the current collective.

We're building out bigger and better AI systems, and we're STILL talking about taste... but what is it, and how might it influence how AI products are being built out today? If this has ever crossed your mind, this episode might be a good one.

I'm testing episode length, so this is a shorter episode!

INSPO/SOURCES:

https://www.covers.com/entertainment/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-2026-odds

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/style/ai-tools-taste.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/opinion/silicon-valley-ai-taste-culture.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/06/technology/ai-slop-food-images-restaurant-menus.html

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-tech-bros-are-now-obsessed-with-taste

https://nogood.io/blog/tastewashing/

https://trendscoutnews.com/post/from-aesthetic-to-algorithmic-how-social-media-is-quietly-reprogramming-taste

https://nogood.io/blog/tastewashing/

We are so back!

INSPO/SOURCES

https://www.directenergy.com/en/learn/energy-basics/what-is-electricity-load

https://slipstreaminc.org/research/load-shifting-measures

https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/why-do-data-centers-need-water.htm

https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/sustainability/google-2024-environmental-report.pdf

https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-data-centers-can-better-manage-energy-use-0626

https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(26)01872-9

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/09/worlds-first-wind-powered-underwater-datacentre-starts-operating-in-china

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/China-Is-Taking-Its-AI-Boom-Under-the-Sea.html

https://www.irecruit.co/insights/data-center-construction-cost-per-mw-2026-benchmarks-owners

https://aimagazine.com/news/data-centres-to-orbit-earth-in-2026-by-powerbank-orbit-ai https://stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/sites/stpp/files/2025-07/stpp-data-centers-2025.pdf

AI Now for data center policy/tech policy: https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/?_gl=1*1go02ar*_ga*MTg4OTQwNDc3MS4xNzgyNjkyNjk4*_ga_FKQJRSE30T*czE3ODI2OTI2OTckbzEkZzEkdDE3ODI2OTI3MjgkajI5JGwwJGgw

Hiiiiii!! I was caught up with some travel and research for this episode, so this one took a while. I'm glad to be back!

For any questions/feedback, please reach out! My email is [email protected] :)

Main sources:

• How to Think about AI by Richard Susskind
• https://youtu.be/yf3hkq4WZKM
• https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impacts
• Anthropic AI courses: AI Fluency
• https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report
• https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/ai-will-reshape-more-jobs-than-it-replaces
• https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/12/key-findings-about-how-americans-view-artificial-intelligence/
• https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-artist-xania-monet-multimillion-dollar-record-deal/
• https://www.tiktok.com/@huskistaken/video/7627991314788912414

This episode follows episode 1, with an emphasis on current research from the past year in health/fitness tech! I go over some interesting research papers, their methodologies, and share a bit about where I think this tech can go in the future :)

sources/research papers:

https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/3712287

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10018339

external resources for some of the topics mentioned and not discussed (coming soon though) in this podcast:

https://youtu.be/hOvE8puBZK4

https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/autocorrelation

https://youtu.be/QzY57FaENXg

https://youtu.be/v6VJ2RO66Ag

https://signalprocessingsociety.org/our-story/signal-processing-101

It's the FIRST EPISODE!!!! I've thought about this podcast for almost a year, refining what I wanted to talk about and how I wanted to go about it. Beyond anything, I feel like we can talk about tech, science, and innovation in much more casual ways, getting around the lingo and other barriers that may deter people from it. That's what led me to make the podcast.

It genuinely feels so crazy to know that it is happening! Thanks for listening/tuning in :) if you have any questions/suggestions feel free to comment

links to sources:

https://www.news-medical.net/health/Photoplethysmography-(PPG).aspxhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/13/2923https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8122413/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/edited-volume/abs/pii/B9780128233740000086#:~:text=The

https://support.ouraring.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408961184147-General-FAQs#:~:text=The

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/20/6532

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8160717/

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2024/06/11/14-emerging-wearable-health-technologies-transforming-remote-care/

https://www.whoop.com/us/en/thelocker/a-look-behind-the-data-how-whoop-measures-heart-rate/?srsltid=AfmBOorse2vdQNAFoSfkpuK9FMzlOHt-uc__gi5RPJYreYAPWjMIaTU7

https://www.whoop.com/us/en/thelocker/whoop-proven-most-accurate-wearable-in-heart-rate-heart-rate-variability-measurements/?srsltid=AfmBOorbE60X7X2jm5gx_v_A6R25-9EIeNuocC4qqA44FIH1TFTA-w2a

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-025-02238-1

https://www.sportsmith.co/articles/whoop-vs-oura-ring-real-life-data-analysis-and-comparisons/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8160717/

https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/wearable-technology-market

https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Spectroscopy/Electronic_Spectroscopy/Electronic_Spectroscopy_Basics/The_Beer-Lambert_Law

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYx85gnsyvQ

https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/13/2923

https://ouraring.com/blog/accuracy-of-finger-worn-wearables/?srsltid=AfmBOorsjCdp6Z2Yy0cUU6BaGMOW3Za5kQpe14Up-SGSIoOAM4LsuYTT

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894725109601

https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/large-scale-training

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44325-025-00090-6

https://axial.acs.org/materials-science/wearable-technology-trends-innovations-and-future-directions

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590137025001542’