{"podcast":{"title":"The 404 Media Podcast","slug":"the-404-media-podcast-6582713","podcast_index_feed_id":6582713,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TBIEA2761282490","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-404-media-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0093ee4c-0bda-11ef-93ba-e39e76a9922d/image/377741829a069cbcd768a394f5c235f7.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"404 Media","episode_count":198,"summary":"Welcome to the podcast from 404 Media where Joseph, Sam, Emanuel, and Jason catch you up on the stories we published this week. 404 Media is a journalist-owned digital media company exploring the way technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world. We bring you unparalleled access to hidden worlds both online and IRL through investigative reporting, smart blogging, and breaking news. At 404 Media you’ll read, and hear, stories you can’t find anywhere else written by journalists who are leading experts on their beats. Subscribe to 404 Media at 404media.co to gain access to an ad-free version of this podcast, as well as a bonus podcast episodes. Subscribers are the bedrock of building a sustainable business for our journalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T20:17:02.852713+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-404-media-podcast-6582713"},"episode":{"title":"If AI Is Sentient Then So Is ‘Age of Empires II","slug":"if-ai-is-sentient-then-so-is-age-of-empires-ii","published_at":"2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-404-media-podcast-6582713/if-ai-is-sentient-then-so-is-age-of-empires-ii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-404-media-podcast-6582713","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/2D5E6/mgln.ai/e/1246/tracking.swap.fm/track/AoSMVIl7piQbthzJoBqJ/traffic.megaphone.fm/TBIEA7021925584.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/2D5E6/mgln.ai/e/1246/tracking.swap.fm/track/AoSMVIl7piQbthzJoBqJ/traffic.megaphone.fm/TBIEA7021925584.mp3","summary":"Take control of your data footprint risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Go to incogni.com/404Media and use code 404MEDIA for 60% off an annual plan. That's code 404MEDIA at incogni.com/404Media. Our listeners can buy one pair of glasses and get 20% off any additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/404 — and using our link helps support the show. We start this week with Matthew’s story about a fascinating paper that argues if LLMs are sentient, then by those metrics so is the classic game Age of Empires II. After the break, Matthew tells us about a wild story out of Texas with a data center being built on land that was donated to be a park. In the subscribers-only section, we talk hacking and basketball. If AI Is Sentient Then So Is ‘Age of Empires II’ A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead Hackers Publish Knicks and Madison Square Garden Data Online Madison Square Garden Made Dossier on Activists Who Opposed Facial Recognition YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/LlWJTM18z3E Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Take control of your data footprint risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Go to incogni.com/404Media and use code 404MEDIA for 60% off an annual p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2498,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-404-media-podcast-6582713/episodes/if-ai-is-sentient-then-so-is-age-of-empires-ii/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-404-media-podcast-6582713/if-ai-is-sentient-then-so-is-age-of-empires-ii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}