Tag: AI
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#143: AI and Blackmail, AI and Surveillance, AI-Generated Summer Reading
Ian and Michael discuss the recent reports of AI models potentially engaging in blackmail, AI-powered recording devices and the surveillance state, and for a bit of levity - our very own AI-generated summer reading list! (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)
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#141: AI and Authorship, Social Media Diatribes
Ian and Michael discuss AI-generated books and its impact on literature and reading, before going off a rant on the negative effects of social media on our attention spans.
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#140: AI and Religion, Longevity and Smartwatches
With the recent passing of Pope Francis and election of Leo XIV, Ian and Michael get into the topic of AI and religion, including the recent experiments with an entirely […]
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#139: A Cornucopia of Topics
Ian and Michael discuss fish expressions, dead internet theory, the movies of Gene Hackman, and a number of other topics. Is there a common thread in these topics? If we happen to find one, we'll let you know.
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#138: Tariffs, Consumption, Doomsday Clock
Ian and Michael discuss the ongoing tariff saga and more or less immediately go off on a number of tangents, including consumerism, AI chatbots, the price of antiques, cryptocurrencies, and the Doomsday Clock maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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#137: An Anti-Consumerist Screed
Ian and Michael discuss window shopping as a pastime, planned obsolescence in a variety of products, and the impact of our ever inceasing appetite for consumption. (This episode was recorded prior to the recent introduction of new US tariffs)
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#134: Algospeak
Ian and Michael discuss algospeak - that is, the use of code and euphemisms to get around automated moderation mechanisms on the interwebs - and internet slang more broadly. IYKYK.
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#129: DeepSeek and The AI Cost Conundrum
AI Unfiltered is back for season 4! In the first episode of the season, Ian and Michael discuss DeepSeek and its impact on the AI industry in the past few weeks.
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#120: Election and Political Expressions
Just in time for election day, Ian and Michael discuss terminology relating to politics and elections, and the differences between American and British English. And in keeping with the election theme, they spend an inordinate amount of time on misremembering the names of Swedish tennis players (it all ties together, possibly)! Plus, AI-generated contributors Emma and Sarah appear!
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#116: Aland Islands, Sci-fi Movie Plot Holes, Character Names
Ian and Michael have an eclectic mix of topics on offer in today's episode, including Michael's neck of the woods (the Aland Islands), plot holes in popular sci-fi movies, and the names of fictional characters in foreign languages!