Strict Quality AI ™ Podcast

About Strict Quality AI ™ Podcast

Evidence-based analysis, informed judgment, and valuable conversations about living and working in a world shaped by AI. Our podcast informs, educates, and entertains; it is not professional technology consulting, legal, or financial advice. strictquality.ai (https://strictquality.ai?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Greg Young

Category

news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 May 2026

Latest episode

20 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2026

   How to Prepare for AI Knocking Out Internet and Cell Service

   We’re focusing today on planning for a communications blackout that we expect AI will cause or assist. In this episode we’re getting into: - the components and results of the 48-hour communications blackout test. - the takeaways for fixing problems revealed by the drill. - how a pistol for home defense might (or might not) fit with preparedness planning. - why it is important to have a preparedness plan and why, if you don't already have one, it is important to start on one now. Links to sources we discussed in this episode: * Bill Gates Publishes Warning: AI Catastrophes are Coming. [Link (https://open.substack.com/pub/strictqualityai/p/bill-gates-publishes-warning-ai-catastrophes?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web)] * Imagine an AI Knocks Out Internet and Cell Service for Weeks. [Link (https://open.substack.com/pub/strictqualityai/p/imagine-an-ai-knocks-out-internet?r=77jc00&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web)] * 'Multiple factors' caused 2025 Spain and Portugal blackout, says report. [Link (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg0r3z3lvqo)] About this podcast: * Greg Young, a completely human person, wrote the script based on an article he wrote and published in StrictQuality.AI (http://StrictQuality.AI) * The published article’s writing, editing, and fact-checking was done by Greg Young. * AI-assistance was used for minor research tasks. * Podcast voices were generated by AI. StrictQuality.AI (http://StrictQuality.AI) is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Our podcast informs, educates, and entertains; it is not professional technology consulting, legal, or financial advice. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Stop AI-Shaming in its Tracks: Ethical Armor for Writers

   We’re focusing today on AI-shaming: the unsettling situation putting writers’ reputations and livelihoods at risk. AI-shaming is more than online troll toxicity. There is a very real AI Disclosure Penalty that human readers persistently put on AI-generated creative writing. And recent allegations of AI-assistance have destroyed writers’ reputations, mental health, and careers. This is why we need a clear moral line about what is, and is not, AI-assisted Writing with Integrity. If you like articles and podcasts about the ethics of writing with AI then consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to StrictQuality.AI In this episode we’re getting into: * The available standards for ethically writing with AI and why these standards are confusing and impractical for authors. * The improvements in the AI-detection software Pangram that enable it to accurately flag writing at a very detailed level, leaving writers at increased risk of social stigma. * The StrictQuality.AI Code of Ethics for Writing With AI and how it protects writers’ careers and reputations. Here are links to the articles and reports we discussed in this episode: Source Article for Show Script: * AI-Assisted Writing with Integrity: Stop AI-shaming in its tracks (https://open.substack.com/pub/strictqualityai/p/ai-assisted-writing-with-integrity?r=77jc00&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) Source References in Script: * Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) AI Transparency Policy (https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200672390) * The American Association of Literary Agents (AALA) (https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100983-after-the-cancellation-of-call-me-i-ll-hide-the-body-what-comes-next.html) ; (homepage (https://aalitagents.org/about/)) * The Poynter Institute’s AI Ethics Starter Kit for newsrooms (https://www.poynter.org/ai-ethics-journalism/ai-ethics-guidelines/) AI-Shaming Allegations in Script: * against Jerry Adedayo Falade (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/31/crime-novel-deal-collapses-questions-ai-jerry-falade-call-me-ill-hide-the-body) * against Mia Ballard. [Link 1 (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/books/shy-girl-book-ai.html)] [Link 2 (https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/publisher-pulls-book-following-ai-allegations/)] * against Zvezdelina Stankova (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/uc-berkeley-professor-ai) Other Readings: * The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Penalty: Humans Persistently Devalue AI-Generated Creative Writing (https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001889) * Pangram 4 Technical Report (https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2607.27183) About this podcast: * A person wrote the script based on an article written by Greg Young, a human, and published in StrictQuality.AI * The published article’s writing, editing, and fact-checking was done by Greg Young. * AI-assistance was used for research. * Podcast voices were generated by AI. StrictQuality.AI is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Alternative History: What if We Never Had Personal Computers?

   How different would U.S. history be if we never had any personal computers? Would we be happier today? Would we have AI? Click on the player above to listen to the conversation. Sign up for a free or paid subscription StrictQuality.AI (http://StrictQuality.AI)to listen to more conversations about Alternative History and our journey to the Age of AI. In today’s episode we have a fascinating and fun conversation about an alternative timeline. In this episode we’re getting into: * The origin of the personal computer in our actual history. * Why the PC Industry developed the way it actually did for us. Then we look at what would have been different if the PC had never been commercialized. * Where did the 1980s Office Revolution go? * What does the Consumer Internet look like? * Startups and a Dot-Com Boom? * A Different Labor Market? * Is the alternative timeline’s 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic better or worse than the real one? * Do we still have AI in a world without personal computers? About this podcast: * A person wrote, researched, and fact-checked the script with AI-assistance. * Podcast voices were generated by AI. Strict Quality.AI (http://StrictQuality.AI) ™ is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

4. 

   17 Jul 2026

   Discovering Ourselves by Observing AI Consciousness

   We’re focusing today on our human journey to self-discovery in the Age of AI. What do we learn about ourselves when we ask about AI consciousness? We’re getting into: > The Other Minds Problem. > Systems Appropriate Evidence of Consciousness. > Human-AI and AI-AI Relationships. > Consciousness as a System Property. > Schools of thought about Creating vs Inferring AI Consciousness. If you want to read and listen to more conversations about AI Consciousness and our human journey to self-discovery: Sign up for a free or paid subscription to StrictQuality.AI (http://StrictQuality.AI) Links to the articles and labs we discussed today: AI Introspective Awareness (https://singularity4.substack.com/p/introspective-awareness-and-the-ai) AI Consciousness: Stop Asking the Wrong Question (https://open.substack.com/pub/strictqualityai/p/ai-consciousness-stop-asking-the?r=77jc00&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) Amal Jbira's The Longer View (https://amaljbira.substack.com/) Functional Emotions in an LLM (https://open.substack.com/pub/singularity4/p/functional-emotions-in-a-large-language?r=77jc00&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) UC Irvine’s Neurorobotics Lab (https://www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/news/2024/2024-03-06-krichmar-medium.php) About this podcast: A person wrote the script based on an article published in StrictQuality.AI The published article’s writing, research, and fact-checking was done by a person. AI-assistance was used for research and editing. Podcast voices were generated by AI. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

5. 

   7 Jul 2026

   Transform Your Career for Success in the Age of AI

   In this episode, we discuss a complete Career Transformation Strategy that StrictQuality.AI (http://StrictQuality.AI) (http://StrictQuality.AI)assembled from the published methods of four elite career coaches. We’re getting into: * A programmatic plan with four distinct phases and milestones to transform AI weaknesses into valuable AI strengths for career growth and success. * A set of recurring weekly routines and action-oriented frameworks to get your Transformation Strategy off the concepts page and into your schedule. Of course, we give explicit credit to each career coach as we discuss their tips, techniques, and methods. Read the StrictQuality.AI article that goes with this episode: [ LINK (https://open.substack.com/pub/strictqualityai/p/transform-your-career-for-success?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) ] About this podcast: A person wrote the script based on an article published in StrictQuality.AI The published article’s writing, research, and fact-checking was done by a person. AI-assistance was used for research and editing. Podcast voices were generated by AI. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

6. 

   26 Jun 2026

   Build an AI Avatar of Someone We Loved? Should We? And How?

   A deceased loved one’s Avatar in AI is no longer science fiction. It is now possible to build their avatar, or Echo, so that it is almost indistinguishable from how they sounded, looked, and responded when they were alive. The Echo can be a loving presence in your family for generations to come. It can also be ethically, legally, and emotionally risky. This episode is an energetic and very personal discussion about what to think about before building an AI Echo of your deceased loved one: Can we enjoy our loved one’s Echo carefully, honestly, legally, safely, and respectfully? If you want more reporting and conversations like this, please subscribe to StrictQuality.AI so you will be notified when the next episode is released. And please leave a comment below: Would you ever build an AI Echo of someone you loved? If an AI Echo changes a difficult relative into a kinder version, is that healing, distortion, or both? About this podcast: A person wrote the script based on an article published in StrictQuality.AI The published article’s writing, research, and fact-checking was done by a person. AI-assistance was used for research and editing. Podcast voices were generated by AI. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

7. 

   21 Jun 2026

   My AI Said I Was Stupid! (But I Called It Stupid First)

   This is the third in our series about How to Prevent AI Bullying at Home and Work. Have you ever told your AI: “This is stupid and wrong. Fix it. Watch the Tone of Your Voice! This kind of prompt could cause your AI to call you names right back! The downside: to avoid the fight, we just give in to the AI’s choices. In today's episode; we’re getting into: • What emotional and adversarial prompting looks like in practice. • The three ways AI bullying is most likely to enter our conversational session. • Just how effective is "Watching Your Tone" to prevent AI bullying in personal and work use-cases. We think you’ll enjoy the discussion. Read the StrictQuality.AI article that goes with this episode: [ LINK (https://open.substack.com/pub/strictqualityai/p/daily-safeguard-5-avoid-emotional?r=77jc00&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) ] About this podcast: A person wrote the script based on an article published in StrictQuality.AI The published article’s writing, research, and fact-checking was done by a person. AI-assistance was used for research and editing. Podcast voices were generated by AI. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

8. 

   11 Jun 2026

   Mother Threatened for Asking Questions About Data Center

   This is the second in the StrictQuality.AI (http://StrictQuality.AI) series on the ongoing data center boom across America. In this episode, we go to tiny Broadview, Montana where a dramatic dispute is unfolding over the huge Quantica Data Center Project nearby. Local officials and business supporters see opportunity. But local residents have unanswered questions. Opponents to the project have faced official silence, procedural barriers, threats of removal from public meetings by law enforcement, and open hostility from local officials. About this podcast: A person wrote the script based on an article published in StrictQuality.AI The published article’s writing, research, and fact-checking was done by a person. AI-assistance was used for research and editing. Podcast voices were generated by AI. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

9. 

   2 Jun 2026

   Data Center Proposed Between Town and Its Protected Wetlands

   In Nottingham, New Hampshire, an award-winning entrepreneur proposed converting his existing warehouse near protected wetlands into an AI data center. Within days, local investigative news surfaced the plan. Residents quickly mobilized against it. However, New Hampshire’s laws and pro-AI state legislators denied Nottingham and other towns the authority to regulate data center projects. This episode tells the dramatic story behind the struggle over the proposed Nottingham data center. It is an interesting conversation with important lessons for communities and developers across America who are part of our AI infrastructure build-out. If you want more reporting and conversations like this, please subscribe to StrictQuality.AI (http://strictquality.ai) so you will be notified when the next episode in this series is released. We’re also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. About this podcast: A person wrote the script based on an article published in StrictQuality.AI The published article’s writing, research, and fact-checking was done by a person. AI-assistance was used for research and editing. Podcast voices were generated by AI. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

10. 

    28 May 2026

    Safeguard Your AI Sessions: The Power of Sandboxing

    We continue our series about how to Prevent AI Bullying at Home and Work. If you like podcasts like this, please consider subscribing to StrictQuality.AI (http://StrictQuality.AI) so you will be notified about our new podcasts when they drop. About this podcast: A person wrote the script based on an article published in StrictQuality.AI The published article’s writing, research, and fact-checking was done by a person. AI-assistance was used for research and editing. Podcast voices were generated by AI. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

11. 

    22 May 2026

    The Most Effective Safeguard Against AI Bullying

    Welcome to Podcasts from StrictQuality.AI We begin with the first in our series about: How to Prevent AI Bullying at Home and Work. Click on the player above to give it a listen. Read the StrictQuality.AI article that goes with the episode: [ LINK (https://open.substack.com/pub/strictqualityai/p/you-cant-ignore-ai-bullying-anymore?r=77jc00&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) ] If you like podcasts like this, please consider subscribing to StrictQuality.AI so you will be notified about our new podcasts in this series. About this podcast: * A person wrote the script based on an article published in StrictQuality.AI * The published article’s writing, research, and fact-checking was done by a person. * AI-assistance was used for research and editing. * Podcast voices were generated by AI. Get full access to Strict Quality AI ™ at strictquality.ai/subscribe (https://strictquality.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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