Artificial Stupidity

52. One Year of Artificial Stupidity

It's the last episode of Artificial Stupidity (for now)! What have we learnt from making the show for the last year? How have our conversations around AI developed? What's been our favourite episode? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com] Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/artificialstupiditypod/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@artificialstupiditypod] Sources and links: 10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis) [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PwtWcgg71nSkb63ZV4hGX] Will AI Kill The Web? [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZW74ZW4pU6CXX0eJ3ROqN] Will AI Kill Content Creation? [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3tegW6v9VySK202xcCmlfc] The New Rules of AI Hiring - From Someone Building Them [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PB2geWdpuCJqxaAkYPXii]

51. What Should Hollywood Do With AI?

How should actors grapple with AI? What role do we want AI to play in film and TV? Can AI generated film be truly creative? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com] Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/artificialstupiditypod/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@artificialstupiditypod] Sources and links: Hollywood's AI Moment [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/podcasts/the-daily/the-sunday-daily-hollywoods-ai-moment.html] - The Daily Actors vs. Studios, and the Existential AI War, With SAG-AFTRA Lead Negotiator [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/actors-vs-studios-and-the-existential-ai-war-with/id1612131897?i=1000745359397] - The Town Anthropic C.E.O.: Massive A.I. Spending Could Haunt Some Companies [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEj7wAjwQIk]

50. Why Is Grok Taking People's Clothes Off?

Why is Grok generating nude imagery? What is the UK government doing about it? How can we stop AI from generating this kind of imagery? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com] Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/artificialstupiditypod/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@artificialstupiditypod] Sources and links: ‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral [https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/11/how-grok-nudification-tool-went-viral-x-elon-musk] Elon Musk’s A.I. Is Generating Sexualized Images of Real People, Fueling Outrage [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/technology/grok-deepfakes-ai-x.html]

49. Disney's Love Affair With OpenAI

Why has Disney invesnted $1bn in OpenAI? What does it suggest about the future of the creative industries and AI companies? Will we see future deals like this? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com] Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/artificialstupiditypod/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@artificialstupiditypod] Sources and links: OpenAI Disney agreement [https://openai.com/index/disney-sora-agreement/]

48. Is AI The Next Jamie Oliver?

Would you use AI for recipes? How do you feel about Frankenstein-ed recipes? What happens to food bloggers in the age of AI? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ artificialstupiditypod@gmail.com] Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/artificialstupiditypod/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@artificialstupiditypod] Sources and links: Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’ [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/15/google-ai-recipes-food-bloggers] Pork Roast with Crispy Crackling [https://www.recipetineats.com/pork-shoulder-roast-with-crispy-crackling/] - Recipe Tin Eats (Noo's favourite recipe)