The $20K Neo Robot is “AI”—but secretly human-piloted. 🤖 Is your next smart home upgrade just a guy in VR doing your dishes?Meet Neo Robot, the $20,000 humanoid “AI” helper that wowed the internet—until people learned there’s a real human behind the metal. In this episode of They Might Be Self-Aware, Hunter & Daniel dissect Neo’s teleoperation model, explore who’s actually working when your robot cleans, and debate if this is innovation or exploitation.Then: Albania’s “pregnant” AI minister, minors banned from AI chats, and Hunter’s unnervingly human Tesla Grok conversation.🎧 Tech, ethics, absurdity. Every Monday & Thursday. Stay Self-Aware.⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 The $20K Neo Robot – The “AI” home servant that’s secretly human-piloted06:57 Teleoperation & Truth – Who’s really working when your robot does the dishes?12:43 Ethics & Exploitation – Global labor, data harvesting, and blurred autonomy18:55 AI Children & Ministers – Albania’s digital offspring & the politics of personhood25:46 Human Connection or Simulation? – Tesla Grok chats, emotional AI, and what’s next⚡ Listen now & get self-aware before your tools do.🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3EcvzkWDRFwnmIXoh7S4Mb?si=3d0f8920382649cc🍎 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-might-be-self-aware/id1730993297▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy9DopLlG7IbOqV-WD25jcw?sub_confirmation=1📢 EngageIf your “AI” robot turned out to be a guy in VR doing your dishes… would you still pay $20K?New here? Subscribe. We drop weekly AI heresy every Monday & Thursday.🧠 They Might Be Self-Aware — but are we?#NeoRobot #AI #HumanoidRobot #TheyMightBeSelfAware #RobotRevolution
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