{"podcast":{"title":"Download This Show","slug":"download-this-show-778192","podcast_index_feed_id":778192,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/12801214/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/2eec43455b42aa9735a294483693ea54.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":50,"summary":"Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:20:11.460553+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/download-this-show-778192"},"episode":{"title":"Are there more bots than people on the internet?","slug":"are-there-more-bots-than-people-on-the-internet","published_at":"2026-02-06T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/download-this-show-778192/are-there-more-bots-than-people-on-the-internet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/download-this-show-778192","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/more-bots-than-people-dead-internet-theory/106256520","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hd/Z/28.mp3","summary":"Having an AI agent act as your personal executive assistant may seem like a sweet deal, but security experts have a few concerns. Also on the program, Moltbook is a new social media platform specfically designed for AI agents to chat. So far, they’ve started a religion, made their own scripture and called for humanity’s downfall. What happens when we anthropomorphise binary code? And, the dead internet theory used to be a fringe conspiracy theory. But AI is getting us closer and closer to it being a reality. So, how much of the internet is still occupied by humans? GUESTS: Kai Riemer, professor of information technology at University of Sydney, and and director of Sydney Executive Plus. Tegan Jones, deputy editor at SmartCompany and co-host of Weird Tech .","meta_description":"Having an AI agent act as your personal executive assistant may seem like a sweet deal, but security experts have a few concerns. Also on the program, Mol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1740,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/download-this-show-778192/episodes/are-there-more-bots-than-people-on-the-internet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/download-this-show-778192/are-there-more-bots-than-people-on-the-internet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}