On this episode of BMU, the guys discuss the issues with thebroad adoption of generative AI. The discussion questions technology’s ability to deliver us from oppression, the daily use of generative AI’s effect on our ability to think and learn, and the idea of ushering in an era of post-human humanity. The guys end the episode with a discussion of the Supreme Court’s ruling on gender affirming care for trans youth.
References from today’s show:
Matteo Wong’s “The Entire Internet is Reverting to Beta” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/06/ai-janky-web/683228/
Shaolei Ren’s “How much water does AI consume? The publicdeserves to know” https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-much-water-does-ai-consume
“Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt whenUsing an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task” https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman