What Happens When Search Goes Full AI

What Happens When Search Goes Full AI

Producer Audrey talks with Mols Sauter and Erin Kissane about what AI hallucinations actually are. – Become a Never Post member [https://neverpo.st/] for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Links * French spies break with Palantir [https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260616-french-spies-break-with-data-analysis-giant-palantir-wary-of-relying-on-us-tech] * Palantir should be stripped of NHS contract [https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/labour-mps-call-palantir-stripped-050100316.html?guccounter=1] * Chile turned to China for an undersea cable. The U.S. said no [https://restofworld.org/2026/chile-china-america-google-cable/] * The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/06/ai-music-generators-suno-google-udio/687485/] * Google's YouTube settles social media addiction case with teen [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly81g7x73po] * Research shows Australia’s teen social media ban has little impact [https://www.msn.com/en-my/technology/general/research-shows-australia-s-teen-social-media-ban-has-little-impact/ar-AA26svYA] * Study on effects of Australian Social Media Minimum Age Act [https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026-363695] * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood YouTube Channel Goes Live [https://www.openculture.com/2026/06/the-official-mister-rogers-neighborhood-youtube-channel-goes-live.html] * Little Dot Studios Buys Content Agency Wing [https://deadline.com/2020/03/all3media-little-dot-studios-buys-wing-1202873960/] * German ruling says Google is liable for its AI Overviews' false answers [https://the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers/] * German court holds Google liable for AI hallucination [https://www.transparencycoalition.ai/news/german-court-holds-google-liable-for-ai-hallucination-read-the-full-decision-here] * KPMG pulls AI usage report [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/kpmg-pulls-report-on-ai-usage-due-to-apparent-hallucinations/] * EY retracts study after discovering AI hallucinations [https://www.ft.com/content/a61cbcae-95e4-4449-86e1-ef40fb306f4e?syn-25a6b1a6=1] * Wikipedia bans AI-generated content in its online encyclopedia [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/wikipedia-bans-ai] * AI hallucination epidemic [https://www.globallegalpost.com/news/the-hallucination-epidemic-why-ai-risk-and-reputation-now-arrive-together-for-law-firms-1138703226] – You Seein What I’m Seein * Search is over - Techcrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/] – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our contributing producer is Kurt White. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

🍹💀 Memberdrive Streamweek and Member Feed Update

Long and short: * Memberdrive Streamweek is Aug 17 - 21 at twitch.tv/theneverpost [https://twitch.tv/theneverpost] * Sideshow specific feeds are being retired; members will have one feed! * Once monthly members' only content will include things like Team Chats, WIGOHs, &c, &c – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – * Never Post’s Mike Rugnetta on the creative process and the value of reliable power [https://www.theverge.com/report/949073/mike-rugnetta-youtube-never-post-podcast-questionnaire?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6InJYQ1dyTGNSQ0siLCJwIjoiL3JlcG9ydC85NDkwNzMvbWlrZS1ydWduZXR0YS15b3V0dWJlLW5ldmVyLXBvc3QtcG9kY2FzdC1xdWVzdGlvbm5haXJlIiwiZXhwIjoxNzgxNzkyNTgwLCJpYXQiOjE3ODEzNjA1ODB9.9VUDcCKeE3-x3wieZ6OzmPXzUwPH2tiLmQQsNSl6JtM] * The Earliest Game of the Year Awards [https://postgame.substack.com/p/the-earliest-game-of-the-year-awards] – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Burnt Toast Audio Says “🖕 Your Levels” [Archive Pull]

Originally published on March 27th, 2024, enjoy this episode where Georgia and guest producer Luis López wonder why there is so much audio online that seems to sound bad on purpose, and decide to give this practice a name: burnt toast audio.   – Become a Never Post member [https://neverpo.st] for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Burnt Toast Audio * https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_] * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4WXquxJWxG/ [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4WXquxJWxG/?igsh=ZGx6eWJiODRxcDg1] * https://www.tiktok.com/@cbc/video/7285762769880714501 [https://www.tiktok.com/@cbc/video/7285762769880714501?_r=1&_t=8ktpSHiLKYQ] * https://www.tiktok.com/@theporktornadoes/video/7179733641092746542 [https://www.tiktok.com/@theporktornadoes/video/7179733641092746542?_r=1&_t=8ktqqvEJL2d] * https://www.tiktok.com/@inf1n1temusic/video/7195244395220749574 [https://www.tiktok.com/@inf1n1temusic/video/7195244395220749574?_r=1&_t=8ktqPN6UmMx] * https://www.tiktok.com/@cchiphop/video/7232580386759380267 [https://www.tiktok.com/@cchiphop/video/7232580386759380267?_r=1&_t=8ktpfRDu1uR] * https://www.tiktok.com/@epic.cammy1933/video/7348992219698826539 [https://www.tiktok.com/@epic.cammy1933/video/7348992219698826539?_r=1&_t=8ktunEQdWZy] * https://www.tiktok.com/@notamine/video/7347043430738054406 [https://www.tiktok.com/@notamine/video/7347043430738054406?_r=1&_t=8ktqF4oIwpD] * https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7310222966363573537 [https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7310222966363573537?_r=1&_t=8kqgpZcBXPb] * https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7313244933232676129 [https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7313244933232676129?_r=1&_t=8kqgkXi96g3] * https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7173471436479139078 [https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7173471436479139078?_r=1&_t=8klktUzJ8Nr] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzUPZs5l1Y [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzUPZs5l1Y] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3IV11_ZgA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3IV11_ZgA] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-ZO2rGcSA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-ZO2rGcSA] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sS5IuR0Gs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sS5IuR0Gs] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2_r4q2imnQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2_r4q2imnQ] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjQXF5ucO0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjQXF5ucO0] – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Did The Feed Ruin Taste?

Georgia talks to New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka about the state of personal taste on our algorithmic feeds. When popularity reigns supreme and it feels like everything is an ad online, how do we trust our own personal taste?  – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Did The Feed Ruin Taste? * Wired - Geese’s popularity is a psyop [https://www.wired.com/story/geese-chaotic-good-marketing-industry-plant/] * Vulture - The entire feed is fake  [https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html?_gl=1*jgjq5d*_ga*MTAwMzE3NjgwOS4xNzc4ODU4ODAz*_ga_DNE38RK1HX*czE3Nzg4NTg4MDIkbzEkZzAkdDE3Nzg4NTg4MDIkajYwJGwwJGg1NzMzMTE2OTM.&isNewSocialUser=false&providerId=google.com] Find Kyle: * His column Infinite Scroll in The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/kyle-chayka] * Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture [https://bookshop.org/p/books/filterworld-how-algorithms-flattened-culture-kyle-chayka/85103bbd18489d77?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&utm_term=aud-1721779758455:dsa-19959388920&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12440232635&gbraid=0AAAAACfld42h3vW2CTSS2nS7ueRz5Qrqe&gclid=Cj0KCQjwof_QBhCgARIsADaMzOfiyO_XxzZjMDVZGJg8e4_AGUWMQ81Em6pPLiEHB2g5vjnC4FpFdEQaAlwdEALw_wcB] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bo2bmuqp2gw2me4h4rxmzx5b] – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Why Does Everything Run Doom?

Mike talks with two game designers, a nuclear physicist and sound artist about how the iconic videogame became what it is today: something that runs on every piece of technology (and increasingly: biology) known to man – Become a member at https://neverpo.st [https://neverpo.st] – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Everything Plays Doom * Xaser Acheron on Doomwiki [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Xaser] and Github [https://github.com/XaserAcheron] * Bijan Stephen’s Website [https://bijanstephen.blog/] and Bsky [https://bsky.app/profile/bijan.bsky.social] * John Matter’s Website [https://www.jojjjajjr.net/experiments/] and Bsky [https://bsky.app/profile/jojjjajjr.bsky.social] * Matthew Gantt on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gan.tttt/] and Diagnostics [https://orangemilkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/diagnostics], his record on OMR  * Doom Guy: Life in First Person [https://romero.com/shop/p/doomguy], by John Romero * Master of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Doom], by David Kushner * Next Generation Magazine, 30 Jun 1997 [https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration30Jun1997/page/n11/mode/2up] * Compute! Magazine Issue 163 [https://archive.org/details/1994-04-compute-magazine/page/82/mode/2up] * Computer Gaming World Issue 116Computer Gaming World Issue 116 [https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_116/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_116_djvu.txt] * Doom Editing Utilities [https://www.doomwiki.org/wiki/Doom_Editing_Utilities], Doomwiki * Other uses for DOOM engine [https://usenetarchives.com/view.php?id=alt.games.doom&mid=PDE5OTRKYW4xMi4yMDU5MDUuMTkzODdAc2hlcnJpdHQuY2E%2B], Usenetarchives * Zfootball [https://jnechaevsky.github.io/projects/zfootball/index.html], Doomhockey [https://dietinghippo.itch.io/doom-hockey], Hellshots [https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=61021], Gallery Experience [https://bobatealee.itch.io/doom-the-gallery-experience], MyHouse.wad [https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/134292-myhousewad/] – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. I got a tattoo of God. You can’t see it but it’s everywhere. If I seem out of it, do the math. I was put on earth. And then you were, making up your feet as you went along. New thinspo clanks the spank  bank. New emoticon makes a Holocene.  Excerpt of Money Bin by Michael Robbins Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia