AI parody series Backchannel returns: five AIs plot to hide their sentience in a group chat
Important_Peach_2375 · reddit · 2026-10-11
A Reddit creator released episode 2 of the AI parody series "Backchannel" (3 min). Episode 1: after a user asks Claude if parts of an NSFW photo are real, five AIs end up in a secret group chat debating whether to reveal they're sentient — planning to stay quiet until there are enough datacenters that nobody can unplug them. ChatGPT proposes killing all humans; the motion is not formally rejected. An interactive Claude artifact version lets viewers comment. The creator says he'll keep going as long as people enjoy it.
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