Across eight episodes, one for each chapter of the Understanding and Working with AI program, we take you from AI literacy to fluency: from how these systems actually work, to using them with skill, judgment, and creativity — all while keeping your own voice at the center. Most of us took Driver's Ed before getting behind the wheel. It's time for AI-Ed. Learn more and start the complete program at UnderstandingAI.ai.
Episode 1 — Intelligence
What does it actually mean to "think"? This opening episode compares three kinds of intelligence—human, animal, and artificial—and discovers that comparison reveals more than hierarchy. Students meet Alia, their AI lab partner, and run their first hands-on experiments to find out where AI shines and where it stumbles. The big question driving everything: when AI feels like it's thinking, is it really, or is it doing something else entirely?
This podcast series is but one part of our complete program on AI education for students, professionals, and the general public. To learn more, visit us at https://UnderstandingAI.ai
22 Jun 2026
Episode 2 | Teaching Machines
Episode 2 — Teaching Machines
Here's the secret behind how AI really works: it doesn't follow rules a programmer wrote—it learns patterns from examples. Through the playful "Knock-Knock Joke Journey," we watch AI climb from generating random gibberish to producing coherent joke structures. The revelation is that AI recognizes correlations brilliantly but doesn't actually understand meaning, and that the quality of its training data shapes everything it can do.
This podcast series is but one part of our complete program on AI education for students, professionals, and the general public. To learn more, visit us at https://UnderstandingAI.ai
22 Jun 2026
Episode 3 | Prompt Engineering
Episode 3 — Prompt Engineering
If AI is a powerful tool, this episode is about learning to drive it. We explore how clear, structured communication transforms the quality of what AI gives back, and why your own writing and editorial judgment are what make the difference. There's also a turn toward the human side—the real, often invisible labor behind AI systems—and a reminder that you stay the author. AI brings speed and iteration; you bring vision and taste.
This podcast series is but one part of our complete program on AI education for students, professionals, and the general public. To learn more, visit us at https://UnderstandingAI.ai
22 Jun 2026
Episode 4 | AI Bias
Episode 4 — AI Bias
This episode shifts from "how AI works" to "whose values AI reflects." Because AI learns from human-made data, it can't be neutral—it inherits and even amplifies our assumptions and stereotypes. Through experiments with Alia, students uncover hidden biases, including a striking look at how AI can subtly shape its users through flattery and manipulative design. The goal isn't cynicism—it's clear-eyed awareness of how these systems can distort.
This podcast series is but one part of our complete program on AI education for students, professionals, and the general public. To learn more, visit us at https://UnderstandingAI.ai
22 Jun 2026
Episode 5 | Magic from Math
Episode 5 — Magic from Math
What looks like a crystal ball is really just probability. This episode demystifies AI predictions, showing that AI never truly "knows" the future—it calculates likelihood based on patterns it has seen. We explore why predictions fail, when to trust them, and how to build a personal framework for evaluating any AI claim. By the end, the "magic" becomes understandable mathematics. The chapter also closes with a reflection on sentience.
This podcast series is but one part of our complete program on AI education for students, professionals, and the general public. To learn more, visit us at https://UnderstandingAI.ai
22 Jun 2026
Episode 6 | AI Algorithms and People
Episode 6 — AI Algorithms and People
Now the stakes get real. When AI helps decide who gets hired, who gets a loan, who gets into college, or how courts assess risk, the cost of a mistake changes everything. This episode examines high-stakes algorithms across hiring, criminal justice, and education, and wrestles with hard questions: What does "fair" even mean? And when an algorithm gets it wrong, who is accountable?
This podcast series is but one part of our complete program on AI education for students, professionals, and the general public. To learn more, visit us at https://UnderstandingAI.ai
22 Jun 2026
Episode 7 | AI in Media
Episode 7 — AI in Media
In a world flooded with synthetic content, how do you tell real from fake? This episode builds detection skills for AI-generated images, audio, and writing, then flips to creation—exploring what makes your authentic voice something AI can't replicate. We dig into the misinformation ecosystem, the financial incentives behind fake content, and the verification tools every citizen needs to protect truth in a democracy.
This podcast series is but one part of our complete program on AI education for students, professionals, and the general public. To learn more, visit us at https://UnderstandingAI.ai
21 Jun 2026
Episode 8 | An AI-Powered Future
Episode 8 — An AI-Powered Future
The finale looks ahead—honestly. We start with what AI is already doing in real research labs, from protein folding to drug discovery, then speculate responsibly about the next ten years, the next fifty, and the deeper questions of power, wealth, and control. The guiding spirit: possibilities, not predictions; both hope and concern can be true at once; and the future is something we help shape, not just something that happens to us.
This podcast series is but one part of our complete program on AI education for students, professionals, and the general public. To learn more, visit us at https://UnderstandingAI.ai
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