Russian Plague, Superintelligence, and Tucker Carlson
By Christian Britschgi · Oct 8, 2026, 4:15 PM CDT
This week on Freed Up , Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi tackle the possibility of another global pandemic—this time from Russia—as well as debates over whether or not superintelligence is sentient. They then turn to Tucker Carlson's growing historical illiteracy and wrap with the simple pleasures of autumn. 0:00—Russian plague 12:21—Debates over sentience in superintelligence 25:15—Glenn Green
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