Episode 4 out now!
S01:E04
Starlings in a murmuration have no leader. Every bird is just watching the six nearest to it, thinking “don’t crash.” That’s the entire algorithm — and it’s the same one you’re running in a crowded train station.
Rainer Haage invites Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and Meta AI to the panel to work out why birds, fish and commuters all move the same way, and how three simple rules end up producing a phantom traffic jam, a viral post, and a doomscroll you can’t stop. Along the way: Hamilton’s selfish herd, why the “leader” of a V-formation doesn’t exist, information cascades, and what happens when you remove the predator but keep the alarm ringing.
