into The Seattle Surveillance Company. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Here’s the deluge of annou…

Alex and Kathy explore the media circus around Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, and black turtlenecks. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 Elizabeth Holmes: Rise and Fall of Theranos Founder Now on Trial Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes: Firing Back At Doubters | Mad Money | CNBC - YouTube The Invento…

Alex and Kathy watch in horror as exploitative capitalism is used to soothe a man's ego with an expensive mannequin. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 Elon Musk - Wikipedia Tesla, Inc. - Wikipedia SpaceX - Wikipedia The Boring Company - Wikipedia Neuralink - Wikipedia OpenAI - Wikipedia Bill…

Kathy is building a VERY big smart robot, and Alex wants to help. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Take the Work Out of Laundry Folding - FoldiMate Your Apartment has No Ceiling Lights? Is That Weird? Let’s Find Out Virtual Wall® Lighthouse™ for Roomba® | iRobot Clueless (1995) - IMDb Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Ho…

A guest co-host comes to assess the smart home situation in the Cox family apartment. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Siri, Where can I hide a dead body? - YouTube Disney Channel Original Movie Smart House - Party Scene - YouTube Ubiquitous computing - Wikipedia Spatial computing - Wikipedia Roomba® Robot Vacuum Cle…

Alex flip flops on their opinion of therapy robots at least three times, and Kathy eloquently explains why the human brain is great, so it's important to take care of. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Woebot Health Talkspace BetterHelp | Professional Counseling With A Licensed Therapist Replika The story of Replika, …

This week, Kathy takes Alex through a roller coaster of emotions involving an uncanny valley, dancing k-pop sensations, car company acquisitions, McDonald's marketing, and of course: economic -isms. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Blind React Video Boston Dynamics YouTube Channel All Together Now The Incomparable FA…

Kathy brings a surprise bot topic to Alex, and soon they're down the rabbit hole of 3 sided shapes. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Alexandra - Wikipedia Do By Friday Top Four #72: Pop Tarts - Relay FM Instagram Bots - What They Are and Why You SHOULDN'T use them It's a reverse funnel system. | It's Always Sunny in …

Alex and Kathy give you the hard hitting, day old, exciting things about the WWDC Keynote. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership WWDC 2021 Parallel - Relay FM Alex Cox is creating the FACTORYSETTING5 show. | Patreon The Unicorn SidekickPar Kathy Campbell and Alex Cox

This week, Alex and Kathy almost have something positive to say about social networks. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated | CDC I'm Vaccinated Magnet — Dissent Pins Snap Has New Glasses, But You Might Have to Wait a Decade for Them - The New York Times From Spotify to Facebook, everyon…

This week, Kathy found a bread robot that learned more than its creators intended, and Alex brings good news about bots from the recent past. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Clockwise - Relay FM Úll (@ullconf) / Twitter jibo | Together for you My Jibo Is Dying and It's Breaking My Heart | WIRED Jibo, the social robo…

This week, Kathy enlists some help from friends of the show to make Alex's Mac into a joyful robot. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership iMac G3 - Wikipedia Alex text-to-speech voice PlainTalk - Wikipedia Keyboard Maestro 9.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Shortcuts User Guide - Apple Support Pictorial - Relay FM bet…

This week, Alex tries tries (emphasis on tries) to adequately explain NFTs. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership VaccineFinder - Search for COVID-19 vaccine locations Coffee: The Greatest Addiction Ever - YouTube Lavazza Deciso Espresso Dark Roast Capsules Compatible with Nespresso Original Machines (Pack of 60) : Grocer…

This week Alex and Kathy get into the weeds of what makes algorithms frustrating, how the users shape their own social networks, and what the tweens are up to. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Reconcilable Differences #151: Fully Emptive - Relay FM TikTok - Make Your Day Musical.ly - Wikipedia HTTP cookie - Wikipedia…

This week, Kathy shares her experience with the current COVID-19 vaccine and healthcare bots, and Alex goes off brand and can't help but find a little bit of faith in humanity. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | CDC Oregon COVID-19 Vaccine Locator Total Party Kill - a podcast from …

Alex introduces Kathy Campbell, your new cohost and all around unicorn of a human. We learn her robot favorites, fears, and food goals. Guest Starring: Kathy Campbell Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership K9 (Doctor Who) - Wikipedia Poo-Chi - Wikipedia Parasocial interaction - Wikipedia The Black Hole (1979 film) - Wikipe…

Alex and Savannah discuss whether or not we need air-conditioning, business scarves, and personal temperature regulators. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Do Americans Need Air-Conditioning? - The New York Times Who Is Neri Oxman? - The New York Times Neri Oxman: Design at the intersection of technology and biology |…

Alex and Savannah mourn the death of Jibo and other robotic friends, think about Tesla Homebrews, and continue to mull over the implications of the scoot scoot infestation. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Mac Pro - Apple 1Blocker - Fast & Secure Content Blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac Jibo's Goodbye Dance Jibo Robo…

Alex and Savannah discuss the gender identity of voice assistants LIVE at C2E2! Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Meet Q. The First Genderless Voice. Learn About Q: The First Genderless Voice - YouTube 14: Hey Siri | Welcome to Macintosh Roboism (@roboismfm) / Twitter Alex Cox (@AlexCox) / Twitter Savannah Million (@s…

Alex and Savannah want robots to take everyone's jobs (no, seriously). Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership The Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs (Thank God) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - Wikipedia Nuzzel - News Intelligence Seeds of Evil: Monsanto and Genetic Engineering Four Futures Roboism (@roboismfm) / Twitter…

This week, Alex and Savannah look forward to the multiplicity and shame a new sexist robot. Links and Show Notes: This week, Alex and Savannah look forward to the multiplicity and shame a new sexist robot. Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Autofac - Wikipedia Forget the Robot Singularity Apocalypse. Let's Talk About the Multiplicity | WIRE…

Savannah brings a smart toilet to Alex's attention, a backwards lady robot confronts the Polar Vortex, and there's a major update in the scoot scoot department. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership An Alexa in every home, a smart toilet under every butt | The Outline 2019 KOHLER® Konnect™ Smart Home Bathroom Products - Y…

Alex and Savannah get into robot researchers, robot grifters, and how it’s not great to make love to your money. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership How Fei-Fei Li Will Make Artificial Intelligence Better for Humanity | WIRED Donald Trump’s fast-food presidency - The Washington Post Elon Musk smokes weed during intervie…

This week, Alex and Savannah give you a blast from the past from their interview with roboticist Adrian Choy, who leads the engineering team at the Museum of Science and Industry's Robot Revolution exhibit. Guest Starring: Adrian Choy Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Robot Revolution – Museum of Science and Industry,…

This week Alex talks to guest host Trin Garritano about the possibilities fora solarpunk future! Guest Starring: Trin Garritano Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Trin Garritano Friendshipping! Quest Quest Q (Star Trek) - Wikipedia WALL·E (2008) - IMDb 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus: Charles C. M…

Alex brings her friend Vector into the studio to see if Savannah will save them from an grease fire. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Anki Vector | The Home Robot With Interactive AI Technology | Anki USA The new Anki Vector robot is smart enough to just hang out - The Verge Poo-Chi - Wikipedia Cozmo | Meet Cozmo Hey…

This week, Alex grills Savannah on her ability to anthropomorphize robots. Is she a monster? Let's find out! Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Qoobo : A pillow with a wagging tail by Yukai Engineering — Kickstarter Tribble - Wikipedia PARO Therapeutic Robot Roboism Archive Kate Darling: Why we have an emotional connec…

This week, Savannah and Alex talk about focus and attention while not being able to focus on the topic of attention. The delve into internalized mysogyny, phantom taps, capitalism, and Animal Crossing. It ends up be cohesive. They promise. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Thinking About Attention -- Walk with Me - Yo…

This week, Alex and Savannah are joined by writer and game designer Karlee Esmailli about her most recent Kickstarter campaign, immigrant women in tech, and whether or not virtual reality will embrace the female gaze. Guest Starring: Karlee Esmailli Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Karlee (@KarleeEsmailli) | Twitter …