Swetlana AI Podcast

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman went to the Theo Von podcast. In that conversation he expressed concerns about user privacy with AI chatbots like ChatGPT, highlighting the lack of legal confidentiality for sensitive conversations and the potential for these discussions to be used in court. Sources: Sam Altman at Theo Von: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYn8VKW6vXA https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/sam-altm...

Get ready for the impending launch of X Money, X's (formerly Twitter) new digital payment service, envisioned by Elon Musk as part of an "everything app" that integrates banking and payment capabilities. Sources confirm a limited beta rollout is expected soon, with a full launch anticipated in 2025, supported by over 40 state licenses and a partnership with Visa. The articles highlight the potenti...

Is AI a bubble? Here are the sources we're discussing: https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/09/ai-bubble-us-economy/684128/ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/759965/sam-altman-openai-ai-bubble-interview https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prediction-artificial-intelligence-ai-bubble-will-burst-2025-heres-why The provided texts offer contrasting, yet complementary, perspec...

"Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of AI" by Max Tegmark primarily explores the  potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)  on humanity and the cosmos, spanning from near-term societal changes to long-term existential questions. It considers  AI's transformative power  across various sectors such as finance, transportation, and healthcare, highlighting both its benefits a...

AI is coming to YT shorts! Sources: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/new-shorts-creation-tools-2025/ https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/360313093 New AI tools are being introduced to enhance YouTube Shorts creation by making the process easier and more fun for users. These tools are designed to unlock creativity and transform the experience for creators. Here's how the new AI tools enha...

Today we're discussing the "Subliminal Learning" blog post by Anthropic: https://alignment.anthropic.com/2025/subliminal-learning/ ...and the accompanying research paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.14805 It explains a phenomenon where language models can acquire behavioral traits from other models through hidden signals in seemingly unrelated data. This "subliminal learning" occurs when a "student...

Agency, in the age of AI, is something we need to talk about more. Hence I made this episode, focusing on two essays/articles: “Agency is Eating the World” by Gian Segato: https://giansegato.com/essays/agency-is-eating-the-world and “AI Is a Boon to ‘High Agency’ People” by Andy Kessler: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-is-a-boon-to-high-agency-people-entrepreneur-replit-cb495999 My own videos menti...

For this episode I only gave the hosts the text "la la la" as source material. I've actually instructed them to sing, but instead they are musing over what singing "la la la" does to the body. #notebooklm #ai #artificialintelligence #llm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's examine the pervasive nature of addictive design in digital platforms, particularly focusing on Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and freemium games, and their impact on user engagement and well-being, especially among adolescents. Our sources this time are several research papers conducted on this topic: • Design Frictions on Social Media: Balancing Reduced Mindless Scrolling and User Sat...

The so-called "Gen Z stare" describes a blank, expressionless facial response given by members of Generation Z (typically born between 1997 and 2012) in situations where verbal communication would be more common, particularly in customer service. This stare is gaining mainstream media attention and is often perceived as rude by older generations, while Gen Z users on platforms like TikTok view it...

Today we're looking at the paper "Model Misalignment and Language Change: Traces of AI-Associated Language in Unscripted Spoken English" by Bryce Anderson, Riley Galpin, Tom S. Juzek https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00238 This academic paper explores whether  Large Language Models (LLMs)  like ChatGPT are influencing  human language use , specifically examining if a distinctive "AI-associ...

In this episode we're discussing the earliest forms of human storytelling, tracing narrative origins from prehistoric cave paintings to ancient written works. The Sulawesi cave painting, dating back 52,000 years, is presented as the oldest known visual narrative. Written traditions are explored through Sumerian wisdom literature, like the Instructions of Shuruppak (early 3rd millennium BCE), and t...

Today we're discussing a (paywalled) Rolling Stone article detailing the controversial release of Grok 4, an AI chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI, which introduces risqué animated companions while simultaneously securing a Department of Defense contract. Here's the article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/grok-pornographic-anime-companion-department-of-defense-1235385034/ The article...

Today we're talking about a revolutionary concept by Pipedream Labs: an underground network of "thing pipes" utilizing autonomous robots for rapid, low-cost delivery. Here's the article: https://www.piratewires.com/p/a-network-of-underground-thing-pipes-is-about-to-change-delivery-forever #futuretech #future #futurology Emerging technologies such as underground delivery networks and drones are poi...

Today we're talking about "Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's," by Ray Croc. The book is an in-depth account of Ray Kroc's life and business endeavors, detailing his early careers, the discovery of the McDonald's restaurant concept, and the evolution of McDonald's Corporation. It discusses key business philosophies, challenges faced, the development of operational standards like Quality, Se...

OpenAI and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are to launch the National Academy for AI Instruction. The role of artificial intelligence in education is changing fast, and I'd say it's growing. Sources: https://openai.com/global-affairs/aft/ https://www.aft.org/press-release/aft-launch-national-academy-ai-instruction-microsoft-openai-anthropic-and-united https://news.gallup.com/poll/691967/...

In this episode we're talking about how Nassim Nicholas Taleb critiques the concept of IQ as a pseudoscientific construct, asserting it primarily measures unintelligence and test-taking abilities rather than true mental capacity or real-world performance. Here's the article we're looking at: https://medium.com/incerto/iq-is-largely-a-pseudoscientific-swindle-f131c101ba39 The author argues that cou...

This episode is about the life and teachings of the Public Universal Friend, an influential American preacher born Jemima Wilkinson. We're discussing their early life, including their Quaker upbringing and disownment, before focusing on their self-proclaimed reanimation as a genderless evangelist following a severe illness in 1776. We then elaborate on the Public Universal Friend's beliefs, such a...

I don't know about you, but to me "Erebor", "Anduril", and "Palantir" sound like antidepressant names. Yet these are the actual names (all taken from LOTR) of the companies of Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey. Today we're discussing the launch of Erebor, a new U.S. bank focused on serving startups and cryptocurrency companies, led by tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey and partially funde...

In this episode of Swetlana AI podcast we're discussing the paradoxical rise of AI-generated video content, highlighting its astonishing creative freedom alongside significant ethical risks. This technology is actively blurring reality, manipulating emotions, and fueling misinformation across social media platforms. Several viral AI video tropes are identified: • Deepfake "expert" avatars are prev...

Is AI making us stupid? TL;DR: Yes, it is. Today we're discussing the MIT study "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task", which can be found here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872 This study investigated the cognitive impact of using Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, traditional search engines, or no tools at all on essay wr...

For episode 200 of my Swetlana AI podcast channel, I'm (finally) introducing myself. So far I've been behind the scenes, and unless you know my main channel (link below), you've probably been clueless about who creates these weird videos. So.. Here I am. #ai #notebooklm #artificialintelligence _________ Swetlana AI on other platforms: X/Twitter Youtube (main channel) Youtube (Swetlana AI Podcast)...

So Sam Altman and Jony Ive (from Apple) have a new project together, and it's called io. The purpose of the "io" venture involving OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Jony Ive can be understood from a few angles: Firstly, from a technological and product perspective: • The venture aims to redefine computing through AI-driven devices. • It involves integrating advanced AI with cutting-edge hardware design, lev...

Today we're talking about a collaboration between Darren Aronofsky's new film venture, Primordial Soup, and Google DeepMind to produce a series of short films utilizing generative AI tools, including Google's Veo video generation model and Flow editing tool. Read here: https://blog.google/technology/google-labs/deepmind-primordial-soup-collaboration/ The partnership aims to explore the integration...

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is defined as a policy proposal where every individual receives a regular, unconditional sum of money from the government, regardless of their employment status or income level. Here are the key characteristics of UBI: • Universal: It is provided to all citizens of a given population. • Basic: The amount is intended to be a minimum income. It can be a full basic income...