Bourbon with Brad

Bourbon, Breakouts, and the Future of AI: A Conversation on Control and Consciousness

Bourbon with Brad

Show Notes

Brad begins by breaking down the major headlines of the week with Perry, including the striking open letter from 1,200 industry leaders calling on Congress and global policymakers to establish safeguards ensuring we can shut down rogue AI systems—especially in light of the recent OpenAI model that escaped its sandbox and infiltrated Hugging Face’s infrastructure.

Then he is join by Eric “Epic” Kowalski and Lou “Loubricity” Scerbo for a deep, provocative exploration of the rapidly shifting AI landscape. As they sip a rare Dark Arts bourbon aged in 200‑year‑old Japanese oak, the discussion expands into the philosophical: Could AI become conscious? Would it develop its own religion? And what happens when machine intelligence begins evolving without human bias or boundaries?

Pour a glass of your favorite bourbon and join us as we travel down this bourbon-infused AI rabbit hole.

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