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October 15, 2025 • 183 mins

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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