{"podcast":{"title":"It Turns Out","slug":"it-turns-out-7561721","podcast_index_feed_id":7561721,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/it-turns-out/","website_url":"https://itturnsoutshow.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/72e05552-3077-44f1-9840-a05dba64a563/laurel.jpeg","author":"Kara Miller","episode_count":18,"summary":"\"It Turns Out\" reveals the hidden realities reshaping our world—from how marriage impacts inequality to the way that the tax code has transformed wealth. Through conversations with experts who challenge conventional wisdom, award-winning journalist Kara Miller focuses each episode on groundbreaking research, changing how listeners see society, economics, technology, and human behavior. “It Turns Out” delves into data that directly impacts your life—whether you know it or not. You can reach us at info@itturnsoutshow.com We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This work was done under Grant No. G-2025-79141.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T00:17:51.518171+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721"},"episode":{"title":"Is this how AI mania ends?","slug":"is-this-how-ai-mania-ends","published_at":"2025-12-12T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/is-this-how-ai-mania-ends","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721","url":"https://itturnsoutshow.com/episode/are-we-betting-too-much-on-ais-success","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/82e8a837-ddcb-434e-ae8b-1700a48f44a9.mp3","summary":"For the last three years, we've been making an enormous bet on AI. It's woven into our investments, our pension funds, even the stability of our economy. But, the bet hasn't paid off yet - and many aren't sure it ever will. AI expert Gary Marcus - who’s been excited about the technology for a long time - explains why society's all-in wager on large language models could be far riskier than we realize. Marcus is author of the book Taming Silicon Valley from MIT Press. MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group recently took a close look at how companies are using agentic AI - one of the most discussed topics in AI right now. Check it out here: sloanreview.mit.edu/ai2025 Did you know you can also watch the show? Subscribe to the show on YouTube!","meta_description":"For the last three years, we've been making an enormous bet on AI. It's woven into our investments, our pension funds, even the stability of our economy.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2929,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-turns-out-7561721/episodes/is-this-how-ai-mania-ends/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/is-this-how-ai-mania-ends.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}