The question that has been thrown around more than any other this month is by far: ‘Are we in an AI bubble?’ Even I reached a point where I thought; enough with the headlines. I need answers.

So I sat down with AI-leader Giorgio Torre. He is one of the top AI voices globally, advisor to European and Middle Eastern governments, and he is followed by 170.000 professionals on LinkedIN. 

We deep dived into the world of AI investments, geopolitics and macro-economics. We take a close look at the mechanism behind the financial market from also an historical perspective. We talk about what a bubble means: financially, technically and geopolitically. And how do minerals, chips and energy shape the next decade of AI?

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Hi! And welcome to The Prompted Mind Podcast. This is my little corner on the internet where I talk about all things Al. Today I would like to discuss the bomb Sam Altman dropped yesterday!

It’s official. ChatGPT is going to get a ‘pervert mode’. CEO Sam Altman announced this week that OpenAI is adding an erotica mode to ChatGPT. It sounded like satire. But it wasn’t. As of December 2025, OpenAI plans to allow ‘mature content’ for verified adult users.

So after our search history, shopping preferences, thoughts and socials, OpenAI is now coming for our most intimate parts. Altman’s line was one for the books: ‘We want to treat adults like adults’. And just like that, AI crosses another boundary: from writing résumés to whispering dirty desires back to its users. But while these updates are rolling out, legislation is falling terribly behind.

Thanks for listening by the way, and nice to meet you by the way. My name is Sandra Bats and I am a journalist, writer, tech-addict, Al-nerd and biohacker. You can also find my work on sandrabats.nl.

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Sandra

Hi! And welcome to The Prompted Mind Podcast. This is my little corner on the internet where I talk about all things Al. Today I would like discuss the ethics around AI-videos of ourselves.

OpenAI just dropped Sora 2, a text-to-video system with its own TikTok-style app. Every clip in the feed is AI-generated. With cameos you upload a short video to prove your face is yours and then the system deepfake you into literally anything: anime, sitcoms, music videos. Even intimate scenes, like Sam Altman sitting IN the toilet.

OpenAI is becoming super powerful in bringing us the biggest online convenience of our lifetime. It’s our digital butler, therapist, personal shopper, and entertainer, all rolled into one. And that’s exactly why the stakes are higher than ever. Because with Sora 2 we are now handing over our face and voice to Sam. Next to our thoughts, shopping behaviors, e-mails and agenda. Our data is the big price... and we should be little disturbed by it, right?

Thanks for listening, and nice to meet you by the way. My name is Sandra Bats and I am a journalist, writer, tech-addict, Al-nerd and biohacker. You can also find my work on sandrabats.substack.com

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Hi! And welcome to The Prompted Mind Podcast. This is my little corner on the internet where I talk about all things Al. Today I would like discuss the need for AI-companionship. 

The tech giants are chasing efficiency but something far more profound is happening in millions of quiet corners of the internet. And while people like Sam Altman, CEO at OpenAI, envision a world streamlined by hyper-efficient workflows … the masses want something far more unsettling. We are collectively longing for an online AI-bestie.

Thanks for listening, and nice to meet you by the way. My name is Sandra Bats and I am a journalist, writer, tech-addict, Al-nerd and biohacker. You can also find my work on sandrabats.substack.com.

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Hi! And welcome to The Prompted Mind Podcast. This is my little corner on the internet where I talk about all things AI. Today I would like discuss the way we interact with artificial intelligence.

We talk to machines the way we talk to people that we trust. We bring them our heartbreaks, panic attacks, late-night trauma-dumps. We let AI help us decide whether to stay in a relationship, quit a job, confront a friend. We confide secrets we’ve never told a living soul, expecting empathy in return… But AI isn’t listening. And that is exactly the problem.

It simply can’t. It doesn’t have memories in the way we do, or emotions to anchor them. It doesn’t care if it’s wrong. And yet, because AI speaks our language so flawlessly, we forget there’s no ‘mind’ on the other side.

Thanks for listening, and nice to meet you by the way. My name is ⁠⁠Sandra Bats⁠⁠ and I am a journalist, writer, tech-addict, AI-nerd and biohacker. You can also find my work on sandrabats.substack.com.

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Hi! And welcome to The Prompted Mind Podcast. This is my little corner on the internet where I talk about all things AI. Today I would like discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence.

AI is rapidly evolving and the growth leap is exponential: AI is starting to ‘look in the mirror’, reflecting on what it can do. There is no way back. And so, all eyes in Silicon Valley and far beyond, are fixed on one shimmering dot on the horizon: AGI. A new kind of intelligence.

Meta is pouring tens of billions into supercomputers and research labs, racing to outpace OpenAI and Claude. Abu Dhabi is building entire data cities in the desert, where the heat of computation burns day and night. 

Meanwhile, the best minds are being ‘bought’ by tech giants like rare gems - researchers, engineers, ethicists, theorists - pulled into secretive teams with one sacred mission: find the hidden keys. Unlock the door. And birth an intelligence that thinks… not like us, but alongside us. The future of artificial intelligence is AGI.

Thanks for listening, and nice to meet you by the way. My name is ⁠Sandra Bats⁠ and I am a journalist, writer, tech-addict, AI-nerd and biohacker. You can also find my work on sandrabats.substack.com.

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Sandra

Hi! And welcome to The Prompted Mind Podcast. This is my little corner on the internet where I talk about all things AI. Today I would like to discuss the long waited arrival of ChatGPT-5!

Tech insiders are buzzing. The question that keeps us awake at night is: will GPT-5 still come out this summer? July is supposedly to be the month for the lift‑off of one of the most advances AI-models in history. But Open AI forces us to hold our horses, even though Sam Altman stated last month that the update ‘probably is coming this summer’.

In the meantime we keep hitting refresh on X, ready for the upgrade to slide into our sidebar… The new Open AI-model promises to be a game-changer. And why is that so interesting? I will tell you all about it. 

Thanks for listening, and nice to meet you by the way. My name is ⁠Sandra Bats⁠ and I am a journalist, writer, tech-addict, AI-nerd and biohacker. You can also find my work on sandrabats.substack.com.

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Sandra

Hi! And welcome to The Prompted Mind Podcast. This is my little corner on the internet where I talk about all things AI. Today I would like discuss the use of GenAI's.

The perception of Large Language Models (LLMs) often limits them to roles as sophisticated chatbots or content generators. But if you put trash in your AI, you will get ‘meh’-outputs. So here is how you make GenAI work for you, instead of letting them generate polished e-mails and your Labubu look-a-like. And trust me, you won't need to understand code.

Thanks for listening, and nice to meet you by the way. My name is Sandra Bats and I am a journalist, writer, tech-addict, AI-nerd and biohacker. You can also find my work on sandrabats.substack.com.

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Sandra