Intelligent Machines (Audio)

IM 836: I See OJ and He Looks Scared - Modern Oracles or Modern BS?

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AI isn't just the ultimate nonsense generator—it's also a powerful tool students and teachers can't afford to ignore. In this episode, professors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West reveal how their new "BS Machines" curriculum helps the next generation stay sharp and skeptical in a world overflowing with synthetic "facts."

  • Interview with Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West
  • Warner Bros. Discovery Sues AI Giant Midjourney for Copyright Infringement In Major Legal Battle
  • AI Watchdog
  • At Least 15 Million YouTube Videos Have Been Snatched by AI Companies
  • Most Scraped Websites of 2025
  • AI surveillance should be banned while there is still time.
  • Alterego
  • I Hate My Friend
  • R-Zero: Self-Evolving Reasoning LLM from Zero Data
  • AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton says a girlfriend once broke up with him using a chatbot
  • Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. Are they related?
  • OpenAI's post on the paper
  • Gina Trappani starts a new blog
  • Schnitzel press
  • NFL Debut on YouTube Draws 17.3 Million
  • Set a two TikTok toilet limit to reduce haemorrhoid risk, doctors advise"

    • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

    Co-Host: Harper Reed

    Guests: Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West

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