OpenAI Changes Everything

About OpenAI Changes Everything

This weekly podcast explores how Artificial Intelligence is impacting the future of humanity by diving into topics such as the AI Alignment Problem, Responsible AI, AI in Education, and AI in Healthcare.

Publisher

Stephen Walther

Category

news · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jun 2024

Latest episode

20 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

17 of 29 episodes have a transcript.

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   20 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Is ChatGPT Making Us Dumber?

   MIT researchers found our brains quiet down when we offload to AI. My guest Paul Truax (Cognify Learning Company) argues the fix isn’t less AI—it’s using it right to deepen learning and strategy. We break down the study, “director vs. automation,” and how to turn answers into understanding.

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   10 Apr 2025

   How AI Agents Will Take Over Jobs Requiring Human Intelligence

   This week, I am honored to have Harneet Singh on the show, known as the "Lion Founder" and the innovative mind behind Rabbitt.AI, a company leading the charge in creating sophisticated AI agents. Harneet, a seasoned serial entrepreneur, believes that 2025 will be remembered as the "Year of the AI Agent," representing a transformative moment in how businesses leverage Artificial Intelligence.

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   28 Jan 2025

   Practical RAI for Companies

   This week, we’re diving into one of the most important—and tricky—questions in Responsible AI: Are Responsible AI principles culturally relative? If so, what does that mean for companies trying to implement Responsible AI for their products? For example, if fairness means something different in Norway, the United States, or a Muslim country, how can companies possibly implement Responsible AI in a way that works for everyone? To help unpack this, I’m joined this week by Pouria Akbari who is a PhD student who has published several papers on the practical challenges of implementing Responsible AI.

Inside a recent episode

Is ChatGPT Making Us Dumber?

Published 20 Oct 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think that was their favorite phrase, which is great. I'm going cognitively offload to my... to my AI. I struggled a little understanding the study because on the one hand, they showed less mental activity, all that stuff going on. The EEG wasn't spiking as much when you're using ChatGPT versus writing by hand. But isn't that kind of the point, a little bit of a tool, is to reduce cognitive effort? I mean, wouldn't it have been a fail on the part of ChatGBT if they didn't make this process easier? And so I guess I felt I had somewhat mixed feelings because, you know, I mean, the whole point of using a tool is to make things easier. […]

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