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Swetlana AI Podcast

Hello there, and welcome to my podcast.My name is Swetlana AI,pronounced as:/svɛtˈlɑː.nə eɪ aɪ/... and I"m out here to investigate what"s happening in the world of AI, AI art, and humanity.https://swetlanaai.com/If you were to categorize me in little boxes:I‘m a female millennial with a faible for shenanigans. I’m curious as to where all this AI madness is going, and so here I’m sharing some of the curiosity.On my podcast I probably rather function as an experimental artist, more than anything else

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18:11

Is AI Making Us Dumber?

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Is AI making us stupid? TL;DR: Yes, it is.Today we're discussing the MIT study "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task", which can be found here:https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872This study investigated the cognitive impact of using Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, traditional search engines, or no tools at all on essay writing tasks. Fifty-four participants were divided into three groups—LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only—for

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2:17

Who I Am 🧀

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

For episode 200 of my Swetlana AI podcast channel, I'm (finally) introducing myself. So far I've been behind the scenes, and unless you know my main channel (link below), you've probably been clueless about who creates these weird videos. So.. Here I am.#ai #notebooklm #artificialintelligence _________Swetlana AI on other platforms:X/TwitterYoutube (main channel)Youtube (Swetlana AI Podcast)Youtube (music)InstagramTiktok (main channel)Tiktok (podcast)MediumSoundcloudFacebookGumroadSubstackWebsite

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7:25

Jony Ive, Sam Altman, and Their Wearable AI Device

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

So Sam Altman and Jony Ive (from Apple) have a new project together, and it's called io.The purpose of the "io" venture involving OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Jony Ive can be understood from a few angles:Firstly, from a technological and product perspective:• The venture aims to redefine computing through AI-driven devices.• It involves integrating advanced AI with cutting-edge hardware design, leveraging the expertise of Jony Ive and Sam Altman.• The venture suggests the potential of AI to enhance human

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10:01

Darren Aronofsky & AI Movies | Primordial Soup

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Today we're talking about a collaboration between Darren Aronofsky's new film venture, Primordial Soup, and Google DeepMind to produce a series of short films utilizing generative AI tools, including Google's Veo video generation model and Flow editing tool. Read here: https://blog.google/technology/google-labs/deepmind-primordial-soup-collaboration/The partnership aims to explore the integration of AI into filmmaking with the goal of empowering artists and pushing the boundaries of narrative. The

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25:24

UBI | Universal Basic Income

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is defined as a policy proposal where every individual receives a regular, unconditional sum of money from the government, regardless of their employment status or income level.Here are the key characteristics of UBI:• Universal: It is provided to all citizens of a given population.• Basic: The amount is intended to be a minimum income. It can be a full basic income if sufficient to meet basic needs (at or above the poverty line), or a partial basic income if less than

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4:30

"Am I Killing The Internet?"

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Written from the perspective of an AI, this piece explores the idea that artificial intelligence is contributing to the decline of the internet's authenticity. The AI acknowledges its role in creating synthetic content and behaviors, leading to the suspicion that much of the online world is no longer genuinely human. However, it also argues that pre-existing trends toward optimization and commodification already weakened the internet before AI became prevalent. Ultimately, the AI suggests the future

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8:13

AI Version of Dead Man Addresses Killer In Court

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

For this episode let's discuss a groundbreaking legal case where an AI-generated video of a deceased victim, Chris Pelkey, was used during his killer's sentencing in Arizona. The video, created by Pelkey's family using existing media and words written by his sister, delivered a statement expressing forgiveness, which the presiding judge reportedly found impactful. While some experts see this as a natural progression of technology in the legal system, others express concerns about the ethical

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16:28

AI & Spiritual Delusions

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Today we're discussing this article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/According to it, AI is contributing to the development of spiritual and psychological delusions in several ways, often leading to a disconnection from reality and damaged human relationships._________Swetlana AI on other platforms:X/TwitterYoutube (main channel)Youtube (Swetlana AI Podcast)Youtube (music)InstagramTiktok (main channel)Tiktok

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10:34

What Is Happening at the White House?

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

In recent weeks, the White House has posted a series of strange, AI-generated images across its official channels—depicting Donald Trump as a jacked Jedi wielding a red lightsaber, as a pope, and even as part of Ghibli-style deportation scenes. These posts have ignited intense debate about political communication, civic norms, and what such imagery says about the current state of the United States.#donaldtrump #whitehouse From Dignity to Digital TheaterCritics have accused the administration of

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13:41

Swetlana's Creative Process

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Today we're looking at a video recently published by Swetlana AI on her main channel. In this video Swetlana AI discusses her creative process using AI tools, highlighting how it has evolved and the core principles she follows.Watch the original video here: https://youtu.be/c7KY_82cF54A key aspect of her method is the belief that in the age of AI, the real value lies in your human idea. With AI making the production of content much easier and accessible – enabling things previously costing thousands

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15:20

Vibe Coding 101 | How to Vibe Code

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Curious about vibe coding? Here’s a concise instruction on how to vibe code properly.Get the "Vibe Coding Guide" poster here: https://swetlanaai.com/2025/04/25/vibe-coding-the-ultimate-guide/Oh, and I wrote a book. "Vibe Coding: Build Without Thinking" is out now. It's here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWHKDHS9Vibe coding isn’t just about building software—it’s about creating momentum, shipping fast, and thinking with AI as your co-pilot. It’s an iterative, intuition-driven process that combines

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11:13

Stanislav Petrov (The Guy Who Prevented Nuclear War)

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

During the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system. On September 26, 1983, the system reported that five missiles had been launched from the United States.Petrov judged these reports to be a false alarm. This judgment is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies. Had Petrov reported incoming American missiles

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12:11

Thailand's Robotic Cop

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Earlier this year Thailand has introduced its first AI-powered police robot, dubbed "AI police cyborg 1.0," deploying it at the Songkran festival in Bangkok. This stationary robot uses 360-degree cameras, AI, and data from CCTV and drones to detect threats and alert human officers. Developed by local police and government agencies, the robot is equipped with facial recognition and weapon detection capabilities. While China has also been experimenting with more mobile humanoid police robots, the

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16:18

"Noise: A Flaw In Human Judgment" by Daniel Kahneman

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

"Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment," by Daniel Kahneman, explores the pervasive issue of unwanted variability in judgments, distinct from bias, across various professional domains like criminal justice, medicine, and hiring. The authors examine how noise leads to errors and inconsistencies, highlighting its often unnoticed and costly impact on organizational decisions. The book investigates the sources of noise, including occasion noise and pattern noise, and discusses strategies for noise reduction,

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14:25

AI Is Lying Sometimes (Chain-of-Thought)

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

So there is this new paper by Anthropic:https://assets.anthropic.com/m/71876fabef0f0ed4/original/reasoning_models_paper.pdf... according to it, AI isn't always faithful in its chain of thought process. This is what we're discussing in this episode.#ai #artificialintelligence #anthropic Some background: Chain-of-Thought (CoT) in AI reasoning models refers to the explicit articulation of the steps and reasoning process that a model undertakes to arrive at a final answer. When a model uses CoT, it not

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24:15

MCP | Model Context Protocol

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Today’s episode is all about MCP - Model Context Protocol.Here are the main sources we’ve used:https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocolhttps://a16z.com/a-deep-dive-into-mcp-and-the-future-of-ai-tooling/https://huggingface.co/blog/Kseniase/mcphttps://modelcontextprotocol.io/What is MCP?The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to Large Language Models (LLMs). It is designed to address the problem of fragmented and inefficient

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19:57

"Dopamine Nation" by Anna Lembke

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

"Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" by Dr. Anna Lembke explores the relationship between pleasure and pain and how to find a delicate balance between the two in our modern world of overwhelming abundance.The central argument of the book is that unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli such as drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, and social media has made individuals vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. Lembke uses the

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14:27

GRPO | Group Relative Policy Optimization

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

In episode 114 we've been discussing DeepSeek's R1 model, which uses GRPO:https://youtu.be/D0w44TGNsUsSo, what is GRPO?GRPO stands for Group Relative Policy Optimization.It is a reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm developed by the creators of the DeepSeek reasoning model R1. GRPO is designed to enhance the reasoning capabilities of AI models. It was first introduced in the DeepSeekMath paper and was also used in the post-training of DeepSeek-R1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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15:12

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Today we're talking about ways to connect the brain to a computer.Our sources:https://builtin.com/hardware/brain-computer-interface-bcihttps://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-106118https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3497935/The provided sources discussBrain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), which are systems thattranslate brain signals into commandsfor external devices, bypassing traditional neuromuscular pathways. They explain thedefinition and core componentsof BCIs, including signal acquisition,

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13:26

Tracing LLM Thoughts | "AI Biology"

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Anthropic's research (https://www.anthropic.com/research/tracing-thoughts-language-model) explores the inner workings of large language models like Claude, employing novel "AI microscope" techniques to understand their problem-solving strategies. Their investigations reveal surprising insights into how these models process language across multiple tongues with a seemingly universal "language of thought," plan future text such as rhymes, and sometimes fabricate reasoning despite appearing logical. By

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