Examining

SHOW NOTES: Bloomberg Law: Anthropic Judge Blasts Copyright Pact as “Nowhere Close to Done” Reuters: Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Author Class Action Tom’s Guide: Claude AI Will Start Training on Your Data Soon — Here’s How to Opt-Out Before the Deadline Futurism: Sam Altman Says Dead Internet Theory Is Coming True Wolfram Media: What Is ChatGPT Doing and Why Does It Work? CONTAC...

In this episode, Kris and Erik discuss AI Agents. They cover what they are, how they operate, and the pros and cons of having these agents roaming the Internet. SOURCES The Verge:  AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime Microsoft: Copilot and AI Agents OpenAI: Introducing ChatGPT Agent CONTACT Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website: erikchristiansen.net Kris Hans, C...

SHOWNOTES "AI Coding Tools Could Bring Us the 'One-Employee Unicorn'": Fast Company "Chamath Palihapitiya tweet about not studying code": X (formerly Twitter) "Interview with Ray Kurzweil": Intelligent Machines Podcast "Microsoft Thinks AI Colleagues Are Coming Soon": Fast Company "Your Politeness Could Be Costly for OpenAI": TechCrunch "Adobe Introduces 'Created Without Generative AI' Label": Fas...

The State of Apple Daring Fireball : https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino HEY World : https://world.hey.com/dhh/age-is-a-problem-at-apple-f7ae6eca AI Discussion Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1d4h1h9/claude_versus_chatgpt/ Featured Media IMDb (Buy Now documentary) : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34350086/ ⌚ Pebble Watch Returns RePeb...

Quantum Computing Breakthrough from Microsoft Microsoft News: Microsoft’s Majorana-1 Chip Carves New Path for Quantum Computing Nature: Microsoft’s Quantum Computing Bet: Topological Qubits Finally Arrive Popular Mechanics: Majorana-1 Topological Qubit Could Revolutionize Quantum Computing ChatGPT 4.5 (For Pro Users) TechRadar: ChatGPT 4.5 is Here for Pro Users Now and Plus Users Next Week – and I...

SHOW NOTES The Verge : How DeepSeek Crashed the AI Party The Wall Street Journal : Six Takeaways From a Monumental Week for AI Nature : How China Created AI Model DeepSeek and Shocked the World Fortune : Researchers Had a '100% Attack Success Rate' vs. DeepSeek Microsoft WorkLab : Research Proves Your Brain Needs Breaks TWiT.tv : Marc or Marx? CONTACT Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host  ...

News Articles * Inc.: AI Isn’t Magic, and It Isn’t a Strategy Either * Ars Technica: It’s Remarkably Easy to Inject New Medical Misinformation into LLMs * Reuters: OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle to Invest $500 Billion in AI, Trump Says * MobileSyrup: OpenAI's Operator Can Browse the Web and Perform Actions for You * Daring Fireball: Siri Is Super Dumb and Getting Dumber Tips * Ars Technica: Home Mic...

In this episode, we explored the latest tech highlights of 2025, covering Nvidia's advancements, the rise of AI devices and applications, Microsoft's recall issues, and Apple's innovations with Silicon and the Vision Pro. We wrapped up with a lighthearted tangent on decluttering projects, diving into how we organize our lives amidst all this tech! Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host   Webs...

Erik and Kris explore subscription creep, hidden digital costs, AI tools, and DIY tech, offering tips to regain control over recurring expenses. Book:  When Things Don't Go Your Way By  Haemin Sunim ---- Digital Privacy and Security 404 Media: Leaked Docs Show What Phones Cellebrite Can and Can't Unlock Date: August 21, 2024 https://www.404media.co/leaked-docs-show-what-phones-cellebrite-can-and-c...

In this episode, Kris takes us through a comprehensive three-year journey with his M1 Mac Mini, sharing insights and experiences that highlight the device's impact and longevity. Our co-hosts also weigh in, exploring other Apple computers that merit consideration and diving deep into the current state of artificial intelligence. The discussion branches out to speculate on Apple's future moves in A...

In this episode, Erik and Kris tackle the unfolding drama at OpenAI and its implications. Kris discusses his recent AI panel discussion at MRU, while Erik offers an overview of his latest home organization project. Both hosts will share their holiday gift guide tips, perfect for the tech-savvy and the organized. SHOW NOTES AI Soap Opera OpenAI Announces Leadership Transition (OpenAI Blog): OpenAI...

This week Erik and Kris discuss Apple's Halloween-themed 'Scary Fast' event and its slew of new tech, the implications of Biden's AI executive order, and OpenAI's influence on startup innovation. Show Notes The Verge , "Apple's Spooky 'Scary Fast' Event Introduces M3 Chip Family," Provides an overview of Apple's October 30th, 2023 event with a Halloween theme and evening timing. Highlights include...

This week Erik and Kris discuss hardware and software events by Apple, Microsoft, and Google, and throw in some Meta news for fun. Both co-hosts have been working flat out the last two weeks, so this episode is a little later than normal. Thank you for your patience! Apple iPhone Event Article Title: Apple iPhone 15 event announcements (Source: The Verge) Summary: Apple's annual iPhone event showc...

Examining is a technology-focused podcast that dives deep. Our co-hosts, Erik Christiansen and Kris Hans examine the technology industry, branding, productivity, and education, and provide practical tech tips. As we make this transition to "Examining" we will be updating our various account links, so please bear with us. SHOW NOTES YouTube:  This video is titled “YouTube” and is available on the Y...

In this episode, Kris and Erik discuss up on AI detector tools, Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing, US Ed Department AI guidance, and more. SHOW NOTES OpenAI Quietly Shutters Its AI Detection Tool https://decrypt.co/149826/openai-quietly-shutters-its-ai-detection-tool?amp=1 AI text detection tools are really easy to fool https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/07/1075982/ai-text-detection-tools-are-re...

In this episode, Kris and Erik discuss AI data scraping, the academy's under-preparedness for AI, how Kris allows AI use in his class, Apple news (new MacBook Air and Vision Pro headset), prompt engineering, RSS readers, and how to greyscale your phone screen to reduce usage. SHOW NOTES The Verge: Apple’s headset and augmented reality rumors. This article discusses rumors about Apple’s headset and...

This episode originally launched August 5th, 2022. --- In this episode, Erik and Kris review essential Windows 10 tips, edtech privacy in schools, tech industry layoffs, 3D Google Maps, Chromebook updates, Intel mini desktops, and iOS Lockdown Mode. Kris reviews the book Atomic Habits by James Clear, and Erik reviews the book Effortless by Greg McKeown. SHOW NOTES: Links Windows Tips from How To G...

In this episode, we talk about ChatGPT and Bing AI (again), why the godfather of AI left Google, how a professor is offering an experimental course taught with AI tools, and what are the best AI chatbots available in 2023.   Show Notes Wired : “ChatGPT has entered the classroom” - A report on how ChatGPT, a powerful AI chatbot, is being used by teachers and students to enhance learning and communi...

Please support this podcast :) Please show us your support by becoming an EdTech Examined patron. https://www.patreon.com/EdTechExamined SHOW NOTES Chat bots/AI Wharton professor uses AI tools to complete a business project in 30 minutes with superhuman results Gen Z tech skills gap: Dell study Apple pumps the brakes on artificial intelligence ChatGPT bug exposed people’s conversation history Goog...

Please support this podcast :) Please show us your support by becoming an EdTech Examined patron. https://www.patreon.com/EdTechExamined SHOW NOTES AI Wars: Google's AI chatbot, Bard, made a mistake during an exoplanet demo, causing some embarrassment for the company. (source: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/8/23590864/google-ai-chatbot-bard-mistake-error-exoplanet-demo ) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadel...

Please support this podcast :) Please show us your support by becoming an EdTech Examined patron. https://www.patreon.com/EdTechExamined SHOW NOTES ChatGPT "Deconstructing ChatGPT: The Future of Continuing Education" from Inside Higher Ed ( https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/deconstructing-chatgpt-future-continuing-education ) discusses the potential uses of...

Erik and Kris discuss new hardware announcements from Microsoft and Apple. They provide their take on the new Surface devices and iPads. Our co-hosts also discuss the purchase of edX and the pros and cons of outsourcing online learning program development. PATREON Please show us your support by becoming an EdTech Examined patron. https://www.patreon.com/EdTechExamined SHOW NOTES Links * Microsoft...

In this episode, Kris and Erik discuss podcast discovery tools and strategies, the firing of an NYU chemistry prof, Lego's purchase of Brain Pop, edtech surveillance, edtech layoffs, and a new EdTech book from Athabasca University Press. We're sorry for some of the audio issues. The Internet was a little wonky during our recording :( PATREON Please show us your support by becoming an EdTech Examin...

In this episode, Erik and Kris celebrate the 50th episode of EdTech Examined. Our co-hosts reflect on the podcast so far, announce their new Patreon page, discuss best practices for file naming, review hardware from Apple and Microsoft, and talk about Windows 11 productivity updates. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/EdTechExamined SHOW NOTES Links *Medium: File naming conventions *MacWorld: Apple '...

Today we’re re-releasing an interview we did with TALON - the Teaching and Learning Online Network, at the University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape. Our interview was reworked and was recently published as a book chapter in “ Voices from the Digital Classroom: 25 Interviews about Teaching and Learning in the Face of a Global Pandemic .” The book is available in print...