When an artificial intelligence grad student becomes a finalist for a big robotics award, her empathic AI robot starts calling her a fraud, and she must figure out how to overcome its nasty, counterproductive feedback.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains depictions of anxiety and panic attacks.

CAST

Erica Hernandez
Yoni Lotan
Erin Harland
Amy Warren
Josh Perilo
Ed Herbstman
Bob Raymonda
Margaret Burrus
Katie Hartman
Nathan Min

SELMA/AI
KARTHIK
JENNY
JUDGE 1
JUDGE 2
LEON FRANKLIN
PLAYER 1
PLAYER 2
TEST SUBJECT
DEXTER

Written by Kristy Lopez-Bernal
Produced by Jonathan Mitchell
Our associate producer is Cara Ehlenfeldt

Kristy Lopez-Bernal (WRITER) is a comedy writer who has written for TBS’s The Detour, Audible's 64th Man, the Writers Guild Awards, Funny Or Die, and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She is the co-creator and co-host of the podcast Should We Have Kids? She graduated twice from MIT with degrees in engineering. You can find her at www.kristylopezbernal.com.