Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Breaking Away to watch. Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making …

Dr. Clara Berridge joins Alex and Emily to talk about the many 'uses' for generative AI in elder care -- from "companionship," to "coaching" like medication reminders and other encouragements toward healthier (and, for insurers, cost-saving) behavior. But these technologies also come with questionable data practices and privacy violations. And as p…

Send us a text In this episode we talk with Carol Edwards. Carol played the Angry Customer in The Love Song of William H Shaw. The Love Song of William H Shaw Trailer TusCon Link https://practicallypoetical.wordpress.com/ https://vesuvianmedia.com/under-her-eye/ That Thing You Do Trailer: Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebo…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Mon Oncle to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Band Aid to watch. Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on Letterboxd: https://lette…

The Washington Post is going all in on AI -- surely this won't be a repeat of any past, disastrous newsroom pivots! 404 Media journalist Samantha Cole joins to talk journalism, LLMs, and why synthetic text is the antithesis of good reporting. References: The Washington Post Tells Staff It’s Pivoting to AI: "AI everywhere in our newsroom." Response:…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Class of 1984 to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Out Of Africa to watch. Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on Letterboxd: http…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film SLC Punk to watch and Clif gives Marty the film The Holdovers to watch. Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on Letterboxd: https://l…

Could this meeting have been an e-mail that you didn't even have to read? Emily and Alex are tearing into the lofty ambitions of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, who claims the future is a LLM-powered 'digital twin' that can attend meetings in your stead, make decisions for you, and even be tuned to different parameters with just the click of a button. Referenc…

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Jessica Stone. Jessica played the character, "Roman Witch " and was an Associate Producer in "The Love Song of William H Shaw". Love Song Trailer TusCon Link Kidco Trailer "How We Made A Live-Action Comic Book Feature Film in Tucson" panel, Tucson Comic Con, 2019 Love Song IndieGoGo video w/ Autumn Stop Mak…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Bowfinger to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Swimming With Sharks to watch. Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on Letterboxd: h…

We regret to report that companies are still trying to make generative AI that can 'transform' healthcare -- but without investing in the wellbeing of healthcare workers or other aspects of actual patient care. Registered nurse and nursing care advocate Michelle Mahon joins Emily and Alex to explain why generative AI falls far, far short of the wor…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Amongst Friends to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Predestination to watch. Predestination Amongst Friends Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film My Best Fiend to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Swingers to watch. My Best Fiend Swingers Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo o…

When is a research paper not a research paper? When a big tech company uses a preprint server as a means to dodge peer review -- in this case, of their wild speculations on the 'dangerous capabilities' of large language models. Ali Alkhatib joins Emily to explain why a recent Google DeepMind document about the hunt for evidence that LLMs might inte…

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Eric Schumacher. Eric played the character, John Burns in three of our films, "Writing Fren-Zee", "Revenge of Zoe" and "The Love Song of William H Shaw". Writing Fren-Zee Trailer Love Song Trailer Zhon Trailer Crewing Up TusCon Link An American in Paris Trailer Brigadoon Trailer St. Louis Blues (1958) Trail…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Dudes to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Sicario to watch. Dudes Sicario Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on Letterboxd: http…

You've already heard about the rock-prescribing, glue pizza-suggesting hazards of Google's AI overviews. But the problems with the internet's most-used search engine go way back. UCLA scholar and "Algorithms of Oppression" author Safiya Noble joins Alex and Emily in a conversation about how Google has long been breaking our information ecosystem in…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Near Dark to watch and Clif gives Marty the film The Late Game to watch. Near Dark The Late Game Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Maximum Overdrive to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World to watch. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Trailer Maximum Overdrive Trailer Support the Show. Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659…

The politicians are at it again: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's series of industry-centric forums last year have birthed a "roadmap" for future legislation. Emily and Alex take a deep dive on this report, and conclude that the time spent writing it could have instead been spent...making useful laws. References: Driving US Innovation in Arti…

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Olivia Blake. Olivia played the character, Katie Rose in two of our films, "Revenge of Zoe" and "The Love Song of William H Shaw". Love Song Trailer TemporaryTattoos.com TusCon Link 28 Dresses Trailer Die Die Delta Pie Trailer Top Chef Link Guy’s Grocery Games Link Walk the Line Trailer The Rocky Horror Pic…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Ed Wood to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Once Bitten to watch. Ed Wood Once Bitten Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on Lett…

Will the LLMs somehow become so advanced that they learn to lie to us in order to achieve their own ends? It's the stuff of science fiction, and in science fiction these claims should remain. Emily and guest host Margaret Mitchell, machine learning researcher and chief ethics scientist at HuggingFace, break down why 'AI deception' is firmly a featu…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Almost Famous to watch and Clif gives Marty the film Sullivan's Travels to watch. Almost Famous Sullivan's Travels Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingp…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film The Hollywood Knights to watch and Clif gives Marty That Thing You Do! to watch. The Hollywood Knights That Thing You Do! Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/…

AI Hell froze over this winter and now a flood of meltwater threatens to drown Alex and Emily. Armed with raincoats and a hastily-written sea shanty*, they tour the realms, from spills of synthetic information, to the special corner reserved for ShotSpotter. **Lyrics & video on Peertube. *Surveillance:* Public kiosks slurp phone data Workplace surv…

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Nate Campbell. Nate played the character, Pete Reynoso in three of our films, "Writing Fren-Zee", "Revenge of Zoe" and "The Love Song of William H Shaw". Writing Fren-Zee Trailer Love Song Trailer Zhon Trailer Chasing Amy Trailer Jaws - Scar Scene Link Last Action Hero Trailer The Crow Trailer How to Talk t…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Knightriders to watch and Clif gives Marty the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to watch. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Knightriders Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter):…

Will AI someday do all our scientific research for us? Not likely. Drs. Molly Crockett and Lisa Messeri join for a takedown of the hype of "self-driving labs" and why such misrepresentations also harm the humans who are vital to scientific research. Dr. Molly Crockett is an associate professor of psychology at Princeton University. Dr. Lisa Messeri…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Running Scared to watch and Clif gives Marty A Knight's Tale to watch. Running Scared A Knight's Tale Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making …

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Road Games to watch and Clif gives Marty A Boy And His Dog to watch. Road Games A Boy And His Dog Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pond…

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Julie Schaffer. Julie played the character Sarah in four of our films, "Comic Book Diaries", "Writing Fren-Zee", "Revenge of Zoe" and "The Love Song of William H Shaw". Comic Book Diaries Trailer Writing Fren-Zee Trailer The Love Song of William H. Shaw Trailer Rocky Horror Trailer Wizard of Oz Trailer Mary…

Dr. Timnit Gebru guest-hosts with Alex in a deep dive into Marc Andreessen's 2023 manifesto, which argues, loftily, in favor of maximizing the use of 'AI' in all possible spheres of life. Timnit Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR). Prior to that she was fired by Google, wh…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Animal Crackers to watch and Clif gives Marty Grosse Point Blank to watch. Grosse Point Blank Animal Crackers Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film When Harry Met Sally to watch and Clif gives Marty Everything Everywhere All At Once to watch. Everything Everywhere All At Once When Harry Met Sally Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram…

Award-winning AI journalist Karen Hao joins Alex and Emily to talk about why LLMs can't possibly replace the work of reporters -- and why the hype is damaging to already-struggling and necessary publications. References: Adweek: Google Is Paying Publishers to Test an Unreleased Gen AI Platform The Quint: AI Invents Quote From Real Person in Article…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Get Crazy to watch and Clif gives Marty The Manhattan Project to watch. Get Crazy The Manhattan Project Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Makin…

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Rachel Netherton. Rachel played the comic book super hero "Fren-Zee" and her counter part "Zoe" in two of our films., "Revenge of Zoe" and "The Love Song of William H Shaw". The Love Song of William H Shaw Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz4VOHtdid0 Bradford Trojan-Game Day Music Video https://www.…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Dark Star to watch and Clif gives Marty The Abyss to watch. Dark Star The Abyss Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on Letterboxd: h…

Alex and Emily put on their social scientist hats and take on the churn of research papers suggesting that LLMs could be used to replace human labor in social science research -- or even human subjects. Why these writings are essentially calls to fabricate data. References: PNAS: ChatGPT outperforms crowd workers for text-annotation tasks Beware th…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Dragonslayer to watch and Clif gives Marty Bottle Shock to watch. Dragonslayer Bottle Shock Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on L…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to watch and Clif gives Marty Violent Night to watch. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Violent Night Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.…

Science fiction authors and all-around tech thinkers Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders join this week to talk about Isaac Asimov's oft-cited and equally often misunderstood laws of robotics, as debuted in his short story collection, 'I, Robot.' Meanwhile, both global and US military institutions are declaring interest in 'ethical' frameworks f…

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Bradford Trojan. Braford played Billy Shaw in two of our films, "Revenge of Zoe" and "The Love Song of William H Shaw". He is also a father, musician, yoga instructor and all around great person. Love Song Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz4VOHtdid0 Bradford Trojan-Game Day Music Video: https://www…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Repo Man to watch and Clif gives Marty Sisu to watch. Sisu Repo Man Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpondo/ Making Pondo on Letterboxd: https://lette…

Just Tech Fellow Dr. Chris Gilliard aka "Hypervisible" joins Emily and Alex to talk about the wave of universities adopting AI-driven educational technologies, and the lack of protections they offer students in terms of data privacy or even emotional safety. References: Inside Higher Ed: Arizona State Joins ChatGPT in First Higher Ed Partnership AS…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film Judgment Night to watch and Clif gives Marty Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves to watch. Judgment Night Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram…

Send us a text In this episode, Marty gives Clif the film The Last Starfighter to watch and Clif gives Marty Night of the Comet to watch. Night of the Comet The Last Starfighter Support the show Making Pondo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087139659233 X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ma…

Is ChatGPT really going to take your job? Emily and Alex unpack two hype-tastic papers that make implausible claims about the number of workforce tasks LLMs might make cheaper, faster or easier. And why bad methodology may still trick companies into trying to replace human workers with mathy-math. Visit us on PeerTube for the video of this conversa…

Send us a text In this episode we talk with Geoff Notkin from Desert Owl Productions. Geoff has produced movies with us, acted in them, done makeup, art and set production and a slew of other jobs Love Song Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz4VOHtdid0 TusCon Link: https://tusconscificon.com/ Geoff’s Incredibly Strange Book Link: http://geof…