They Might Be Self-Aware
Coding AIs face a John Henry showdown? Marathon dev duel sparks human vs machine myth reboot
11 Aug 2025
CHAPTERS:0:00 Intro – Dancing on the edge of the singularity1:10 Human vs AI: The 10-hour coding duel in Tokyo2:30 Why Psyho's win may not mean much for long3:15 Magnus Carlsen beats ChatGPT (but it’s complicated)4:45 The John Henry analogy: A new tech folklore?7:00 Human augmentation vs obsolescence: Who decides?10:45 AI pricing creep: Delta and dynamic fares14:00 Consumer surplus and algorithmic value extraction17:00 Ethical dilemmas of income-based pricing20:45 Coke at $18? The personalization problem24:00 Is price customization inevitable—or is there hope?26:30 Final thoughts – more AI, more problems (and more tech to fix them)
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