# Season 5 Rewind (Part 3): AI Delusions to Droid Housemates, Digital IDs and Death-Defying Drones.

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Podcast: [Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-talk-with-mathew-dickerson-3747943)
Published: 2026-01-18T22:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.mathewdickerson.com/e/s6e3/
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Duration seconds: 5366

## Resource

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