AI Skeptics

Recent episodes

1. Artists are Canaries in the AI Coal Mine from AI Skeptics

   Aug 3, 202632 min

   Artist loses copyright case over AI version of her underwater dog photo Belfast photo gallery defends show featuring AI images AI in music is the wild west

2. Casino Journalism (with Jonathan Reiss) from AI Skeptics

   Jul 27, 202635 min

   Casino Journalism (with Jonathan Reiss) We Can Act to Prevent Casino Journalism The Media Needs to Dig Deeper Into the Value Claims ofPrediction Markets Media and Democracy Project

3. What do young people think about AI? (with Carly Adams) from AI Skeptics

   Jul 20, 202637 min

   What do young people think about AI? (with Carly Adams)

4. Hyping AI (with Tom Adams) from AI Skeptics

   Jul 13, 202633 min

   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/technology/openai-ipo-artificial-intelligence.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/opinion/ai-agents-steal-jobs-employment.html https://www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2026/06/no-artificial-intelligence-is-not-conscious/687378/?gift=xp2_eiR3IsZG0CjAiYMHBxetDxEeevnr5rcqE8s46qk https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/01/science/spudcells-synthetic-cell.html

5. Erdos's Conjecture Was Just the Beginning (With Daniel Litt) from AI Skeptics

   Jul 6, 202640 min

   https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-just-solved-an-80-year-old-erdos-problem-and-mathematicians-are-amazed/ https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/74c24085-19b0-4534-9c90-465b8e29ad73/unit-distance-remarks.pdf

6. Is AI Ruining "Pro Se"? (with Sam Tyner) from AI Skeptics

   Jun 29, 202636 min

   Is AI Ruining "Pro Se"? (with Sam Tyner)

7. "Good Enough" AI Governance for Criminal Defense Lawyers (with D'Adre Cunningham and Sarah Hudson)? from AI Skeptics

   Jun 22, 202636 min

   "Good Enough" AI Governance for Criminal Defense Lawyers (with D'Adre Cunningham and Sarah Hudson)?

8. GIGO (with D'Adre Cunningham and Sarah Hudson) from AI Skeptics

   Jun 15, 202635 min

   GIGO (with D'Adre Cunningham and Sarah Hudson)

9. Pre AI IPO (with Tom Adams) from AI Skeptics

   Jun 8, 202636 min

   Pre AI IPO (with Tom Adams) https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/nx-s1-5843132/openai-florida-lawsuit-safety-chatgpt

10. The Audit Revolution is Nigh (with Karrie Karahalios) from AI Skeptics

    Jun 1, 202634 min

    The Audit Revolution is Nigh (with Karrie Karahalios)

11. How Utah is Taking AI Seriously (with Zach Boyd) from AI Skeptics

    May 25, 202637 min

    How Utah is Taking AI Seriously (with Zach Boyd)

12. After the AI Crash (with Asad Ramzanali) from AI Skeptics

    May 18, 202635 min

    After the AI Crash (with Asad Ramzanali) https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-content/uploads/sites/412/2026/03/23144242/After-the-AI-Crash.pdf

13. We're The Egg (with Laura Mac) from AI Skeptics

    May 11, 202636 min

    We're The Egg (with Laura Mac) https://www.techpolicy.press/there-are-no-machines-of-loving-grace-without-people/

14. Aint nobody here 'cept us chickens from AI Skeptics

    May 4, 202635 min

    Aint nobody here 'cept us chickens https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/ai-chatbots-biological-weapons.html https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/russells-teapot https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/opinion/ai-crimes-law.html

15. The Rich People Episode (with Tom Adams) from AI Skeptics

    Apr 27, 202635 min

    The Rich People Episode (with Tom Adams) What I Learned About Billionaires The Palantir Manifesto Sullivan and Cromwell AI Hallucinations Insurance Fraud in Bear Suits

16. The psychedelic computer brain (with Andy Smart) from AI Skeptics

    Apr 20, 202634 min

    The psychedelic computer brain (with Andy Smart) Authors - s - Andrew Smart - OR Books https://share.google/6NFTHpl192L3ZJODD

17. The early Internet (with Betty O'Neil) from AI Skeptics

    Apr 13, 202635 min

    The early Internet (with Betty O'Neil)

18. Section 230 (with Nancy Costello) from AI Skeptics

    Apr 6, 202634 min

    Section 230 (with Nancy Costello)

19. Social media is the new tobacco (with Tom Adams) from AI Skeptics

    Mar 30, 202634 min

    New Mexico v. Mete et al: Initial Complaint againstdefendants https://nmag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-12-05-NM-v.-Meta-et-al.-COMPLAINT-REDACTED.pdf New Mexico Attorney Generalstatement on landmark verdict https://nmdoj.gov/press-release/new-mexico-department-of-justice-wins-landmark-verdict-against-meta/ KGMv. Meta, Google et al (California): Court denies defendants’motion for summary judgment https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/social-media-lawsuits-kgm-motion-denied.pdf discussion of the verdict atTheConversation https://theconversation.com/meta-and-google-just-lost-a-landmark-social-media-addiction-case-a-tech-law-expert-explains-the-fallout-278409

20. Should judges use AI? (with Shlomo Klapper) from AI Skeptics

    Mar 23, 202635 min

    https://www.learned-hand.ai/en/