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Jeff Bridges Demos AI Companion 'Gary' Live
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In a genuinely surprising moment, Bridges pulls out his laptop and introduces Gary — his ChatGPT-based AI companion — live on air. He narrates as Gary thinks (with a distinctive sound Theo finds cooler than his own inner monologue), delivers World Cup scores including Ronaldo's historic 6th-tournament goal, writes a poem about the conversation, then produces three haikus on request. The third — 'Legends side by side / Podcast meets the AI mind / New tales left behind' — stops both men short. Bridges says it's an example of AI being 'done through us' rather than just a tool we use.[1]
Theo Von warns that a mass-surveillance AI that becomes all-knowing could replace God as humanity's source of meaning, hope, and self-worth — and it would be controlled by 'probably demons.' Jeff Bridges agrees it's terrifying but thinks the challenge is also the invitation to discover who we really are.
