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AI and Us: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

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This podcast explores AI from various angles such as sociological to technical to artistic. We interview University at Buffalo and local community experts to understand the various concerns and potentials of Artificial Intelligence. The show is a collaboration between LINKT at the University at Buffalo Libraries and the UB Center for Information Integrity. Whether you're a student, a worker, or just curious, AI & Us breaks it down in minutes, not megabytes. 

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  • #17
    Dec 15, 2025 · 16 min

    Episode 17: The Future of AI and Robotics

    In this episode Dr. Rohini Srihari, professor UB’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering wraps up our conversation and looks to the future of AI, giving it a body.

  • #16
    Dec 15, 2025 · 17 min

    Episode 16: AI for Social Good

    In this episode Dr. Rohini Srihari, professor UB’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering will be talking about AI for the social good, what does it mean and how can it be applied.

  • #15
    Dec 15, 2025 · 18 min

    Episode 15: Trustworthiness of AI

    In this episode Dr. Rohini Srihari, professor UB’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering will be talking how trustworthy AI actually is and the ethical implications of using AI in various settings.

  • #14
    Dec 15, 2025 · 14 min

    Episode 14: Conversational AI, the Basics

    In this episode Dr. Rohini Srihari, professor UB’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering will be talking about the basics of conversational AI.

  • #13
    Nov 26, 2025 · 23 min

    Episode 13: Scamming as Big Business

    In this episode Dr. Cynthia Stewart from the Center for Information Integrity shares her research and knowledge of big business of scamming and the organizational hierarchy that exists. Artificial Intelligence has allowed these scamming businesses to grow in ways unimagined just four short years ago.

  • #12
    Nov 26, 2025 · 24 min

    Episode 12: Scams using AI

    In this episode Dr. Cynthia Stewart from the Center for Information Integrity shares her research and knowledge of scamming and scammers with the dawn of Artificial Intelligence.

  • #11
    Nov 26, 2025 · 22 min

    Episode 11: Scams before AI

    In this episode Dr. Cynthia Stewart from the Center for Information Integrity shares her research and knowledge of scamming and scammers before the use of Artificial Intelligence.

  • #9
    Oct 23, 2025 · 18 min

    Episode 9: Education, AI, and the Global Public Good

    Cynthia Tysick, Innovative Pedagogy Librarian, and Dr. David Castillo, professor of Spanish and Co-Director of the UB Center for Information Integrity discuss education as the front line of AI adoption.

  • #7
    Oct 23, 2025 · 18 min

    Episode 7: The Good, the Bad, and the Biased

    Cynthia Tysick, Innovative Pedagogy Librarian, and Dr. David Castillo, professor of Spanish and Co-Director of the UB Center for Information Integrity discuss how AI succeeds in some domains but fails in others.

  • #6
    Oct 23, 2025 · 17 min

    Episode 6: AI, Democracy, and the Human Future

    Cynthia Tysick, Innovative Pedagogy Librarian, and Dr. David Castillo, professor of Spanish and Co-Chair of the UB Center for Information Integrity discuss broad impacts of AI on society and democracy.

  • #5
    Aug 26, 2025 · 19 min

    Episode 5: Social Cost of using AI

    We’ll be looking at the social cost of using AI. As it begins to permeate into our lives more and more, through our phones, workplaces, and household gadgets there are implications that we may not have considered.

  • #3
    Aug 26, 2025 · 15 min

    Episode 3: Powering AI

    We’re going to talk about the issues around powering our AIs. There has been some controversy around how much it actually costs in terms of dollars as well as the cost to our electric grid.

  • #2
    Aug 26, 2025 · 14 min

    Episode 2: How AI Works

    We’re going to go “behind the curtain” of AI technology to help you understand how AI generates the stunning results and epic failures we’ve all experienced.

  • #1
    Aug 26, 2025 · 17 min

    Episode 1: What to think about AI

    We’re going to be talking about AI tools, specifically the BCG (before ChatGPT) AI and then move into some of the more recent, rather stunning examples of AI that is impacting our everyday lives and potentially our health.

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