{"podcast":{"title":"Infinite Loops","slug":"infinite-loops-259760","podcast_index_feed_id":259760,"rss_url":"https://infiniteloops.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://infiniteloopspodcast.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/8/b/8/58b8b50dd4cbba7427a2322813b393ee/Infinite_Loops_New_Podcast_Logo.jpeg","author":"Jim O'Shaughnessy","episode_count":332,"summary":"Every Thursday, join Jim O'Shaughnessy and his favorite people as they arm you with the tools & fresh perspectives required to upgrade your HumanOS and thrive in our messy, probabilistic world. Visit our Substack at newsletter.osv.llc for full transcripts, highlights, weekly doses of timeless wisdom, and a bounty of other goodies designed to make you go, \"Hmm that's interesting!\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:18:08.351287+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760"},"episode":{"title":"Alex Petkas - What Ancient Greece Can Teach Us About AI and the Future (Ep. 310)","slug":"alex-petkas-what-ancient-greece-can-teach-us-about-ai-and-the-future-ep-310","published_at":"2026-04-16T09:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760/alex-petkas-what-ancient-greece-can-teach-us-about-ai-and-the-future-ep-310","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760","url":"https://infiniteloopspodcast.com/310","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/infiniteloops/OSV_ALEXP_Episode_AUDIO.mp3?dest-id=1666472","summary":"What can Aristotle, Plato, Prometheus, and the Greek city-states teach us about AI, innovation, and the future of human flourishing? Alex Petkas joins the show to explore how old myths still matter in a world shaped by technology. We talk about Prometheus as the foundational myth of tech, Plato's fear that writing would become a tool for forgetting, the real lesson of Icarus, why decentralization creates cultural power, and what it means to remain fully human in the age of AI. Important Links: Learn More about The Cost of Glory: www.costofglory.com Check out Alex's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@costofglory Alex's Twitter: https://x.com/costofglory The Cost of Glory Substack: https://costofglory.substack.com/","meta_description":"What can Aristotle, Plato, Prometheus, and the Greek city-states teach us about AI, innovation, and the future of human flourishing? Alex Petkas joins the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5804,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/infinite-loops-259760/episodes/alex-petkas-what-ancient-greece-can-teach-us-about-ai-and-the-future-ep-310/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760/alex-petkas-what-ancient-greece-can-teach-us-about-ai-and-the-future-ep-310.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}