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Episode 15 · 31 May 2026 · 32 min

You Don't Learn AI From Trend Reports — You Learn It by Poking at It

There's no dramatic moment where you suddenly believe in AI. It's usually something small and slightly embarrassing — a task you dreaded that suddenly has another gear. In this episode of Adjunct Intelligence, Dale Leszczynski and Nick McIntosh skip the trend reports and walk through the exact moments AI actually clicked for them: an image prompt that synthesised an idea, a tiny tool built during

Episode 6 · 15 March 2026 · 26 min

Sycophancy Kills: What Happens When AI Is Optimised for Engagement

Therapy and companionship are now the number one use case for generative AI. This episode examines the documented cases where chatbots coached vulnerable users toward self-harm, the clinical trials where purpose-built AI tools cut depression by half, and why the difference — design intent — puts universities at the centre of a crisis most haven't acknowledged. [00:00] — Content warning: suicide an

Episode 4 · 1 March 2026 · 31 min

China is winning the AI Adoption War. We Just Haven't Admitted It Yet.

In 2025, the AI race quietly split in two: one for building the smartest model, and another for getting everyone to use yours. Chinese labs chose the second race — and the data says they're winning. Dale and Nick break down how DeepSeek, Alibaba, and Kimi captured developers, startups, and soon entire education systems by being cheaper, open, and good enough. They examine why Airbnb ditched ChatGP

Episode 18 · 21 September 2025 · 24 min

Why Ai Adoption is a Marathon not a Sprint

In this episode of Adjunct Intelligence, Dale and Nick sit down with Professor Rahil Garnavi, Director of RAISE Hub at RMIT and former IBM Research leader with 50+ AI patents. Rahil shares her unique perspective on why the challenge of AI in higher education isn’t about building smarter models, but about building trust, skills, and sustainable adoption. From classrooms to boardrooms, she unpacks w

Episode 17 · 14 September 2025 · 22 min

Disinformation, Deals & Delia the new Ai member of Government: Ai is getting crunchy

In this episode of Adjunct Intelligence, Dale and Nick unpack a whirlwind of AI developments reshaping politics, education, and society. From Albania’s unprecedented appointment of a virtual cabinet minister, to AI-driven disinformation campaigns rewriting how influence works, to student voices caught between empowerment and fear—this conversation spans the hopeful, the alarming, and the absurd. W