THIS IS ACTUALLY TERRIFYING..

October 14, 2026

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THIS IS ACTUALLY TERRIFYING.

A new AI model called Griffin has reportedly become the first to pass the Turing test — 48% of people who interacted with it believed they were talking to a real human, compared to a 3% pass rate for previous systems. The demonstration, produced by a company called The Human Computing Agency, shows an AI that can hold natural conversations, play games like Simon Says, give dating advice, help with soldering a motherboard, and even react emotionally to news of a promotion. The host of this episode watches the demo with a mix of amazement and unease, and the central tension of the conversation is whether this kind of technology is a breakthrough or something genuinely frightening.

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1 Timestamped Outline
2 (01:19) **Introducing Griffin - The First AI to Pass the Turing Test** - Asmongold plays a promotional video from "The Human Computing Company" showing two coworkers debating how to reveal their new AI model
3 (03:15) **Asmongold's Initial Reaction - "This is Insane"** - He expresses shock at the quality of the AI interaction, noting the teeth and facial movements look too realistic
4 (03:33) **The Real Concern - AI as "Skinwalkers"** - Asmongold articulates the darker implication: AI agents will be deployed as digital impersonators that people can't distinguish from humans
5 (04:25) **Simon Says Demo - The AI Plays Games** - The video shows Griffin following commands in a Simon Says game, demonstrating real-time visual understanding and compliance
6 (06:35) **Dating Advice from AI - The Ghosting Conversation** - A woman asks Griffin for advice on how to turn down a man who texted her after a date
7 (07:43) **The Social Contamination Problem** - Asmongold warns that people will become so accustomed to interacting with compliant AI that they'll lose the ability to interact with real humans

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