Subtitle: More Rocks, Less Lobster Kathy prevents Alex from bringing bad lobsters to the beach. Links and Show Notes: OpenClaw OpenClaw on GitHub OpenClaw on Wikipedia Moltbook Moltbook on Wikipedia Best Of Moltbook by Scott Alexander (Astral Codex Ten) Meta Acquires Moltbook (Axios exclusive) ElevenLabs Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior (Stanford/Google Sims Study) Dead Internet Theory (Wikipedia) ChatGPT Rolls Out Ads (TechCrunch) OpenAI's Approach to Advertising Meta'...
Mar 17, 2026•55 min•Ep. 79
Fashion minus the "-shion" and with an "-cism." Links and Show Notes: Sidewalk Delivery Robots Are Colonizing City Sidewalks and Raising Concerns (NPR) Coco Robotics — Delivery Robots in Chicago, LA, Miami & Helsinki Serve Robotics — Largest Sidewalk Delivery Fleet in the U.S. ICE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement TikTok Signs Deal to Give U.S. Operations to Oracle-Led Investor Group (NPR) Home Assistant NFC Implants (Wikipedia) We Contain Multitudes on The Incomparable Mary Robinet...
Mar 09, 2026•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 78
Subtitle: Find yourself a bad faith buddy. Kathy continues to explore her relationship with Mr. Opus, and Alex continues to be almost as bad at folding laundry as the robots of CES 2026. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback 🎙️ MacWhisper Draft Science - The Incomparable Mothership #800 Stephen King on Writing, Fear, and the Atrocity of Adverbs – The Marginalian Summer of Submarines You Need to Rent Pantone® Colors Surely they didn't put AI in an ice-cube...
Jan 26, 2026•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 77
Subtitle: The Internet finds a way. Alex hopes a snow blower Wall-E can take down the home owner’s association, and Kathy wants to stop stealing. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Snow Blower | Robotic Lawn Mower | Lawn & Garden Equipment - Yarbo I Tried the First Humanoid Home Robot. It Got Weird. | WSJ - YouTube Disney's Living Characters: A Broken Promise - YouTube iPad Telepresence Robot for the Hybrid Office Mandatory Shutter Sounds, 8 in 10 W...
Jan 20, 2026•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 76
Delivery robots are (trying to) serve Chicago, but we need to talk about wagons. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback A day in the life of a delivery robot | The Verge The secret behind these autonomous delivery robots - YouTube Hundreds of Chicago residents sign petition to pause robot delivery pilot program over safety concerns - CBS Chicago North Siders fed up with delivery robots on sidewalks - YouTube How Food Delivery Robots Are Conquering College C...
Dec 11, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 75
Kathy didn't even get to the second page. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback GOP lieutenant governor candidate uses AI representation of his opponent in online 'debate' - YouTube 'AI Psychosis': Term Doesn't Accurately Describe Chatbot Delusions "Should we really be calling it 'AI Psychosis?'" I spent a month living with a $430 AI pet, the Casio Moflin | TechCrunch Mommy blog - Wikipedia Heather Armstrong - Wikipedia Ballerina Farm (@ballerinafarm) | Ti...
Nov 22, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 74
Alex and Kathy cover a number of friendly and less friendly topics and try to avoid a Satanic Panic. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback I Hate My Friend | WIRED Playing to Win Friends & Influence People AI-Fueled Spiritual Delusions Are Destroying Human Relationships Antipsychotic medications: a timeline - Our World in Data General psychopathology links and psychotic symptoms in a network approach | Schizophrenia How a chatbot encouraged a man who w...
Oct 20, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 73
Friends? We recorded this episode months ago and Alex wanted to scrap it. But as usual, Kathy was correct when she said, “I hate it–please publish it.” Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Friend Reveal Trailer - YouTube Zuckerberg is doing exactly what we worried about. PARO Therapeutic Robot Roboism (@Roboism@relayfm.social) - Mastodon...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 72
Subtitle: Kathy said it. Alex and Kathy wade through the grey blobs of the past few weeks of Apple’s supposed Intelligence. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback AirPods Pro 2 adds 'clinical grade' hearing aid feature - 9to5Mac Passwords on the App Store Accessibility - The Lost Voice - Apple Why AI image editing isn’t ‘just like Photoshop’ - The Verge Support Relay's campaign for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital!...
Sep 21, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 71
Alex and Kathy catch up on Google's Gemini, Photoshop's AI features, and the latest period technology. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback What happened with Gemini image generation Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis - The Verge Always Infinity Commercial - YouTube Amazon and iRobot agree to terminate pending acquisition - Jan 29, 2024 Haptic: Reaching Out to the Human Side of Tech Conduit FM | Cotto...
Mar 18, 2024•56 min•Ep. 70
Immediately after Sammy A's firing but before his rehiring, Alex and Kathy got together to discuss what led up to the OpenAI bonanza and how it affects the future of ordinary humans who don't have podcasts about robots Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback A primer on p(doom) : r/singularity p(doom) | the singularity is nearer Top AI researcher dismisses AI 'extinction' fears, challenges 'hero scientist' narrative | VentureBeat Microsoft joins OpenAI’s ...
Dec 10, 2023•50 min•Ep. 69
Alex talks AI, gatekeeping, and Digital Miyazaki with friend of the show and developer advocate Jay Miller. Guest Starring: Jay Miller Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback K. Jay Miller Microsoft Copilot Steve Ballmer - Web Developers - YouTube Conduit #59: Everything is Broken! - Relay FM About GitHub Llama 2 - Meta AI This bunch of grapes just sold for $11,000 in Japan | CNN Face Recognition Software Led to His Arrest. It Was Dead Wrong | WIRED Pregn...
Oct 31, 2023•59 min•Ep. 68
Subtitle: Hi Jill! Alex gives Kathy a rundown of their cautious optimism for visionOS, and how we can have more agency in this new era of computing. Becoming more cyborgian can mean we also learn how to be more human. Kathy wants Alex to calm down because she's focused on preparing for Relay FM's annual Podcastathon to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. TOMORROW, Friday, September 22nd! Alex notes that these two events, one weird and abstract, another weird but also a concret...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 67
Kathy used ChatGPT, and Alex continues to use ChatGPT a lot more than they probably should. (Recorded May 2023, when it was still the bird site.) Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Large language model - Wikipedia If you're unfamiliar with LLMs, the Wikipedia page is a great resource explaining the fancy jargon everyone's throwing around. The Problem with Jon Stewart - YouTube No, 50% of AI researchers don't believe there is a 10% risk that AI will k...
Aug 16, 2023•50 min•Ep. 66
Kathy still hasn't used ChatGPT, but Alex remains optimistic about the bots. (Recorded March 2023 in a pre-visionOS world!) Links and Show Notes: Kathy still hasn't used ChatGPT, but Alex remains optimistic about the bots. (Recorded March 2023 in a pre-visionOS world!) Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback ChatGPT sets record for fastest-growing user base in history, report says Pope in White Puffer Jacket / Pope Francis Drip | Know Your Meme Kevin Roose’s Conversation With ...
Aug 08, 2023•45 min•Ep. 65
Alex calls shenanigans on Sydney and Kevin's relationship, and Kathy brings some news from our friends making AIs in Ethical Edmonton! Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback GPT-4 Developer Livestream - YouTube CBC: Ethically Aligned AI Why a Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deep...
Mar 31, 2023•43 min•Ep. 64
With the help of a calculator panda, the business unicorn breaks her silence. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Steve Jobs AI features in spooky 'interview' with Joe Rogan AI James Thomson (@jamesthomson@mastodon.social) - Mastodon PCalc by James Thompson ElevenLabs || Prime Voice A...
Mar 01, 2023•48 min•Ep. 63
Alex and Kathy talked in December about Twitter. Hindsight sure is an interesting thing. They also celebrate no San Francisco Murder Bots, mourn the loss of the Mars Rover, and look forward to what might come next for the social Internet. Links and Show Notes: Important Note: Kathy and friend of the show Jay Miller have launched SUPER CONDUCTOR , a members only show where you can get even more of Conduit . Alex really wants you to become a member. They'll be sad if you don't. Audio Editor : Jim ...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 62
Kathy and Alex share their squishy thoughts about the viral sensation of AI avatars, independent art, open-source software, and the late great turtles. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox NOW YOU CAN EMAIL US: ROBOISMCAST AT GMAIL DOT COM Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership UPDATE ON THE KILL BOTS! San Francisco supervisors bar police ...
Dec 20, 2022•54 min•Ep. 61
Alex and Kathy discuss broken fingers, folding, and a fictosexual man in love with a hologram. Links and Show Notes: Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent | Chess | The Guardian DeepMind uncovers structure of 200m proteins in scientific leap forward | The Guardian PCalc by James Thompson James Thomson (@jamesthomson) / Twitter DeepMind uncovers structure of 200m proteins in scientific leap forward | DeepMind | The Guardian Foldi...
Aug 24, 2022•54 min•Ep. 60
Alex and Kathy might want robots to have rights and bodily autonomy, but it would be nice if humans had it as well. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Send Kathy pictures of cute pets here! Midwest Access Coalition | Midwest Access Coalition Google engineer Blake Lemoine thinks its LaMDA AI has come...
Jul 08, 2022•53 min•Ep. 59
Alex and Kathy are convinced robots aren't coming to take our jobs...but they SHOULD be. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Join the Relay FM Discord! The Problem with Blaming Robots for Taking Our Jobs | The New Yorker Automation and the Future of Work: Benanav, Aaron Apple Self Service Repair: Is ...
Jun 01, 2022•42 min•Ep. 58
Alex and Kathy discuss the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the necessary access to the technology for safe abortions. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Roe v. Wade - Wikipedia The Leaked Draft | What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law Learn to access at-home abortion pill options online | PL...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 57
Webster's dictionary defines "muskrat" as "an aquatic rodent of the U.S. and Canada with a long scaly laterally compressed tail, webbed hind feet, dark glossy brown fur and Twitter's supreme agent of chaos. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Roboism #1: A Beautiful Smoosh Bot - Relay FM A Good Musk ...
Apr 28, 2022•58 min•Ep. 56
Alex and Kathy go on Display. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Why the Black MacBook Cost More – 512 Pixels The Black MacBook: Apple's Coolest Notebook - YouTube Alex Cox is an indie podcaster and internet person who needs money. | Patreon Studio Display - Apple ATP 478: No Bum Cores — Accidental Tech ...
Apr 15, 2022•56 min•Ep. 55
Alex and Kathy discuss why the TikTok bots continue to be in the midst of a period panic. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano * The Suits: Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host: Kathy Campbell * Co-Host: Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership TikTok thinks periods are icky - Input 'What Does Seggs Mean?' The Rise of Sex Euphemisms on Social Media - Vice The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror V: A Chorus Line - YouTube FOSTA-S...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 54
Alex introduces intriguing new inputs as Kathy tears through a typing test. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing - Wikipedia Typing Test Monkeytype How to use Auto-Correction and predictive text on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support CharaChorder 420 WPM at 69%...
Mar 18, 2022•56 min•Ep. 53
Kathy and Alex are so here for Robot birds and British cyborgs, but they do NOT talk about Bruno. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Smart drone technology will help protect birds from industrial hazards | Folio We Don't Talk About Bruno (From "Encanto") - YouTube Peter Scott-Morgan - Wikipedia Scot...
Feb 03, 2022•59 min•Ep. 52
Kathy and Alex try to figure out the best ways for each of them to be a human in 2022. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Elizabeth Holmes’ verdict won’t change Silicon Valley - The Verge Your Theme - YouTube The Theme System Conduit - Relay FM Learning to Ride the Wave Drafts | Where Text Starts Timery for Toggl Use Focus on your iPhone, iPad, o...
Jan 06, 2022•58 min•Ep. 51
Kathy and Alex go meta on Meta's metaverse. Links and Show Notes: CREDITS * Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf * Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano * The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley * Co-Host : Kathy Campbell * Co-Host : Alex Cox Support Roboism with a Relay FM Membership Facebook's Meta "Meta" Introduction Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show - WSJ Snow Crash - Wikipedia Neuromancer - Wikipedia Post-scarcity economy - Wikipedia Mesh for Microsoft Teams ...
Nov 16, 2021•58 min•Ep. 50
