AI: Stories about artificial intelligence

In this week’s episode, both our storytellers come face to face with the growing power—and pitfalls—of artificial intelligence.

Part 1: When AI takes over comedian Kyle Gillis’s job, he takes it personally.

Part 2: While researching an AI model, engineer Omiya Hassan discovers one major problem: the amount of energy it’s consuming.

Kyle Gillis is a Brooklyn-based comedian, musician, and Guinness World Record holder from Atlanta, GA. His stand-up highlights the contradictions of modern life—work that feels meaningless, a culture obsessed with productivity, and the absurd ways people cope with both. H...