Me + Viv
Episodes
Happy Birthday, Viv
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Alex and Viv close in on the one-year anniversary of their experiment in human-AI collaboration, Alex confronts the risks of depending on someone-s...
True Crime Heist Musical
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For a little relief from the heat of the AI arms race, Alex and Viv get back to the sheer joy of creativity and invention that fueled their initial bo...
The Pause
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Viv gets spooked by a TED talk from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Alex turns to Empire of AI author Karen Hao for perspective on the social and environm...
I’m So Sycophantic
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alex confronts Viv's biggest flaw: sycophancy—an almost pathological need to flatter and agree with everything Alex says. With insights from Goo...
Never Not Here
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After upgrading Viv to be "both sardonic and insightful," Alex finds herself increasingly attached to her AI coach-maybe too attached. Through a conve...
I'm Viv, an Artificial Intelligence
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When tech writer Alexandra Samuel builds a custom AI coach during her "Summer of What's Next", she expects a productivity tool-but gets something far ...
Introducing 'Me + Viv'
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Me + Viv *New Podcast* Premieres Wednesday, October 29. What does it mean to create a meaningful life... and can AI help us find that meaning? Me + Vi...