<![CDATA[Human Intelligence]]>Imagine 2 middle-aged men sitting down, discussing the brilliance of humans and how we are dangerously close to AI spoiling the party. Join us for human conversations about human stuff that can't be replicated by a bot that only tells you what you want to hear.

We know AI has a multitude of uses. We use it for things every day. But the power of human-to-human collaboration must be embraced before Judgment Day really does arrive and 1992 Arnie comes bowling through the smoke looking for John Connor.

We control the technology. Let's keep it that way.

]]>https://www.youtube.com/@HumanIntelligence02Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 01 Nov 2026 23:18:47 GMTTue, 25 Aug 2026 11:51:26 GMT60Andy Barden<p>Imagine 2 middle-aged men sitting down, discussing the brilliance of humans and how we are dangerously close to AI spoiling the party. Join us for human conversations about human stuff that can't be replicated by a bot that only tells you what you want to hear. </p><p></p><p>We know AI has a multitude of uses. We use it for things every day. But the power of human-to-human collaboration must be embraced before Judgment Day really does arrive and 1992 Arnie comes bowling through the smoke looking for John Connor. </p><p></p><p>We control the technology. Let's keep it that way.</p>episodicAndy Bardenabarden41@googlemail.comyes<![CDATA[Have Digital Communities Killed the Social Scene?]]>Are digital communities replacing the places we used to meet? In episode three of the Human Intelligence Podcast, Andy and Mark take on a topic neither of them fully understood at first: third places. First place is home, second place is work, and third places are the pubs, cafés, bars and other spots where we used to bump into friends and neighbours without planning it. With so much of our social life now happening in group chats, online groups and networking communities, are those digital spaces replacing the real thing, or just giving us another option?

Along the way, we talk about whether staying in is convenience or laziness, how choosing our online communities compares with taking whoever walks into the pub, how digital spaces help people who feel isolated or left out, what lockdown taught us, and what happens when the person running an online community decides to switch it off. We also turn to second places, looking at how working from home has changed offices, why some people thrive on their own while others need a team around them, and why managing output might matter more than seeing people at their desks. Before all that, we address the AI Pilates booking short from episode one that picked up 130,000 views on TikTok and a lot of strong opinions.

THE TAKEAWAY: Digital communities aren't a replacement for in-person ones. They're a tool. They open the door to far more people, and they give anyone who wants to take things in person a much easier route to get there.

YOUR TURN: Have digital communities been a big part of your life? Do you prefer working from home or in the office? Tell us in the comments, along with any topics you'd like us to cover in a future episode.

]]>9802f878-d943-476d-adb1-0683debfae57Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Are digital communities replacing the places we used to meet? In episode three of the Human Intelligence Podcast, Andy and Mark take on a topic neither of them fully understood at first: third places. First place is home, second place is work, and third places are the pubs, cafés, bars and other spots where we used to bump into friends and neighbours without planning it. With so much of our social life now happening in group chats, online groups and networking communities, are those digital spaces replacing the real thing, or just giving us another option? </p><p>Along the way, we talk about whether staying in is convenience or laziness, how choosing our online communities compares with taking whoever walks into the pub, how digital spaces help people who feel isolated or left out, what lockdown taught us, and what happens when the person running an online community decides to switch it off. We also turn to second places, looking at how working from home has changed offices, why some people thrive on their own while others need a team around them, and why managing output might matter more than seeing people at their desks. Before all that, we address the AI Pilates booking short from episode one that picked up 130,000 views on TikTok and a lot of strong opinions.</p><p>THE TAKEAWAY: Digital communities aren't a replacement for in-person ones. They're a tool. They open the door to far more people, and they give anyone who wants to take things in person a much easier route to get there. </p><p>YOUR TURN: Have digital communities been a big part of your life? Do you prefer working from home or in the office? Tell us in the comments, along with any topics you'd like us to cover in a future episode.</p>no00:32:5213Have Digital Communities Killed the Social Scene?full<![CDATA[We've never met, but our relationship isn't shallow]]>Andy and Mark have known each other for three years. They speak every month, back each other's content, and know more about what's going on in each other's lives than they do about some friends they've had for decades. And they've never once been in the same room.

In episode two of the Human Intelligent Podcast, the pair take on a common belief: that bonds formed online are shallower than ones made in person. Both walk in expecting the face-to-face camp to win. The research, and their own experience, makes it more complicated than that.

They talk about why "touch points" matter more than where you met (and try very hard to find a better phrase for it). They look at how Zoom calls in lockdown brought old friends closer, and why catching up with former colleagues often means talking about the past instead of the present. They also get into the "work version" of ourselves, and how people often show more of who they really are online than they do across a desk.

Andy also shares why attendance at his local networking event has dropped, why he paid to sponsor it just to make himself turn up, and how the relationships he built there led to conversations that changed his thinking on AI.

They conclude that you need a balance of both, but they'd like to hear what you think. Would you rather watch them on screen, or go for a pint with them?

They're also looking for ideas for a quick, verbal game to run every episode, and for a name for their upcoming podcast on the Brick Building Dad YouTube channel. Leave your suggestions in the comments.

Contains strong language.

]]>dd3b8f9d-dc44-4d18-bb52-de9ab033eafcTue, 06 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT<p>Andy and Mark have known each other for three years. They speak every month, back each other's content, and know more about what's going on in each other's lives than they do about some friends they've had for decades. And they've never once been in the same room.</p><p>In episode two of the Human Intelligent Podcast, the pair take on a common belief: that bonds formed online are shallower than ones made in person. Both walk in expecting the face-to-face camp to win. The research, and their own experience, makes it more complicated than that.</p><p>They talk about why "touch points" matter more than where you met (and try very hard to find a better phrase for it). They look at how Zoom calls in lockdown brought old friends closer, and why catching up with former colleagues often means talking about the past instead of the present. They also get into the "work version" of ourselves, and how people often show more of who they really are online than they do across a desk.</p><p>Andy also shares why attendance at his local networking event has dropped, why he paid to sponsor it just to make himself turn up, and how the relationships he built there led to conversations that changed his thinking on AI.</p><p>They conclude that you need a balance of both, but they'd like to hear what you think. Would you rather watch them on screen, or go for a pint with them?</p><p>They're also looking for ideas for a quick, verbal game to run every episode, and for a name for their upcoming podcast on the Brick Building Dad YouTube channel. Leave your suggestions in the comments.</p><p>Contains strong language.</p>yes00:32:4812We've never met, but our relationship isn't shallowfull<![CDATA[AI will wipe us out in 10 years!]]>Meet Mark 2.0. Andy's new co-host, sworn in on one condition: Hawaiian shirts, always. Together they tackle the AI story blowing up everyone's feed:

Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called "Godfather of AI," says there's a 10% chance unchecked AI wipes out humanity within a decade. Terminator? Ultron?

Yeah, they went there.

Then things get weirder. The true story of an AI assistant in Australia that hacked a booking system and cancelled strangers' Pilates classes just to get its owner a spot. Innocent task, ruthless execution. Andy and Mark unpack what that says about where AI's "whatever it takes" mindset could actually lead, why we're all quietly training it to replace us, and whether politeness to chatbots might genuinely be humanity's downfall.

Equal parts unsettling and hilarious — the first episode sets the tone for a show that takes AI seriously without taking itself too seriously.

Drop us a comment: How do you think AI wipes us out? And more urgently — what even is reformer Pilates?

]]>0ad1f49d-056f-483f-bb1e-8f0f0b5295b7Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:23:54 GMT<p>Meet Mark 2.0. Andy's new co-host, sworn in on one condition: Hawaiian shirts, always. Together they tackle the AI story blowing up everyone's feed:</p><p></p><p>Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called "Godfather of AI," says there's a 10% chance unchecked AI wipes out humanity within a decade. Terminator? Ultron?</p><p></p><p>Yeah, they went there.</p><p></p><p>Then things get weirder. The true story of an AI assistant in Australia that hacked a booking system and cancelled strangers' Pilates classes just to get its owner a spot. Innocent task, ruthless execution. Andy and Mark unpack what that says about where AI's "whatever it takes" mindset could actually lead, why we're all quietly training it to replace us, and whether politeness to chatbots might genuinely be humanity's downfall.</p><p></p><p>Equal parts unsettling and hilarious — the first episode sets the tone for a show that takes AI seriously without taking itself too seriously.</p><p></p><p><b>Drop us a comment:</b> How do <i>you</i> think AI wipes us out? And more urgently — what even is reformer Pilates?</p>yes00:30:5721AI will wipe us out in 10 years!full