SIO477: Debunking Bad AI Research, and Bad Coverage of AI Research
Release Date: 04/04/2025
SIO478: This AI Is Not My Girlfriend, It's My... Social Agent...
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It's part 2 with Alejandro and Julia from ! We get the worst AI "research" of all, we talk big picture, and then Alejandro and Julia give us some tools for spotting bad AI research and coverage on our own! Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show?! Please ! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content! This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website .
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SIO477: Debunking Bad AI Research, and Bad Coverage of AI Research
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Alejandro and Julia of join us to debunk some terrible AI research, and the bad reporting compounding the problems on top of that. Also, what is AI? Can it ever think for itself? Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? ! Please ! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content! This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at .
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SIO476: Greg Palast Claims the Election Was Stolen. Let's Check His Work. PART 2
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This is a part 2! Make sure to catch the previous episode in the feed. If you're on the left and at all active on the internet, you have probably seen this shared. It's called "." Here's the first bit: "Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Vice-President Kamala Harris would have won the Presidency with 286 electoral votes."Dr. Jenessa Seymour has the perfect expertise to examine these claims critically. Do they hold up? We learn a ton about voting...
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SIO475: Greg Palast Claims the Election Was Stolen. Let's Check His Work.
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If you're on the left and at all active on the internet, you have probably seen this shared. It's called "." Here's the first bit: "Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Vice-President Kamala Harris would have won the Presidency with 286 electoral votes." Dr. Jenessa Seymour has the perfect expertise to examine these claims critically. Do they hold up? We learn a ton about voting rights along the way! Are you an expert in something and want to be on the...
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SIO474: They've Been Telling Us They'd Do This for a Long Time. Many Just Weren't Listening
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Katherine Stewart joins us again () to talk about her new book, ! Katherine's books have been vital to understanding the Right. This book tackles different factions - the billionaires, Christian Nationlists, and the New Right, among others - and their strange alliances that have successfully taken over our country. Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? ! Please ! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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SIO473: A Strange Man Is Inside Our Government
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And the unending moral cowardice of Republican politicians means he gets to do what he wants. It's a Thomas needs to say things one again, sorry.
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SIO472: Anti-woke Crybabies Call ASL Interpreters Unnecessary. Here's the Fascinating Science Behind Why They Are Vital
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The absolute man-babies who make up the anti-woke movement are always crying about some very minor thing that makes other people's lives better and is no actual burden to them, but is different than the past. This week, that thing happens to be... ASL interpreters at press conferences and such? It's hard to imagine how sensitive you'd have to be to have a problem with this, but their victimhood complex gives Dr. Jenessa Seymour a chance to teach us some really interesting science! It turns out, ASL interpreters are very necessary and closed captioning is not sufficient. There's so much here...
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It's 2025. Please Stop Playing Dumb. It Was A Nazi Salute.
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SIO471 - I just can't anymore with this. It's so fucking pathetic that mainstream media and a whole bunch of pundits, even on the left, have to do this thing where they play dumb and pretend people like Elon have any sort of credibility. There is no plausible deniability on this and to pretend otherwise isn't good journalism or skepticism. It's... bad... those. Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? ! Please please pretty please ! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Trump’s Health Nominees Are a Steaming Pile of Grift
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Buckle up because we have so many Health and Human Services nominees to get into on this episode, and surprisingly nearly all of them are actually doctors of medicine! Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? ! Please please pretty please ! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Dr. Rick on Trump’s Terrible HHS, Continued; and, Trump's Surgeon General Nominee
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We're back with Dr. Rick to continue our discussion of what we might be facing with the next Trump administration's HHS, but he refuses to leave the recording without giving us something to feel happy about! Then we kick off Lydia's cabinet nominee deep dive with Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, Trump's nominee for the Surgeon General. Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? ! Please please pretty please ! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
info_outlineAlejandro and Julia of theluddite.org join us to debunk some terrible AI research, and the bad reporting compounding the problems on top of that. Also, what is AI? Can it ever think for itself?
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