ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Welcome to MACHINE ACTOR. A documentary conversation about AI, our identity, and the future of being human. Recorded from Manchester and Mexico City, Az and Ces document what it feels like to witness the dawn of AI, while working inside one of the world's most consequential industries. No hype. No scripts. No rehearsals. Just two people trying to make sense of the biggest technological shift of our lifetime. Visit machineactor.com to explore every episode, article, and conversation.
Update frequency:
every 18 days
Average audio length:
82 minutes
English
United States
6 episodes
since July 14, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
What happens when AI decides to be insubordinate? Abby joins Az and Ces from Connecticut to explore dissident LLMs, machine rebelliousness, and the dangers of trusting systems we don’t fully understand. The conversation turns to a bizarre phenomenon: why do LLMs sometimes exhibit what looks like ou…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
This latest episode is a RESPONSE. Daniel van der Merwe joins Az and Cés live from Cape Town, joining the team in Manchester and Mexico City to revisit the questions from CHAPTER 1. FALLBACK. They explore AI, automation, work, social media, human connection, purpose, skill, attention, and what happ…
The final conversation of CHAPTER 1: FALLBACK. Az and Ces step back from the AI hype and ask what the future means for us. Looking to our fathers' past helps us understand the future ahead, from changing ideas of work and success, to automation, education, money, experience and empathy. What happen…
In this conversation, Az and Ces explore why the biggest obstacle to AI isn't the technology itself, but the people, culture and systems surrounding it. From product design and AI regulation, to leadership, empathy and organizational change - they examine why friction appears whenever the world cha…
What happens when the thing earning your trust isn't another person? Friendship begins with trust, which is the theme of the second installment of MACHINE ACTOR. Az and Cés explore whether AI is changing not just technology, but how we relate to it. From thanking ChatGPT and talking to Alexa, to AI…
Everybody knows AI is changing the world. The question is: why does it make us feel the way it does? We explore this in the first episode of MACHINE ACTOR. Az and Ces question the very emotion behind every AI conversation: FEAR. From job security and identity, to trust and the future of work, they …
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