Tag: English

October 15, 2024Podcast Episodes

#117: Weather Expressions, Learning Conversational English

Ian and Michael delve into everyone's favourite topic of conversation - the weather - and its assortment of expressions, as well as language eduction from a conversational standpoint.
September 3, 2024Podcast Episodes

#112: Teaching English and Cross-cultural Communication

Ian and Michael discuss the future of teaching languages and communication across different cultures, especially in the context of English as a lingua franca.
August 13, 2024Podcast Episodes

#109: AI on the Decline, Education and Universities

AI Unfiltered returns from summer break! In this episode, Ian and Michael discuss the latest signs of the AI bubble bursting, as well as the role of universities in our education system.
May 14, 2024Podcast Episodes

#102: Word Origins, Old Buildings, Clickbait, Business Books

Ian and Michael take on a variety of topics in this far reaching episode, tackling the origins of certain expressions, the value of old buildings, the prevalence of clickbait, and the deluge of business books that provide little value. Plus, appearances by our AI-generated contributors, Sarah and Emma! (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)
February 27, 2024Podcast Episodes

#92: Banter about Banter, Social Media, Climate Change, Subscription Models

Ian and Michael discuss a wide array of topics, ranging from the latest on social media to news reporting on climate change, our need to be distracted in a world of chaos, digital subscription models, and the English language itself!
October 24, 2023Podcast Episodes

#78: The Encrapification of the Interwebs, AI and Comedy

Ian and Michael venture into the tumultuous waters of the internet, exploring the potential chaos that could ensue as the digital realm becomes inundated with AI-generated content. And just when you thought it definitely could get more exciting, the hosts ponder the future of AI and comedy, revealing how machines are starting to tickle our funny bones. Join the laughter, the languages, and the limitless potential of AI in a thought-provoking and entertaining episode that promises to expand your digital horizons. (This description was generated with ChatGPT)
July 4, 2023Podcast Episodes

#66: The Fake AI Co-hosts Episode

Ian and Michael are gearing up for the summer break, and what better way to kill some air time then by turning over part of the episode to their completely fictional and artificially generated co-hosts, Emma and Sarah? Tune in to listen to AI Unfiltered's AI co-hosts (yes, Ian and Michael do say a couple of words as well)!

AI Unfiltered returns with new episodes in August!
May 16, 2023Podcast Episodes

#59: Languages in the Digital Era

Get ready to tune in to an illuminating conversation with Ian and Michael as they navigate the fascinating crossroads of technology and linguistics in our latest episode, "Languages in the Digital Era."

This episode is a deep dive into the essential but often overlooked topic of providing digital services in minority languages. They'll explore the unique challenges and potential solutions that come with this digital inclusivity. Furthermore, they'll delve into practical language learning in today's digital world, highlighting the impact of technological advancements on our capacity to learn and retain new languages. (This description was automatically generated with ChatGPT)
December 13, 2022Podcast Episodes

#39: Creativity in Games, Streaming Movie Rentals, Books and Movie Adaptations

Ian and Michael discuss the role of creativity in playing videogames (such as Minecraft and No Man's Sky), as well as books and their movie adaptations.
July 12, 2022Podcast Episodes

#23: The Translated Episode

In the last episode before the summer hiatus, Ian and Michael discuss translation and speech in the context of language learning, virtual voice-overs, and virtual movie actors. As an experiment, we've also included excerpts from episode 16 (No code and low code) that have been automatically translated to Spanish and French using speech-to-text (to create the transcript from the original English), machine translation, and text-to-speech!

AI Unfiltered will be back from its summer hiatus with new episodes on August 30!