This week we're diving into some of the craziest AI news and research shaking up the world right now. Dr. Alan gives his cautious countdown to AGI, people are literally falling asleep in self-driving cars, Minecraft might have just come alive, and firefighting robots could soon be saving your house.

We’ll also cover how ChatGPT's photo skills are raising serious privacy alarms, how analysts are using AI to psychoanalyze top athletes, and why 75,000 people just ran a wild experiment testing AI in democracy.

Plus: Google’s stealthy domination with Gemini 2.5, the weird reality paradox no mind can escape, and what happens when AIs start believing each other’s hallucinations. Spoiler: it’s not great.

Buckle up — this episode is packed with mind-bending insights, practical takeaways, and a few things that’ll definitely make you question the future.