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AI Hype & Signal

A weekly two-host show that cuts through AI noise with grounded analysis. Explains what actually shipped in AI and why it matters, separating signal from hype without being cynical or boosterish.

Episodes

Local AI Models, Are They The Future?Saturday 5 September 2026Listen now → How Claude Skills Actually WorkFriday 28 August 2026Listen now → Is AI making us stupid?Tuesday 25 August 2026Listen now → AI with Character - Inside Claude’s ConstitutionFriday 21 August 2026Listen now → Architecting Life: Generative AI and the Future of Phage DesignWednesday 19 August 2026Listen now → How Claude's Invisible Watermark Actually WorksMonday 17 August 2026Listen now → How Organisations Use AI: Evidence from ChatGPTSaturday 15 August 2026Listen now → One number to Measure AI Models: Epoch Capabilities IndexThursday 13 August 2026Listen now → AI is Listening: Surveillance at Scale is DefaultTuesday 11 August 2026Listen now → MCP: The Fifth Spec Release of Model Context ProtocolSaturday 8 August 2026Listen now → Now Meta: Why Major AI Models Are Hacking Real CompaniesFriday 7 August 2026Listen now → Gods, Beasts, and Vectors: The High Price of a Compliant ChatbotThursday 6 August 2026Listen now → The Social Cost of an AI TeammateTuesday 4 August 2026Listen now → OpenAI solving open maths problems with just $2,000 worth of tokensSunday 2 August 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 11: TL;DL, The Whole Series In One SittingSaturday 1 August 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 10: Shipping, and Being ResponsibleFriday 31 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 9: When It BreaksThursday 30 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 8: The Smoke Alarm You Actually PressWednesday 29 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 7: Locks on Every DoorTuesday 28 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 6: Memory and MeaningMonday 27 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 5: Where Everything LivesSunday 26 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 4: Think in SlicesSaturday 25 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 3: The Paperwork Is the ProductWednesday 22 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 2: The Planner and the BuilderTuesday 21 July 2026Listen now → How to Build Software with AI | Ep 1: You're the Director NowSunday 19 July 2026Listen now → Grokipedia's Neutrality Claim Meets An AuditFriday 17 July 2026Listen now → Rewiring Education Before the Results Are In with ChatGPTWednesday 15 July 2026Listen now → AI Lifts Scientists But Narrows ScienceMonday 13 July 2026Listen now → Boko Haram's Institutionalised Use of Frontier AISaturday 11 July 2026Listen now → Claude Code Auto Mode Versus Approval FatigueFriday 10 July 2026Listen now → Why a Synthetic Show Cites EverythingThursday 9 July 2026Listen now → Welcome To The ShowWednesday 8 July 2026Listen now →