<![CDATA[AI - Hype Hope and/or Harm]]>AI: Hype, Hope & Harm is a series that cuts through the noise around artificial intelligence.

Each episode takes one big AI claim and asks three simple questions: What’s hype? What’s real? And what could it mean for us?

Excited, skeptical, curious — all at the same time.

]]>symplyphy.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:50:24 GMTWed, 23 Sep 2026 15:37:11 GMT60Eshwar Pastapur<p>AI: Hype, Hope &amp; Harm is a series that cuts through the noise around artificial intelligence.<br /><br />Each episode takes one big AI claim and asks three simple questions: What’s hype? What’s real? And what could it mean for us?<br /><br />Excited, skeptical, curious — all at the same time. </p>episodicEshwar Pastapurepastapur@gmail.comno<![CDATA[Episode 4: AI's IQ?]]>What is AI's IQ? I went looking for a number. I found a pattern, and it led somewhere bigger.

In this episode: • Why IQ was designed for humans, and what happens when the test-taker isn't one • Four tests, four kinds of intelligence: can it learn, can it reason, can it do research-grade math, can it find things? • "Is that cheating?" Why tools change the score, and why real life allows them • Why "What is AI's IQ?" was never the right question • Basavanna, the Sharanas and the vachanas: what happens when a doorway widens • Why knowledge is abundant but wisdom is still ours to bring • Is this the age of abundant intelligence? Half of it.

]]>6c2f9c4c-3cc3-48f1-9f82-c1e482f3699bThu, 22 Oct 2026 16:15:10 GMT<p>What is AI's IQ? I went looking for a number. I found a pattern, and it led somewhere bigger.</p><p>In this episode: • Why IQ was designed for humans, and what happens when the test-taker isn't one • Four tests, four kinds of intelligence: can it learn, can it reason, can it do research-grade math, can it find things? • "Is that cheating?" Why tools change the score, and why real life allows them • Why "What is AI's IQ?" was never the right question • Basavanna, the Sharanas and the vachanas: what happens when a doorway widens • Why knowledge is abundant but wisdom is still ours to bring • Is this the age of abundant intelligence? Half of it.</p>no00:13:2514Episode 4: AI's IQ?full<![CDATA[Episode 3: AI Arms Race]]>One server rack the size of a refrigerator could soon draw as much power as 65 homes. So who pays to keep AI turning?

In Episode 3 of AI: Hype, Hope & Harm, I take on a two-part claim you've probably heard: "AI's hunger for power is out of control" and "the race is too big to stop." To explain it, I take you to a restaurant in India, where a potter and his wheel turned out to be the best explanation of AI I've ever seen.

IN THIS EPISODE
- Why "the cloud" is really steel, copper, concrete and electricity
- The AI flywheel: better AI → more use → more data centers → more power → better AI
- Germany today, Japan in 2030: data centers' growing electricity use
- Why more efficient AI still means more electricity (the Jevons Paradox)
- The two "transformer problems" AI has
- One AI request, followed all the way down to your neighborhood grid, and who ends up paying
- Hype, Hope and Harm: my verdict on the first half of the claim
- Arms-race logic: why nobody wants to be first to stop, from companies to countries
- The pot is what we make with it

]]>fb124bf9-6902-4097-80ec-f8f52cc246e8Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:32:22 GMT<p>One server rack the size of a refrigerator could soon draw as much power as 65 homes. So who pays to keep AI turning?<br /><br />In Episode 3 of AI: Hype, Hope &amp; Harm, I take on a two-part claim you've probably heard: "AI's hunger for power is out of control" and "the race is too big to stop." To explain it, I take you to a restaurant in India, where a potter and his wheel turned out to be the best explanation of AI I've ever seen.<br /><br />IN THIS EPISODE<br />- Why "the cloud" is really steel, copper, concrete and electricity<br />- The AI flywheel: better AI → more use → more data centers → more power → better AI<br />- Germany today, Japan in 2030: data centers' growing electricity use<br />- Why more efficient AI still means more electricity (the Jevons Paradox)<br />- The two "transformer problems" AI has<br />- One AI request, followed all the way down to your neighborhood grid, and who ends up paying<br />- Hype, Hope and Harm: my verdict on the first half of the claim<br />- Arms-race logic: why nobody wants to be first to stop, from companies to countries<br />- The pot is what we make with it<br /><br /></p>no00:18:1713Episode 3: AI Arms Racefull<![CDATA[Episode 2: AI Intelligent?]]>Is Artificial Intelligence actually intelligent?

In this episode of AI: Hype, Hope & Harm, I explore what we really mean by intelligence — and whether today’s AI actually qualifies.

From AlphaGo’s famous Move 37 to the latest ARC-AGI-3 results, we look at learning, reasoning, adaptation, and why machine intelligence may not need to look like human intelligence at all.

The bigger question may not be whether AI thinks like us — but what happens when a different kind of intelligence begins operating alongside us.

Don’t fear AI. Don’t worship it. Understand it. And as always, stay curious, my friends.


]]>170a7ebc-62fa-4c42-a3a4-8d805e64d2c5Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:57:06 GMT<p>Is Artificial Intelligence actually intelligent?<br /><br />In this episode of AI: Hype, Hope &amp; Harm, I explore what we really mean by intelligence — and whether today’s AI actually qualifies.<br /><br />From AlphaGo’s famous Move 37 to the latest ARC-AGI-3 results, we look at learning, reasoning, adaptation, and why machine intelligence may not need to look like human intelligence at all.<br /><br />The bigger question may not be whether AI thinks like us — but what happens when a different kind of intelligence begins operating alongside us.<br /><br />Don’t fear AI. Don’t worship it. Understand it. And as always, stay curious, my friends.</p><p><br /></p>no00:16:1112Episode 2: AI Intelligent?full<![CDATA[Episode 1: AI and Jobs]]>In this episode of AI: Hype, Hope & Harm, I explore what AI is really changing: tasks, roles, skills, and the way we work.

The better question isn’t “Will AI take my job?” It’s: How do I become more valuable because AI exists?

Dont fear AI, Dont Worship it, Understand it, As always stay curious my friends

]]>887030a5-17dd-435b-b20d-b6a0856b3e85Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:43:47 GMT<p>In this episode of AI: Hype, Hope &amp; Harm, I explore what AI is really changing: tasks, roles, skills, and the way we work.<br /><br />The better question isn’t “Will AI take my job?” It’s: How do I become more valuable because AI exists?<br /><br />Dont fear AI, Dont Worship it, Understand it, As always stay curious my friends</p>no00:06:0111Episode 1: AI and Jobsfull