Intelligent Machines 841: Dust and Deli Meat
16 October 2025

Intelligent Machines 841: Dust and Deli Meat

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Can open-source AI models really be truly neutral, or are they just another conduit for hidden agendas? Hear how the founder of Nous Research is battling Silicon Valley giants to put ethical, user-controlled AI in everyone's hands.


    TOpinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
    AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families
    (20) Sam Altman on X: "We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right. Now that we have" / X
    The AI water issue is fake
    California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots | TechCrunch
    Walmart Announces It Will Sell Products Through ChatGPT's Instant Checkout
    Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead
    AI is changing how we quantify pain
    Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows
    Social media must warn users of 'profound' health risks under new California law
    Google will let friends help you recover an account
    AI content on the net
    AI writing hasn't overwhelmed the web yet
    Karpathy tweet
    Humanity AI Commits $500 Million to Build a People-Centered Future for AI
    Sal Khan is the new TED
    You won't believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
    Nano Banana is coming to Google Search, NotebookLM and Photos.
    Paper: Machines in the Crowd? Measuring the Footprint of Machine-Generated Text on Reddit
    THOUSANDS OF AI AUTHORS ON THE FUTURE OF AI
    A Twitch streamer gave birth live, with Twitch's CEO in the chat
    DirecTV will soon bring AI ads to your screensaver
    Japan wants OpenAI to stop ripping off manga and anime
    What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp?
    Inherently funny word
    Boah, Bahn!
    A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me?

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau


Guest: Jeffrey Quesnelle


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