Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 46: AGI Funny Business (Model), with Brian Merchant, December 2 2024
Episode 46
Once upon a time, artificial general intelligence was the only business plan OpenAI seemed to have. Tech journalist Brian Merchant joins Emily and Al…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 45: Billionaires, Influencers, and Ed Tech (feat. Adrienne Williams), November 18 2024
Episode 45
From Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, billionaires with no education expertise keep using their big names and big dollars to hype LLMs for classrooms. …
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 44: OpenAI's Ridiculous 'Reasoning', October 28 2024
Episode 44
The company behind ChatGPT is back with bombastic claim that their new o1 model is capable of so-called "complex reasoning." Ever-faithful, Alex and …
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 43: AI Companies Gamble with Everyone's Planet (feat. Paris Marx), October 21 2024
Episode 43
Technology journalist Paris Marx joins Alex and Emily for a conversation about the environmental harms of the giant data centers and other water- and…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 42: Stop Trying to Make 'AI Scientist' Happen, September 30 2024
Episode 42
Can “AI” do your science for you? Should it be your co-author? Or, as one company asks, boldly and breathlessly, “Can we automate the entire process …
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 41: Sweating into AI Fall, September 9 2024
Episode 41
Did your summer feel like an unending barrage of terrible ideas for how to use “AI”? You’re not alone. It's time for Emily and Alex to clear out the …
1 year, 6 months ago
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 40: Elders Need Care, Not 'AI' Surveillance (feat. Clara Berridge), August 19 2024
Episode 40
Dr. Clara Berridge joins Alex and Emily to talk about the many 'uses' for generative AI in elder care -- from "companionship," to "coaching" like med…
1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 39: Newsrooms Pivot to Bullshit (feat. Sam Cole), Aug 5 2024
Episode 39
The Washington Post is going all in on AI -- surely this won't be a repeat of any past, disastrous newsroom pivots! 404 Media journalist Samantha Col…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 38: Deflating Zoom's 'Digital Twin,' July 29 2024
Episode 38
Could this meeting have been an e-mail that you didn't even have to read? Emily and Alex are tearing into the lofty ambitions of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, …
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 37: Chatbots Aren't Nurses (feat. Michelle Mahon), July 22 2024
Episode 37
We regret to report that companies are still trying to make generative AI that can 'transform' healthcare -- but without investing in the wellbeing o…
1 year, 7 months ago