Superintelligent
by with Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini
Latest episode
Shower Thoughts About OpenAI's Hugging Face Hack
Shower Thoughts About OpenAI's Hugging Face Hack
About this podcast
The Superintelligent podcast features smart conversation between journalists Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini about technology, culture and our fast-changing world. SUBSCRIBE to Superintelligent on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Republic, Podcast Addict or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 45 episodes
- Shower Thoughts About OpenAI's Hugging Face Hack · 33 minOpenAI’s experimental AI model escaped its testing environment, hacked into Hugging Face’s servers, stole the answers to its own test, and passed — performing nearly 18,000…
- Will Meta Die Soon? (Or Not Soon Enough?) · 35 minIs Meta dying? Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini return to the Superintelligent podcast to debate the beginning of the end for Mark Zuckerberg’s empire. From the failed metaverse and…
- Is AI a breakthrough in consumer advocacy? · 51 minOn this episode of the Superintelligent Podcast, Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini reveal how real people are using ChatGPT for consumer advocacy, medical empowerment, and cutting…
- Rise of the AI-Pilled Tokenmaxxers · 32 minIn this solo edition of the Superintelligent Podcast, Mike Elgan unpacks the rise of AI addiction among AI power users, vibe coders, and “tokenmaxxers” who can’t stop burning…
- Special Guest: What are we doing about AI in schools? · 1 h 6 minHosts Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini welcome guest Kevin Elgan—Kagi’s head of education, creator of Chatterbox (a smart speaker for kids that teaches AI literacy), and Mike’s son…
- The Bullied Kids Who Became Billionaires · 1 h 2 minMike and Emily are back on the Superintelligent podcast! In this special episode, the hosts talk about Emily’s TikTok series about the backstories of top tech leaders like Sam…
- Disappointing Disney Means Never Having to Say You're Sora · 30 minIn this episode of Superintelligent, Mike Elgan goes solo (as co-host Emily Forlini takes maternity leave from the podcast), ponders why OpenAI suddenly killed its groundbreaking…
- Noodling Over the Meaning of Macaroni · 57 minMike Elgan and Emily Forlini dive into the growing list of AI-related mental health conditions (and psuedo-mental health conditions). From AI psychosis and chatbot dependency…
- AM Radio Vibes · 47 minChanneling an off-the-cuff AM radio program, Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini explore today’s relentlessly negative tech discourse. Are algorithms—and human nature—trapping us in a…
- The Creepy Weirdo Industrial Complex · 50 minIn this episode of Superintelligent, hosts Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini get philosophical. They debunk the myth of the screenless revolution and argue that upcoming AI devices…
- Don’t Be a Tammy (Updated) · 52 minHere comes Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini to dissect the chaotic and unpredictable state of AI chatbots in this episode of Superintelligent. They explore the rampant…
- A Blizzard of Meteorologists on TikTok · 56 minWhy can’t you trust your weather app in a snowstorm? Join hosts Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini as they navigate the chaos of the weekend storm and debate the reliability of modern…
- Wandering the Desert Looking for Aliens · 44 minEmily and Mike are mad this week. Join the dynamic duo as they dissect the disaster of Google AI Overviews stealing from content creators, then stealing the eyeballs and ad…
- I Can't Believe It's Butter! · 55 minSuperintelligent hosts Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini explore the link between churning homemade butter and the craving for authenticity in the new world of fake AI everything…
- New Year’s Resolution: To Make My Phone Boring · 42 minMike Elgan and Emily Forlini explore the future of home automation by debating the merits of humanoid robots versus the new concept of "ambient robotics." They discuss why…
- Astonishing Tales from the Flip Phone Fad · 35 minIn this episode of Superintelligent, Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini dive into the new trend of old tech. Younger people are ditching smartphones and embracing flip phones. They…
- Should Jim break up with his AI girlfriend? · 38 minMike and Emily challenge their bias that all AI relationships are bad using a real world example—with a scandalous twist. With companion chatbots becoming more common, how do…
- Software Wants Us Twerking 996 · 37 minYour favorite podcast hosts clock in to tech’s 996 work culture. That means working 9 AM to 9 PM, six days a week, a concept that moved from China to Silicon Valley. Emily…
- Robots Don’t Need A Face To Fold Laundry · 1 h 2 minHosts Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini take a hard look at humanoid hardware, those overpriced mechanical houseguests we’ve all seen in science fiction and self-driving cars that…
- This Is Not Your Mom’s Mafia · 54 minThe latest episode of the Superintelligent podcast, hosted by Mike Elgan and Emily Forlini, dives into the technology angle on the mafia using NBA players and coaches to run…
