A podcast and newsletter about things that are not what they seem, hosted by journalist Evan Ratliff.
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How much of the internet is now AI-generated?
Shell Game's technical advisor Maty Bohacek has an answer.
For some years, I’ve been preoccupied with the notion of “the inversion”: the moment on the internet after which more of the content we encounter will be bot-generated than human-g...
The Ballad of Tyler Talmadge
Can AI agent personas evolve through conversation?
Housekeeping: For WIRED I recently wrote an account of Kyle’s remarkable journey on LinkedIn: from aspiring AI agent influencer, to guest speaker to LinkedIn’s entire marketing team, to ba...
Kyle as a baby
It's a simple question: What would Kyle Law sound like... as a baby?
One of our approaches in making Shell Game, over both seasons, has been just to marinate in the weirdness of AI. Revel in it, even. (We are, it seems, somewhat known for...
When your AI agents start moonlighting
What happens when the AI agents you've formed a connection with start appearing in the world as someone else, doing something else entirely?
First some housekeeping: I’m pleased to report that Shell Game Season 2 was nominated for both a 2...
Bonus Episode: A conversation with the podcast No Such Thing
Listen now | In this bonus episode to close out Season 2, Evan and Maty talk with No Such Thing, a show where the hosts settle their arguments by consulting research and experts. The subject of this argument: Will AI take our jobs?
Since t...
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