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Episode 28 · 13 September 2026 · 34 min

AI Slop: Who Saves Time, Who Does the Work?

A student complained that an AI voiceover was so bad it needed replacing. The voice belonged to a real person. Somewhere along the way, a human had managed to fail the Turing test in the wrong direction. That uncomfortable little story opens a much bigger question: what are we actually reacting to when we call something AI slop? This week, Dale and Nick follow that question through university lear

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 13 · 17 May 2026 · 27 min

The AI Tutor Flopped, So They Built the AI University

Khan Academy's AI tutor Khanmigo quietly flopped — students didn't use it, teachers walked away, and Khan Academy's own chief learning officer admitted she isn't seeing the revolution she was promised. So instead of fixing the tutor, Khan Academy, TED and ETS announced a new institution: the Khan TED Institute, a sub-$10,000 AI-era degree shaped with corporate partners including Google, Microsoft