{"podcast":{"title":"ICYMI","slug":"icymi-1580479","podcast_index_feed_id":1580479,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4","website_url":"https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/show-cover.jpg","author":"Slate Podcasts","episode_count":554,"summary":"Join Kate Lindsay twice a week as we gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back. Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI—plus ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the our show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or visit slate.com/icymiplus for access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T06:22:17.906898+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479"},"episode":{"title":"AI Detectors Won’t Save Us","slug":"ai-detectors-won-t-save-us","published_at":"2026-05-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479/ai-detectors-won-t-save-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479","url":"https://shows.acast.com/icymi/episodes/6a19e8f9f7ef7759589021e2","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/e/6a19e8f9f7ef7759589021e2/media.mp3","summary":"On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Ed Zitron, host of the podcast Better Offline and a certified hater of AI. After yet another AI writing scandal, this time involving the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story prize, Kate and Ed take a closer look at tools like Pangram that claim to detect AI writing with 99% accuracy. But if we can’t ever be sure, then no one knows what’s true at all—and that’s exactly how these institutions like it.  This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Ed Zitron, host of the podcast Better Offline and a certified hater of AI. After yet another AI writing…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2071,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/icymi-1580479/episodes/ai-detectors-won-t-save-us/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479/ai-detectors-won-t-save-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}