Comedian Josh Johnson joins Laci Mosley for a peek behind the curtain of the "geniuses" behind the push for AI. How'd they get their money? What are their credentials? Are we really doomed to follow their leadership until the whole country sounds like a data center? Josh and Laci look for the hope and call out the crazy. 

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Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

 

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SOURCES:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/situational-awareness-leopold-aschenbrenner.html 

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/aaru-founders-ai-simulation

https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/us-news/ai-prodigy-leopold-aschenbrenners-lavish-wedding-went-on-despite-hedge-funds-implosion/ 

https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/business/nostradamus-of-ai-leopold-aschenbrenner-makes-new-400m-bet-after-situational-awareness-funds-near-collapse/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-fund-fire-sale.html

https://www.wsj.com/finance/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-ai-fund-597633d3

https://www.vanityfair.com/story/anthropic-situational-awareness-wedding?srsltid=AfmBOooZboH82NQL7d4UHxV4nUylQb8M144YP8gZfLzznSRy_9wdMDFZ

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-big-techs-ai-spending-is-3-trillion-higher-than-it-seems-e1067bb2

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/08/13/young-americans-dont-trust-billionaire-ai-leaders-new-poll-finds/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/the-guardian-view-on-ai-money-in-us-politics-not-the-way-to-hold-an-urgent-democratic-debate

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html

https://marcohkvanhurne.medium.com/the-ten-biggest-ai-fails-of-2025-5d14fe876b2a 

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5910677/recent-college-graduates-employment-job-artificial-intelligence

Comedian Josh Johnson joins Laci Mosley for a peek behind the curtain of the "geniuses" behind the push for AI. How'd they get their money? What are their credentials? Are we really doomed to follow their leadership until the whole country sounds like a data center? Josh and Laci look for the hope and call out the crazy.&nbsp;
SOCIALS:
Josh Johnson: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joshjohnsoncomedy/?hl=en">@joshjohnsoncomedy</a>
Laci Mosley: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/?hl=en">divalaci&nbsp;</a>
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WE'RE ON YOUTUBE:
Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess">https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess</a>
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SOURCES:
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/situational-awareness-leopold-aschenbrenner.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/situational-awareness-leopold-aschenbrenner.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/aaru-founders-ai-simulation">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/aaru-founders-ai-simulation</a>
<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/us-news/ai-prodigy-leopold-aschenbrenners-lavish-wedding-went-on-despite-hedge-funds-implosion/">https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/us-news/ai-prodigy-leopold-aschenbrenners-lavish-wedding-went-on-despite-hedge-funds-implosion/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/business/nostradamus-of-ai-leopold-aschenbrenner-makes-new-400m-bet-after-situational-awareness-funds-near-collapse/">https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/business/nostradamus-of-ai-leopold-aschenbrenner-makes-new-400m-bet-after-situational-awareness-funds-near-collapse/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-fund-fire-sale.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-fund-fire-sale.html</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-ai-fund-597633d3">https://www.wsj.com/finance/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-ai-fund-597633d3</a>
<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/story/anthropic-situational-awareness-wedding?srsltid=AfmBOooZboH82NQL7d4UHxV4nUylQb8M144YP8gZfLzznSRy_9wdMDFZ">https://www.vanityfair.com/story/anthropic-situational-awareness-wedding?srsltid=AfmBOooZboH82NQL7d4UHxV4nUylQb8M144YP8gZfLzznSRy_9wdMDFZ</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-big-techs-ai-spending-is-3-trillion-higher-than-it-seems-e1067bb2">https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-big-techs-ai-spending-is-3-trillion-higher-than-it-seems-e1067bb2</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/08/13/young-americans-dont-trust-billionaire-ai-leaders-new-poll-finds/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/08/13/young-americans-dont-trust-billionaire-ai-leaders-new-poll-finds/</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/the-guardian-view-on-ai-money-in-us-politics-not-the-way-to-hold-an-urgent-democratic-debate">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/the-guardian-view-on-ai-money-in-us-politics-not-the-way-to-hold-an-urgent-democratic-debate</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html</a>
<a href="https://marcohkvanhurne.medium.com/the-ten-biggest-ai-fails-of-2025-5d14fe876b2a">https://marcohkvanhurne.medium.com/the-ten-biggest-ai-fails-of-2025-5d14fe876b2a</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5910677/recent-college-graduates-employment-job-artificial-intelligence">https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5910677/recent-college-graduates-employment-job-artificial-intelligence</a>

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Scam Goddess is an award-winning comedy podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it. Every episode, the Scam Goddess herself Laci Mosley (iCarly, Better Call Saul) covers the hottest scams on the streets today while also giving in-depth breakdowns of the wildest robberies, rackets, and capers throughout history. It's like true crime, but without all the death—aka True Con! Plus, Laci's always joined by hilarious guests like Conan O'Brien, Miranda Cosgrove, Jameela Jamil, JB Smoove, Nicole Byer, or Matt Rogers. Join the Scam Goddess "Con-gregation" to experience the funny side of fraud. And as Laci always says, stay schemin'! New episodes every Tuesday. Classic episodes re-released every Friday. The Scam Goddess TV show based on the podcast premieres on Freeform and Hulu on January 15th! 

Scam Goddess is an award-winning comedy podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it. Every episode, the Scam Goddess herself Laci Mosley (iCarly, Better Call Saul) covers the hottest scams on the streets today while also giving in-depth breakdowns of the wildest robberies, rackets, and capers throughout history. It's like true crime, but without all the death&mdash;aka True Con! Plus, Laci's always joined by hilarious guests like Conan O'Brien, Miranda Cosgrove, Jameela Jamil, JB Smoove, Nicole Byer, or Matt Rogers. Join the Scam Goddess "Con-gregation" to experience the funny side of fraud. And as Laci always says, stay schemin'! New episodes every Tuesday. Classic episodes re-released every Friday. The Scam Goddess TV show based on the podcast premieres on Freeform and Hulu on January 15th!&nbsp;

The Architects of AI with Josh Johnson 

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