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AGI Timelines, Claude's Soul, AI Calls Cops on Doritos: The AI Argument EP86

24 January 2026 30:56 Frank Prendergast and Justin Collery

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Dario Amodei says AGI arrives in one to two years. Demis Hassabis says five to ten. Both want to slow down, but would Elon? Would China?

Meanwhile, Anthropic released Claude's Constitution - the document some called its "soul." The document states that Anthropic doesn't know if Claude is conscious, but it seems they care enough to act as if it just might be.

Plus: OpenAI might run out of money in 18 months, Elon and Sam argue about whose product has killed more people, and AI surveillance calls armed police on students eating Doritos.

Tell us in the comments: is a slow down remotely possible? 

00:54 Are Dario and Demis actually disagreeing on AGI?
12:34 Does OpenAI really have just 18 months left?
15:41 Does Claude have a soul now?
24:28 Who killed more people, ChatGPT or Tesla?
28:00 Why did AI call the cops over a bag of Doritos?

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► LINKS TO CONTENT WE DISCUSSED

  • The Day After AGI
  • This Is What Convinced Me OpenAI Will Run Out of Money
  • Claude’s Constitution
  • Musk And Altman Clash Over AI Safety After Musk Says ‘Don’t Let Your Loved Ones Use ChatGPT’
  • Student handcuffed after Doritos bag mistaken for a gun by school's AI security system
  • AI Sends School Into Lockdown After It Mistook a Student’s Clarinet for a Gun


► CONNECT WITH US
For more in-depth discussions, connect with Justin and Frank on LinkedIn.
Justin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincollery/
Frank: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankprendergast/


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