Generative AI 101

Host Emily Laird breaks down why the scariest part of AI is not the robot voice, it is the quiet moment someone pastes the wrong file into the wrong prompt box. This episode unpacks data governance, RAG, plugins, Shadow AI, and why AI safety in 2026 starts long before a model gives you a polished answer. Think less sci-fi apocalypse, more corporate horror movie where the real monster is sloppy access, weak controls, and a calendar invite labeled “compliance review.”

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Host Emily Laird cracks open Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a defense-first rollout built for a world where AI can spot cyber weak points faster than most humans can spell "zero-day." This episode breaks down why Claude Mythos Preview finding deep vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers is less shiny product demo, more Avengers-level threat briefing. Emily unpacks the high-stakes mix of cybersecurity, corporate power, and public safety, with just enough side-eye for anyone still saying, "we’ll patch it later."

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Host Emily Laird breaks down why Anthropic hit the brakes on Claude Mythos Preview, an AI model so good at finding software flaws it got routed into a restricted defensive program instead of a public launch. This episode cuts through the hype, the leak drama, and the sandbox escape headlines to explain what is actually scary, what is still contained, and why ordinary people should care. Think critical infrastructure, private access, and a digital locksmith with way too much talent. It is sharp, strange, and a little bit terrifying, like finding out the nerd in the hoodie can also pick every lock in town.

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Host Emily Laird digs into The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist and the real gut-punch was not just the film, it was the empty seats. This episode breaks down why AI literacy still feels like an elective while the tech is already rewriting work, trust, and power behind the scenes. With sharp takes on jargon, hype, and doom-posting, Emily makes the case that AI is not sci-fi anymore, it is civic infrastructure with a marketing budget. Funny, sobering, and a little haunted, this one asks the question nobody can dodge much longer: why are so many people still looking away?

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Host Emily Laird breaks down ASAP, the free AI Skills Access Passport series built to help real people make sense of generative AI before it starts running the group chat, the bank app, and your kid’s homework. This episode covers what AI actually does, where it shows up, how it can help, and why it can also lie with the confidence of a Marvel villain holding an Infinity Stone. It is a sharp, funny primer on prompts, privacy, hallucinations, and the very human skill of knowing when to trust the machine and when to back away slowly.

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