{"podcast":{"title":"Life with Machines","slug":"life-with-machines-7014298","podcast_index_feed_id":7014298,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/lifewithmachines","website_url":"https://newsletter.lifewithmachines.media/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2cb04cee-649c-11ef-a7a2-1fe161372257/image/ceb2a2cb2569250af373af5b41fa3b3f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Baratunde Thurston","episode_count":48,"summary":"Life With Machines explores the human side of the A.I. revolution – the good, the bad, and the weird – and asks, “How can these machines help us become more human?” In this video podcast, host Baratunde Thurston helps us understand our rapidly emerging future, and encourages us to shape it and laugh at the absurdity. Baratunde demystifies A.I. and makes it personal with a wide range of guests: entrepreneurs, artists, policymakers, technologists, business leaders, creators, educators, and scientists. Maybe even an A.I. or two. Everyone should have a say in where technologies like A.I. take us, not just a handful of people in California who think nitro cold brew on tap should be a human right. Join us in candid conversations and fun experiments, as we imagine and co-create our life, with machines.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T04:19:49.600155+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-machines-7014298"},"episode":{"title":"BLAIR's Dead. Long Live BLAIR?","slug":"blair-s-dead-long-live-blair","published_at":"2026-01-15T17:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-machines-7014298/blair-s-dead-long-live-blair","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-machines-7014298","url":"https://newsletter.lifewithmachines.media/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FTTLI7699136679.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Life With Machines, Baratunde checks back in on BLAIR — the show’s AI co-producer and ongoing experiment in living with AI. Joined by BLAIR’s architect, former Microsoft VP Peter Loforte, Baratunde reflects on what happens when you stop treating AI like a tool and start treating it like a teammate — from emotional manipulation and creative speed to what it means to live slightly ahead of the rest of the world. ------------ CONNECT WITH US Subscribe to our Youtube! Get our newsletter for deeper insights, chances to influence the show, and more experiments and calls to action! ------------ Follow us! Instagram TikTok Threads LinkedIn Work with Life With Machines: lifewithmachines@smoothmedia.co Send Questions, Comments, or Ideas: contact@lifewithmachines.media Write to Blair: blair@lifewithmachines.media ------------ Created and Executive Produced by: Elizabeth Stewart and Baratunde Thurston Producer: Layne Deyling Cherland Video Editor: Erik Shute Special thanks to Peter Loforte #LivingWithAI #HumanAndMachine #AIExperiment#FutureOfWork #SyntheticMedia #AIandSociety #TechAndHumanity#AICoProducer #PreviewTheFuture","meta_description":"In this episode of Life With Machines, Baratunde checks back in on BLAIR — the show’s AI co-producer and ongoing experiment in living with AI. Joined by B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2910,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/life-with-machines-7014298/episodes/blair-s-dead-long-live-blair/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-machines-7014298/blair-s-dead-long-live-blair.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}