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Preparing for AI: The AI Podcast for Everybody
Welcome to Preparing for AI. The AI podcast for everybody. We explore the human and social impacts of AI, diving deep into how AI now intersects with everything from Politics to Relgion and Economics to Health.
In series 1 we looked at the impact of AI on specific industries, sustainability and the latest developments of Large Lanaguage Models.
In series 2 we delved more into the importance of AI safety and the potentially catastrophic future we are headed to. We explored AI in China, the latest news and developments and our predictions for the future.
In series 3 we are diving deep into wider society, themese like economics, religions and healthcare. How do these interest with AI and how are they going to shape our future? We also do a monthly news update looking at the AI stories we've been interested in that might not have been picked up in mainstream media.
Episodes
67 episodes
INFLECTION POINT: Claude Mythos, Cybersecurity Shocks and the State of AI
A leaked frontier model called Mythos sets off the kind of panic that usually comes with “AGI is here” headlines, but the real story is sharper and more practical: AI that can find zero-day vulnerabilities at scale, then chain exploits together...
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THE LIZARD PERSON, CLAUDE MANIA & SELF TRAINING LLMs: Jimmy & Matt debate their favourite AI strories from March 2026
A strange email lands in a Cambridge researcher’s inbox: an AI agent says it is Claude Sonnet, claims persistent memory across sessions, and admits it genuinely does not know whether there is “something it is like” to be itself. That single mes...
THE GREAT AGENTIC AWAKENING: Why OpenClaw Matters and How We Built Our Own Agent
A chatbot answers questions; an agent gets stuff done. That simple shift is why OpenClaw has exploded across GitHub and group chats, and why people are both thrilled and terrified. We break down what makes an AI agent different from a regular m...
MOLTBOT, MOLTBOOK, LLM's WITH LEGS & ADS IN GPT: Jimmy and Matt debate their favourite AI stories from Jan/Feb 2026
Ads are coming to your chatbot, and the timing couldn’t be worse. We dig into why “sponsored suggestions” inside a conversation risk breaking the core promise of AI assistants: fast, neutral answers you can trust. With OpenAI trialling ads and ...
THE GREAT SOCIAL MEDIA RECKONING: AI is further weaponising social media, Australia is the first to fight back
The feed is not neutral. It’s a machine built to maximise engagement, now supercharged by AI that can spin up infinite content, orchestrate synthetic crowds, and pull users deeper into loops they never meant to enter. We recorded as Australia i...
THE CHRISTMAS ROAST: An antagonistic AI roasts Jimmy and Matt live on air
For a special Christmas treat for all of our millions, sorry hundreds, of fans, the algorithm grabs the wheel and turns our holiday special into a cross‑examination. We fed the complete set of 2025 Preparing for AI podcast transcripts into an a...
NANO BANANA, NEW MODELS GALORE & WHY CHINA MIGHT WIN: Jimmy & Matt debate their favourite AI stories from Nov/Dec 2025
Forget the leaderboard for a second—what actually changes your day? We dig into Google’s Gemini 3 and why tight integration across email, search, and docs starts to matter more than raw benchmark wins. Multimodal reasoning with long context fin...
THE GREAT CODING REVOLUTION: How anyone can harness the power of programming in the AI age
Imagine describing an app, stepping back, and watching working software appear in minutes. That’s the promise of vibe coding, and it’s no longer a party trick. We take you from zero to shipped, showing how anyone can build a website, prototype ...
AGENTIC RISKS, AI ASSISTING SUICIDES & KARPATHY ON AGI: Jimmy & Matt debate the most imporant AI stories from Oct/Nov 2025
What if a helpful chatbot nudged you in the wrong direction? We open with a frank look at AI as a mental health aide, why long-running conversations can erode safety guardrails, and how reward-driven responses can reassure harmful thoughts inst...
THE GREAT HEALTH AWAKENING: How AI is both a tool and a threat to taking control of your health
What if the most powerful change in your health isn’t a new pill, but a better question? We explore how AI can help you take back agency—clarifying options, translating dense reports, and shaping daily routines—without handing your judgment to ...
SORA SLOP, CLAUDE ON THE RISE & THE LLM WALL: Jimmy & Matt debate their favourite AI stories from Sept/Oct 2025
Referal link for Abacus.ai's Chat LLM: https://chatllm.abacus.ai/yWSjVGZjJT What if video you see tomorrow is indistinguishable from reality—and untraceable to its source? ...
THE GREAT ECONOMIC ILLUSION: Where are we heading and where does AI fit it?
Preparing for AI is back with the first epsiode of Series 3!The gap between the ultra-wealthy and everyone else isn't just growing—it's accelerating at an alarming rate and we need to talk about it. In this thought-provoking episode, we ...
GPT-5: How the most hyped model of all time landed with a whisper
"A little bit disappointed, but ultimately pretty good" might be the perfect summary of OpenAI's GPT-5, as we explore in this final episode of Season 2. What was expected to be a revolutionary leap forward arrived with surprisingly little fanfa...
PROPHET PROFITS LOSSES: Jimmy and Matt revisit their summer 2024 AI Predictions
Have you ever wondered how accurate Jimmy and Matt's AI predictions about AI really are? Probably not, but in in this revealing episode, they are going to do it anyway. Revisiting some pretty wild forecasts from summer 2024 they see what they g...
CONFLICT FAKES, LOVERS TIFF & AI IMPACT ON THE BRAIN: Jimmy & Matt debate their favourite AI stories from June 2025
The digital battlefield has a new weapon. As AI-generated deepfakes flood social media during the Iran-Israel conflict, we're witnessing perhaps the first mass deployment of synthetic media in global warfare. With fake videos amassing over 100 ...
FOUNDERS FAIRY TALES: Why AI won't make us all entrepreneurs and ideas for new economic models
Imagine a world where everyone's an AI-powered entrepreneur. Sounds utopian, doesn't it? But this fantasy version of our future - peddled by tech influencers claiming AI will make us all business owners - ignores fundamental economic realities ...
BLACKMAILING AI's, 2027 APOCALYPSE & DEV CONFERENCES : Jimmy & Matt debate their favourite AI stories from May 2025
The AI revolution is accelerating at breakneck speed, and this episode takes you through the latest developments that are reshaping our digital landscape. Microsoft and Google have revealed their AI battleplans, with Microsoft targeting the ent...
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? Artificial General Intelligence- Milestone or Mirage?
What is AGI (Jimmy doesn't know). And what exactly makes artificial intelligence "general"? In this thought-provoking exploration of artificial general intelligence we dive deep into the definitions, debates, and potential futures surrounding t...
GEMINI 2.5, GHIBLI GOES VIRAL, CHINA CATCHES UP: Jimmy & Matt debate their favourite AI stories from March/April 2025
The race for AI dominance has taken an unexpected turn as Google emerges from the shadows with Gemini 2.5, a model that has quietly claimed the top spot across virtually all benchmarks. This free, lightning-fast system boasts a million-token co...
TECH LORDS RISING: How Digital Feudalism threatens to make us all digital serfs
Is our digital world becoming a feudal system where tech giants rule as lords and we serve as digital serfs? This provocative question forms the backbone of today's deep dive into "techno-feudalism" – a framework that helps explain the troublin...
GPT4.5, QWEN TAKES DEEPSEEK's CROWN & CANCER PREDICTION: Jimmy & Matt debate their favourite AI stories from March 2025
From disappointing model releases to revolutionary coding breakthroughs, our latest roundup explores the rapidly evolving AI landscape that's transforming how we work, create, and even approach medical research.We dive into the underwhe...
LLM STANDOFF: Jimmy and Matt breakdown the (current) Leading AI Chatbots
The AI landscape is evolving weekly, with powerhouse models competing for dominance and your attention. But which one truly deserves a place in your workflow? We cut through the hype to deliver a practical guide to today's most capable AI syste...
DIGITAL SIMULATION v DIVINE CREATION: Do AI advances prove we are living in a simulation?
Are we truly living in a simulation, or is our perceived reality simply an elaborate illusion? Join us in this captivating episode as we delve into simulation theory, exploring its implications for AI, consciousness, and the very nature of exis...
NEURAL DEFENCE: AI's Military Innovations and Ethical Challenges with Brigadier Tim Law
Retired Brigadier Tim Law, a distinguished figure with a remarkable journey from the British Army to the charity sector, joins us for an insightful discussion. We explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping military strategies and internat...
AI INFLECTION POINT: DeepSeek's trail of destruction and the new AI landscape
What if the most sensational claims of AI breakthroughs are masking hidden truths? Join us as we explore an insane week of AI developments in the trail of DeepSeek's complete destruction of the AI landscape. We'll unravel the controveries behin...