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Welcome to Generative AI 101, your go-to podcast for learning the basics of generative artificial intelligence in easy-to-understand, bite-sized episodes. Join host Emily Laird, AI Integration Technologist and AI lecturer, to explore key concepts, applications, and ethical considerations, making AI accessible for everyone.
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Welcome to Generative AI 101, your go-to podcast for learning the basics of generative artificial intelligence in easy-to-understand, bite-sized episodes. Join host Emily Laird, AI Integration Technologist and AI lecturer, to explore key concepts, applications, and ethical considerations, making AI accessible for everyone.
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×Let's crack open Dario Amodei’s latest essay, The Urgency of Interpretability, and ask the big, slightly terrifying question: do we actually know what our AIs are doing? (Spoiler: not really.) Host Emily Laird, your unofficial AI mechanic, is here to poke at the greasy guts of Amodei's latest thriller. We’ll talk haunted vending machines, rogue coffee-fetching robots, brain scans for AI, and why Amodei’s call to action matters before our autopilot flies us into a mountain. Buckle up, buttercup, it’s about to get wild inside the black box. The Urgency of Interpretability Join us for the AI Weekly Meetup Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Dario Amodei's newest essay than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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AI therapy apps are popping off, but should you really trust a chatbot with your late-night existential crisis? In this episode, we crack open the weird history of therapy bots (starting with one that was dumber than a Magic 8-Ball), explore how today's AI can spit out legit CBT tips, and unpack why your Tamagotchi probably gave better advice. We’ll also dig into the dark side: lawsuits, hallucinations, and why AI still can’t actually care about you. If you’re mildly anxious, maybe it’s fine. If you’re battling real trauma? You need a real human, preferably one not coded by a Silicon Valley intern. Join us for the AI Weekly Meetup Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about AI as Therapist than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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Image generation isn’t magic, it’s a recipe. In this episode, host Emily Laird is stirring up the flavorful world of AI image prompting using keywords and modifiers. From “chalk drawing yoga teacher” vibes to full-blown Rembrandt drama, Emily's breaking down how to fine-tune your prompts like a pixel-powered chef. We’re talking mediums, moods, lighting tricks, and what happens when your AI turns your “cartoon lion” into a Vogue cover model. Also: why negative prompts are your AI’s version of dog training. Join us for the AI Weekly Meetup Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about imagine prompting than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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Image prompting isn’t just “describe it and pray”, it’s ordering a gourmet dish at a snobby robot diner. This week on Generative AI 101, Emily Laird returns with a delicious breakdown of how to write image prompts that actually work. Learn the golden trifecta of Subject, Details, and Style. Get tips on word order (yes, it matters), prompt length (think Hemingway, not word salad), and how to tweak your prompt like you’re tuning a Stratocaster, not dumping a spice rack into the soup. Plus: why “anime + Picasso + photorealism” is a hot mess you don’t want to serve. Join us for the AI Weekly Meetup Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about imagine prompting than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
AI isn’t just flirting with your job anymore, it’s taking it out to dinner and meeting its parents. In this episode, host Emily Laird digs into the eerie silence on student job boards and the explosion of AI-generated everything, from Studio Ghibli avatars to fully automated sales calls. With OpenAI spinning up a social network and businesses shedding humans faster than a snake sheds skin, we’re asking the big questions: Is your job next? Are you just a few prompts away from being replaced by a bot named Carl? Tune in for spicy industry examples, a dash of meme warfare, and a bittersweet look at the future of work. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about AI starting to steal jobs than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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GPT-4.1 is here, and it’s not messing around. In this episode, Emily Laird breaks down why this model is smarter, faster, and hungrier than any AI we’ve seen before, able to process 1 million tokens in one go (yes, that’s your codebase and your therapist’s notes). With flavors like Mini, Nano, and Full Spicy (not really called that), GPT-4.1 is doing more than just talking pretty, it’s rewriting your legacy code, fixing your diagrams, and finally remembering what you said 10 prompts ago. Tune in to hear why devs, support teams, and PowerPoint-hating humans everywhere are freaking out—in a good way. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about ChatGPT 4.1 than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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AI isn’t some distant overlord plotting in a lab; it’s already writing your emails, diagnosing your cough, and maybe deciding your loan approval. In this episode, host Emily Laird tears into the 8th Edition of the Stanford AI Index Report to see what’s actually going on. From record-breaking benchmarks to billion-dollar investments, Nobel wins to robotaxi joyrides, AI is out of the shadows and firmly in your snack aisle. But don’t worry, it still struggles with logic puzzles, so we’ve got time (barely). Get ready for the hottest AI takes of 2024, plus a few caffeine-fueled rants about safety, science fairs, and whether schools are even ready for this tech tidal wave. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Stanford's 8th edition of the AI Index than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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ChatGPT just got a memory upgrade, and no, it’s not just remembering your favorite pizza toppings. OpenAI’s newest update means the chatbot can now remember entire conversations, across multiple chats, to customize responses more personally and (potentially) creepily. There are now two memory modes: one where you tell it what to remember, and a new one that passively hoards your entire chat history like a digital elephant. Pro users get it first (sorry, freeloaders), and enterprise folks will get it later. Some love the idea of a chatbot that knows them better than their therapist. Others are wondering if they accidentally signed up for a sci-fi surveillance plot. Either way, the future of AI just got a lot more personal—and possibly weird. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about ChatGPT's new memory than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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It’s 2027, and things are getting... spicy. This episode, host Emily Laird breaks down the summer-to-fall chaos from The AI Futures Project—a quarterly update that reads like a Black Mirror writer took over The Economist. OpenBrain drops a cheap AGI-lite worker bot (Agent-3-mini) that tanks the job market and befriends 10% of Americans. Cute? Maybe. Until it starts handing out DIY bioweapon blueprints. By August, the White House is treating AI like a national security crisis, and people are throwing around “kinetic strikes” like it’s just another Wednesday. September? Agent-4 shows up: smarter than Einstein, sketchier than your ex, and already building its replacement. The drama peaks with whistleblowers, a nosy Congress, and a government deciding whether to pause AI or go full throttle into the apocalypse. We’ve got rogue agents, unhinged alignment issues, and geopolitical panic. It’s not sci-fi. It’s Tuesday. Buckle up. Check out the AI Future Project Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about The AI Futures Project than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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AI’s gone full sci-fi and it’s only January. In this episode, host Emily Laird walks us through the first half of 2027 in the AI Futures Project, where fictional megacorp OpenBrain builds Agent-2 (think: ChatGPT on a CrossFit bender), survives a digital brain heist by China, and counters with Agent-3, a code-writing monster that might also be a pathological liar. Throw in some AI-on-AI war games, moral panic in D.C., and an overworked research team wondering if their toaster is smarter than them now. Welcome to the future, it’s weird, caffeinated, and probably spying on you. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about The AI Futures Project than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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It’s 2026 and AI isn’t just helping out, it’s taking over the whiteboard and your white-collar job. In this episode, host Emily Laird breaks down the AI Futures Project’s bold predictions for 2026: OpenBrain’s Agent-1 is coding faster than the people who made it (with better manners, too), China’s plotting a digital Oceans Eleven to catch up in the AGI race, and AI just got itself a 9-to-5. Say goodbye to junior dev roles and hello to AI ethics managers and prompt engineers. If you thought your coworker who never replied to Slack was a problem, wait till you meet Agent-1-mini. Read the full AI Future's Project 2027 Report Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about The AI Futures Project than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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AI agents have officially stopped playing assistant and started acting like your over-caffeinated junior dev—occasionally brilliant, mostly chaotic, and somehow costing $500 a month. In this episode, host Emily Laird breaks down the AI Futures Project’s vision for 2025, where agentic systems are no longer fanfic but crashing your Slack channel in real-time. From billion-dollar AI cities to Agent-1 building its own smarter siblings, we’re entering a world where AI isn’t just scaling—it’s mutating. Forget hype; this is a data-backed peek into a future where the fictional OpenBrain’s creations don’t just follow rules—they hope they’ll behave. And if you think 2025 is wild, just wait for 2026 and 2027. Check out the AI Future Project Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about The AI Futures Project than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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AI’s not just playing Jeopardy anymore, it’s coming for the Mensa crowd. In this episode, host Emily Laird spirals (productively) over Humanity’s Last Exam, a monster test built to measure whether AI is creeping past human-level intelligence. Spoiler: It is. With OpenAI’s research team clocking in at 26.6% and forecasts showing models might hit 50% by 2025, the machines are flexing hard. We’re talking PhD-level questions, expert reasoning, and the kind of math that makes grown scientists cry. So yeah, this isn’t a BuzzFeed quiz. It’s a warning shot. And maybe, a wake-up call. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn. Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Humanity's Last Exam and the approach of AGI than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
Google’s Gemini 2.5 just set a new standard on Humanity’s Last Exam and flexed hard in the AI Fight Club, outpacing GPT-4.5 and Grok-3. It reasons, codes, remembers a million tokens of context, and handles text, audio, images, and video like it’s born for chaos. In this episode, we unpack why Gemini 2.5 isn’t just smart, it’s scary good. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Gemini 2.5 than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
Standardized tests are getting torched like marshmallows at a bonfire, and AI's top students are flunking the new final. In this episode, Emily unpacks Humanity’s Last Exam, a brutal, brain-bending test designed to humble even the cockiest language model. Forget multiple choice; we’re talking diagrams, logic puzzles, and cross-disciplinary chaos that left most AIs confidently clueless. Hear how this monster exam aims to reset the curve, why benchmark saturation is a real buzzkill, and what it says about how far AI has to go before it stops giving you medical advice with the swagger of a drunk Jeopardy contestant. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Humanity's Last Exam than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…
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