AI Unfiltered

About AI Unfiltered

AI Unfiltered is a light-hearted and occasionally thought-provoking podcast about anything and everything relating to our modern digital society. Technology, current affairs, language, people, and whatever else happens to be current or pops into our heads. Hosted by Ian Bowie and Michael Stormbom.

Publisher

AI Unfiltered

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Feb 2022

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

199 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Electric Cars, Twitter Politicians, and Cloud-Based Beds

   This week Ian and Michael discuss electric cars, the merits of short-term leasing, and whether car-sharing could offer a sensible alternative to owning a vehicle. From there, the conversation takes a detour through politicians whose main contribution seems to be posting on Twitter, the gradual migration from computers to phones and tablets, and the risks of relying on cloud services for everything. The highlight may be the discovery that internet-connected beds really can stop working when the cloud goes down. (This description was written with the help of AI)

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Robotic Caretakers, Flatpack Furniture, and the Finnish Famine

   This week Ian and Michael discuss the prospect of robotic carers, from cooking and cleaning to driving, shopping and keeping people company. From there the conversation wanders through robot soldiers, flatpack furniture, the automation of delivery jobs, and the possibility that people may eventually get so fed up with AI that they simply switch it off. They eventually arrive at the great Finnish famine of the 1860s, and wonder why such a devastating episode of Finnish history is so little commemorated. (This description was written with the help of AI)

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   AI Histrionics

   This week Ian and Michael discuss the recent wave of AI doomsday predictions, starting with the claims that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within just a few years. They question whether these scenarios are justified, or whether the genuine risks are being obscured by sensational headlines, dubious probabilities and the need to grab people's attention. Along the way, the conversation touches on AI in education, the dangers of outsourcing our thinking to machines, and sycophantic chatbots. Plus, our AI-generated contributor Emma Williams returns with a new instalment of Emma's Artificial Reflections!(This episode features AI-generated content and speech)

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YouTube views

365,817

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

2.5 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

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Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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