In this episode of CosMix, The Claypool Lennon Delirium (Les Claypool & Sean Ono Lennon) sit down with artist Ashley Zelinskie to explore the real danger of AI. The conversation is inspired by their new concept album “The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy,” a psychedelic rock opera rooted in the "Paperclip Maximizer" thought experiment that imagines an apocalyptic scenario in which an advanced AI—tasked only with making paperclips—relentlessly converts everything in existence into them, and eventually the entire universe. The new album [is out now!](https://www.theclaypoollennondelirium.com/) For more about Ashley's work, [visit her website.](https://www.ashleyzelinskie.com/) [Watch more CosMix episodes](https://videos.space.com/m/3Uf22pOd/coheed-and-cambrias-creator-hides-behind-sci-fi?list=PvuU5uCE)