{"podcast":{"title":"AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic","slug":"ai-applied-covering-ai-news-interviews-and-tools-chatgpt-midjourney-gemini-openai-anthropic-6012564","podcast_index_feed_id":6012564,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/ai-applied","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/ai-applied","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/23/e1/81/d2/23e181d2-7515-4945-872e-94c87305bab8/ef6fa7d8c291031d8aa7abb2dca8fd45e4b4dc1abfa9734941523fd1c7511fd6f86fe96b44fd0901277ff75b28d9f948f0e35c0053c353e6c6ef29e824a2fb4e.jpeg","author":"Jaeden Schafer and Conor Grennan","episode_count":694,"summary":"Welcome to the AI Applied podcast, hosted by Jaeden Schafer and Conor Grennan. Get your weekly dose of the latest AI news, trends, and discussions in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. From ChatGPT and computer vision to robotics and natural language processing, we cover the most exciting developments in the field of AI. We also discuss ways to apply it to your career, job, workflows, and life. Join us as we delve into the cutting-edge of AI research, understand its impact on our world, and explore the future of this rapidly growing field.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T00:20:32.178714+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-applied-covering-ai-news-interviews-and-tools-chatgpt-midjourney-gemini-openai-anthropic-6012564"},"episode":{"title":"Is AI to Blame for Mass Tech Layoffs?","slug":"is-ai-to-blame-for-mass-tech-layoffs","published_at":"2026-05-27T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-applied-covering-ai-news-interviews-and-tools-chatgpt-midjourney-gemini-openai-anthropic-6012564/is-ai-to-blame-for-mass-tech-layoffs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-applied-covering-ai-news-interviews-and-tools-chatgpt-midjourney-gemini-openai-anthropic-6012564","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/889a3ec2-e88b-433a-b132-e7f8f539e40a.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/889a3ec2-e88b-433a-b132-e7f8f539e40a.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"In this episode, we discuss whether AI is really to blame for the wave of mass tech layoffs or if companies are using it as part of a bigger restructuring story. We also look at how automation, overhiring, cost cutting, and shifting business priorities are all shaping the future of tech jobs. Get the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.ai Conor’s AI Course: https://www.ai-mindset.ai/courses Get the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","meta_description":"In this episode, we discuss whether AI is really to blame for the wave of mass tech layoffs or if companies are using it as part of a bigger restructuring…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":948,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ai-applied-covering-ai-news-interviews-and-tools-chatgpt-midjourney-gemini-openai-anthropic-6012564/episodes/is-ai-to-blame-for-mass-tech-layoffs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-applied-covering-ai-news-interviews-and-tools-chatgpt-midjourney-gemini-openai-anthropic-6012564/is-ai-to-blame-for-mass-tech-layoffs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}