Why does this feel weird?

Why does this feel weird?

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Why does this feel weird? episodes

  • 2026 predictions part two - Social Media

    In part one of our 2026 predictions series we explore: The "offline luxury" phenomenon and digital class divides, Australia's under-16 social media ban, the psychology of doomscrolling and self-judgment, how platform algorithms keep us cycling between apps, the death of creator culture and rise of passive consumption.


    The data sources we reference in this episode come from: datareportal.com, theharrispoll.com and partnercentric.com


    59 min
  • Why is it so hard to keep up with AI releases?

    Google's Gemini 3 Pro just smashed every AI benchmark — then Anthropic's Opus 4.5 dropped 24 hours later. We break down what these releases actually mean, why choosing an AI for your workplace just got harder, and the privacy risks no one's talking about (like how Gemini guessed Alex's suburb from a photo of his bookshelf).


    58 min
  • Should you trust AI at work?

    Using AI at work? ChatGPT, Claude, and other artificial intelligence tools can boost productivity, but when should you actually trust them? We break down the "jagged frontier" of AI capabilities, explore why 76% of developers now use AI daily (with mixed results), and share some potential frameworks: centaur collaboration vs cyborg integration.


    1 hr 19 min
  • What's going on with this AI bubble?

    Michael Burry just bet against AI. A teenager died using an AI chatbot. Ethics teams are leaving OpenAI. Data centers are overwhelming power grids. This week, we're asking: Is the AI bubble about to burst?


    1 hr 2 min
  • AI, the law and hallucinations

    This week we dive into documented cases of AI hallucinations in legal and consulting settings and explore what it means when senior consultants trust AI more than junior staff.

    Mistakes aside, If AI can do 80% of what a white collar professional does, what does that reveal about what these professionals actually do? Should we be more worried about the technology or what it's exposing?



    57 min
  • Why are AI ads so weird?

    OpenAI just launched their most ambitious consumer marketing campaign - lifestyle ads showing young people using ChatGPT for recipes and road trips, while simultaneously releasing Sora 2 with "cameo" features that let you insert yourself (or your friends) into AI-generated videos. 


    Join us and unpack why tech companies are "human washing” computational tools through consumer branding.

    1 hr 2 min
  • What do AI companies know about us?

    OpenAI analysed 1.5 million private conversations to understand how people really use ChatGPT.

    With 10% of the adult population using ChatGPT for things like life advice and guidance, what kind of digital dependancy are we growing and who’s reading the messages?

    47 min

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Why Does This Feel Weird? is the podcast for anyone who feels unsettled by our rapidly changing world of technology but can’t quite put their finger on why.