Hotter Than (AI) Hell, 2026.04.20 | Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

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The weather’s getting warmer, so what better time to take a trip to the hottest place in the universe — Fresh AI Hell! Emily and Alex take a spin through more than 30 hype artifacts, with topics including medicine, data centers, and fake people.
Fresh AI Hell regions visited:
AI bubble + data centers
Fake people
Medicine
This is your brain on ChatGPT
Policy + privacy
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Music by Toby Menon.
Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park.
Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.

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Alex Hanna
Emily M. Bender