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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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5:01

AI & Water Usage

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/17

What's the situation with AI water usage? It turns out it's kinda complex.We're looking at this Wired article:https://www.wired.com/story/karen-hao-empire-of-ai-water-use-statistics/It examines the controversy and complexities surrounding the water consumption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centers. It discusses how exaggerated statistics about AI water use, such as a major error found in a journalist's book concerning a Google data center in Chile, have been challenged by critics,

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4:31

"There Is No 'You'" | Andrej Karpathy's Recent Tweet

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/17

Let's discuss a proposed paradigm shift in how we view and interact with large language models (LLMs), moving away from seeing them as conscious entities with opinions and toward understanding them as simulators. The tweet in question: https://x.com/karpathy/status/1997731268969304070This concept, initially highlighted in an Andrej Karpathy tweet, suggests that users should prompt LLMs to simulate diverse perspectives or groups of people rather than asking for the LLM's non-existent personal

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9:39

Jon Hamm Dancing Meme

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/17

Today's episode is about the viral dance clip featuring actor Jon Hamm in the 2025 series Your Friends & Neighbors, contrasting it sharply with his former restrained character, Don Draper from Mad Men. We analyse how the clip—showing Hamm's character, Coop, dancing with uninhibited freedom—has become an ubiquitous internet meme representing escapism and dissociation. Specifically, the meme is interpreted as an avatar for modern burnout and stress, allowing users to humorously express the feeling

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3:44

Pick Up a Pencil

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/17

For this episode let's challenge the restrictive view of creativity propagated by those who demand artists “pick up a pencil” when responding to the discussion of AI-generated works. We definitely characterise this minimal stance as “gatekeeping” and an ironic defence of a self-imposed aesthetic comfort zone, arguing that true art has always been about rebellion, experimentation, and a vast universe of practice far beyond simple drawing. To illustrate this expansion, we invoke the radical precedents

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4:56

Adversarial Poetry | Jailbreaking AI With Poems

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/05

Today we're looking at "adversarial poetry", a method to jailbreak AI.The paper: https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1The academic paper and news report detail the discovery of adversarial poetry, a "universal single-turn jailbreak" mechanism that exploits a fundamental flaw in Large Language Model (LLM) safety alignment. This technique involves reformulating harmful requests into poetic verse, which successfully circumvents refusal mechanisms across 25 frontier models, including offerings from

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14:12

Nano Banana Pro | Examples

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/05

Let's talk about Nano Banana Pro, which Google released recently, along with Antigravity and Gemini 3.First things first, my book "Learning to Cope With AI" is here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLVDMFC4Furthermore: https://antigravity.googleandhttps://blog.google/technology/ai/nano-banana-pro/Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), Google's advanced AI model for image generation and editing, is powered by the Gemini 3 Pro language model. This new tool significantly improves on previous versions by

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4:44

Butlerian Jihad | Dune Universe

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/05

In this episode of Swetlana AI podcast we're discussing the Butlerian Jihad, a significant historical event within the Dune universe. This conflict, also known as the Great Revolt, spanned from 201 B.G. to 108 B.G. and culminated in the destruction of all thinking machines and conscious robots across the known universe.https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Butlerian_JihadvfghtjzkuliWe're also touching upon the causes of the rebellion, stemming from a technocratic class controlling humanity via advanced

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13:06

Steven Cheung & Weaponized Comms

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/05

This episode is a detailed profile of Steven Cheung, the White House Communications Director appointed by Donald Trump in 2025. First we have a short biographical overview of Cheung's life, education (including his time at California State University, Sacramento, without earning a degree), and political career, highlighting his work on various Republican campaigns, his previous role in the Trump administration, and his background with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). This article is

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5:41

Dry Claude vs. Wet Claude

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/05

What in the world is "dry Claude" and "wet Claude"? In this episode we're explaining what's going on. Hint: it has to do with jailbreaking AI.The Reddit mentioned in the video:https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1n4ux5b/claude_code_kept_quitting_on_me_so_i_had_claude/The Reddit post introduces an aggressively detailed, multi-thousand-word system prompt, named CLAUDE.md, designed to force the Claude AI to act as a "Relentless AI coding agent" that strictly adheres to principles like SOLID and

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4:46

Andrej Karpathy: "AI Is Still Slop"

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/12/05

The evolution of AI agents over the next decade is expected to be transformative, moving past current limitations such as continual learning, although achieving true Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is estimated to take approximately a decade (circa 2035).Andrej Karpathy describes this period as the decade of agents, suggesting that while early agents (like Claude and Codex) are impressive, significant work remains to be done to make them function reliably as an employee or intern.I have this

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16:08

Stephen Miller aka the Man Behind US Policies

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/10/18

Today we're discussing Stephen Miller, the man behind various decisions in US politics.Our sources:https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/08/13/stephen-miller-is-an-immigration-hypocrite-i-know-because-im-his-uncle-219351/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/us/politics/stephen-miller-immigration-trump.htmlhttps://newrepublic.com/article/201453/inside-stephen-miller-secret-plan-normalize-trump-dictator-ruleThe provided sources offer an extensive overview of the life and political career of

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16:00

Antifa

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/10/13

Sooo... Antifa.For today’s episode, let us revisit anti-fascism, commonly known as Antifa, particularly in the context of the United States and Britain. 21st-century militant anti-fascism has a decentralised structure and commitment to direct action and "no platform" principles against the far right. Our

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5:39

OpenAI Is Eating the World

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/10/11

OpenAI just changed everything. With ChatGPT turning into an app platform and infrastructure layer, we’re watching the moment AI stops being a tool and starts becoming the environment. This video explores what “OpenAI eating the world” really means — from power consolidation and data control to the future of work, creativity, and human agency.Sources:https://openai.com/index/introducing-apps-in-chatgpt/https://openai.com/index/buy-it-in-chatgpt/We're examining OpenAI's ambitious strategy to

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5:28

OpenAI Introduces Parental Controls

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/30

OpenAI is introducing new parental controls for ChatGPT to support families and ensure safe, age-appropriate experiences for teenagers. Sources:https://openai.com/index/introducing-parental-controls/https://chatgpt.com/parent-resourcesThese controls, available to all users, allow parents to link their accounts with their teen’s account to customize settings and access enhanced safeguards, such as reducing exposure to graphic or violent content. Key features include the ability for parents to set

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5:57

Trump Administration Labels Anti-Capitalism As...

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/28

Today we're discussing the National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), a directive signed by President Trump targeting what the administration calls “radical left violence.” Sources:https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nspm-7-labels-common-beliefsThe article by Klippenstein explains that NSPM-7 is a national security directive—a sweeping policy decree for defence,

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5:48

Why Radiologists Aren't Being Replaced Yet

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/27

In 2016 AI Godfather Geoffrey Hinton predicted that AI will replace radiology jobs. Surprisingly though, radiologists are more sought after than ever. Today we’re looking at the “AI radiology” situation unfolding right now: what’s AI’s accuracy, can it make a diagnosis or an interpretation, and other questions. Our primary source is this essay titled "AI isn't replacing radiologists":https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-ai-isnt-replacing-radiologists The essay details how high demand, soaring

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4:45

OpenAI Measures AI Performance in Real World

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/26

Today we're looking at the newest OpenAI publication introducing GDPval, a new evaluation designed to measure the performance of AI models on economically valuable, real-world tasks. Source: https://openai.com/index/gdpval/The paper: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/d5eb7428-c4e9-4a33-bd86-86dd4bcf12ce/GDPval.pdfThis evaluation spans 44 knowledge work occupations across nine major industries contributing to U.S. GDP, moving beyond traditional academic benchmarks to focus on realistic work products like

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19:17

Free Speech

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/19

Free expression is a fundamental right, historically rooted in ancient Athens, yet its modern application has become a volatile arena, sharply polarized by recent high-profile events involving key political and media figures. The fatal attack on conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September 2025 ignited an intense and specific conflict over where the boundaries of permissible discourse lie, leading directly to media suspension and regulatory threats.The Catalyst: Kirk’s Death and Kimmel’s

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6:16

Which Jobs Is AI Good At?

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/17

Which jobs/tasks is AI most likely to replace because it's so good at them, or being used the most for them? Microsoft examined the situation and wrote a research paper:"Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations" by Kiran Tomlinson, Sonia Jaffe, Will Wang, Scott Counts, and Siddharth Suri / Microsoft ResearchPDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.07935This paper explores the applicability of generative AI to various occupations, using data from 200,000 anonymized

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27:24

Handmaid's Tale | Book Review

Swetlana AI Podcast ·

2025/09/15

Margaret Atwood'sThe Handmaid's Tale is a fragmented yet immersive journey into a dystopian society. The narrative follows Offred, a Handmaid, as she navigates the oppressive Republic of Gilead, where women are stripped of their rights and categorized by their reproductive functions. Interspersed throughout Offred's first-person account are sections titled "Historical Notes," which provide ascholarly, speculative analysis of her recorded testimonyfrom a future academic conference, attempting

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