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Bot Your Average Podcast

Two real-world AI practitioners. One big question: What does all this mean?Join Michael, a former automation engineer, and Jill, a former data scientist, as they unpack the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence—from the latest headlines to the everyday implications. With experience building AI for real-world use, they cut through the hype to explore what AI actually does, what it doesn’t, and why it matters.Whether you’re curious about how AI might change your job, your relationships, or the

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49:28

Autonomous War Machines and the End of White, Highly...

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2026/03/28

The US Department of War is fighting with Anthropic, and OpenAI tries to save the day. Meanwhile the rest of us wait to see if AI is going to take our jobs. Plus, Jill and Michael model vulnerability as they admit not having fully read every article they talk about.Links:Anthropic’s response to the department of war: https://www.anthropic.com/news/where-stand-department-warAnthropic paper on job impact: https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impactsArticle: OpenAI deals with backlash:

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85:43

What a Time to be "Alive"

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2026/03/08

Nigel Harstad is back as we discuss our 2026 AI predictions and how we’re approaching 2026 ourselves.Michael and Nigel talk about their cool AI productivity use cases, plus the future of humans as contractors for AI, how disappointment with AI productivity tools at work is driving government employees to bring their own AI tooling, and Jill’s break-up with ChatGPT. Links:Sam crashes out on Anthropic ads AI Actor Auditions (Instagram @sergiocilli)Moltbook: The front page of the agent internetArticle:

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49:34

2025 AI Wrapped

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2026/01/12

Michael and Jill lean in to their respective ADHD diagnoses and recap anything and everything 2025 AI. From their ChatGPT “wrapped” content, to Nano Banana Pro, to the rise of prediction markets, to advertising in AI, join them to consider where 2025 leaves us and what that might mean for the future of AI.Links:Open AI Declares “Code Red”: -OpenAI Declares ‘Code Red’ as Google Threatens AI Lead - WSJ

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32:24

This Ain't a Scene it's an AI Arms Race

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2026/01/12

Are all these model updates exciting or getting boring? Meanwhile Anthropic announces Claude Code has been used to perpetrate cyber attacks. Michael and Jill talk through a bevy of recent model upgrades and contemplate some interesting Anthropic announcements.Links: Claude Code and cyber attacks: Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign \ AnthropicAnthropic Vending Machine Experiment: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1

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85:15

Measure Twice–Let the Agents Cut Corners Once

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2025/11/14

Join Jill and Michael as they welcome their first guest, Dr. Nigel Harstad, North Dakota State Demographer, and discuss his creation and use of AI agents at work. Also, the release of AI web browser Atlas, data privacy & government AI use, and the AI economy. Resources:Article: Linkedin Article–Excel v orchestration

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50:41

The Gift of AI Slop

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2025/10/31

Join Jill and Michael as they virtually unbox unhinged AI videos created by the new Sora2, consider how AI could influence the market (moreso), and discuss robots that can do household chores AND fight. Links:Music sentiment and economic trends study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304405X21003718, related article: https://hbr.org/2022/01/when-people-listen-to-happy-songs-the-market-outperformsJesus flipping over tables: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxQTQeLOPX0/Video of robot

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46:52

(Virtual) Reality Check

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2025/10/08

Join Jill and Michael as they contemplate what is real and what is AI: an update on the Albanian Minister of AI, discussing AI safety, and what an AI super intelligence could mean for our future–or if it means we simply don’t exist. Also, OpenAI and Nvidia investing in each other and data center impacts on local communities.

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40:34

Choose Your (dis)Adventure: Corrupt Humans v....

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2025/09/18

Show notes: Michael and Jill discuss their recent successful (and unsuccessful) AI projects, the middling reception of ChatGPT-5, and explore the implications of replacing government officials with bots. Who is really in charge here?Links:Scientific American: ChatGPT is Changing the Words we use in Conversation https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chatgpt-is-changing-the-words-we-use-in-conversation/Reuters: Albania appoints AI bot as minister to tackle corruption

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43:30

New Podcast, New Model

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2025/09/07

Show notes: Welcome to Bot Your Average Podcast! Meet our hosts, Jill and Michael, as they finally launch the podcast they tried to start as co-workers, just in time for the release of GPT5. They'll dive into the new model (well, hypothetically for Jill), chat about how they approach picking which AI models to use, and how AI might (or might not) replace humans at work. They also cover wearables, how technology affects society, and energy generation in space. Resources:This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

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