# Why Does So Much AI Tech Suck?- with Joanna Stern

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Podcast: [Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hasan-minhaj-doesn-t-know-6961308)
Published: 2026-07-29T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Hasan explores the question of “Why is so much AI tech useless?” with journalist Joanna Stern, who spent a year letting AI into every aspect of her life.Go to im8health.com/hasan RIGHT NOW and use code hasan for a Free Welcome Kit, five free travel sachets, plus ten percent off your order. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan MinhajCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth VenkataramanujamExecutive Producer/Director: Tyler BabinExecutive Producer/Showrunner: Scott VroomanProducer: Kayla FengProducer/ Copywriter: Annie FickCinematographer: Austin MoralesEditor: Tyler Babin and Zae JordanAssistant Editor: Zae JordanTalent Coordinator: Tanya SomanaderExecutive Assistant: Samuel PilandYOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. Thanks so much for listening to Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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