Generative AI 101

In this episode, host Emily Laird breaks down Dean Ball’s argument that frontier AI safety is shifting from public frameworks to quiet release control. The real stakes are not just whether advanced mo...

1 Jul 13min

OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol is not just another smarter model, it is a preview of controlled intelligence as the new product category. In this episode, host Emily Laird breaks down the real stakes: governmen...

30 Jun 11min

In this episode of Generative AI 101, host Emily Laird breaks down recursive self-improvement, the feedback loop where AI begins helping build better AI. The reality check: this is not a chatbot fanta...

29 Jun 11min

AI scams have gone full Death Star, scaling panic with cloned voices, deepfakes, fake romances, and corporate video-call trickery. Host Emily Laird breaks down how fraud became a factory in 2026, from...

17 Jun 10min

SpaceX goes public, and suddenly rockets, Starlink, xAI, and AI data centers are all part of the same very expensive storyline. Host Emily Laird breaks down why this IPO is bigger than Wall Street hyp...

16 Jun 10min

Host Emily Laird breaks down Claude Fable 5, Anthropic’s powerful new AI model that launched with big agentic promises, then got pulled after a U.S. government export-control directive. This episode e...

15 Jun 11min

Host Emily Laird rips into Apple’s WWDC 2026 AI pitch, where Siri gets rebuilt, privacy gets a black turtleneck, and your iPhone tries to stop being dumb about the small stuff. From Apple Intelligence...

10 Jun 10min

Host Emily Laird delivers a sharp, funny Monday reset on where AI is heading and why it does not have to melt your brain. This episode breaks down five practical tips for working with AI in 2026, from...

8 Jun 9min