TRASHFUTURE Do Not Think This At Home
Dec 23, 2025
The hosts dive into a variety of sharp topics, from a cheeky analysis of cancel culture to a humorous take on societal embarrassments. They tackle the dissonance in corporate AI adoption versus frontline experiences and poke fun at the absurdity of extensive AI use. Delving into hunger strikes related to Palestine Action, they challenge media perspectives and discuss the moral implications of activists’ sacrifices. The conversation balances humor and serious critique, highlighting contemporary social issues and the dynamics of public empathy.
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Stress-Test AI Before Production Use
- Use AI for prototyping and trivial tasks rather than final critical work to avoid hallucinations and waste.
- Deliberately stress-test models with silly prompts to find their failure modes before deploying them.
Corporate AI Hype Outpaces Real Value
- Most businesses chasing generative AI haven't yet seen meaningful returns despite heavy adoption attempts.
- Reuters and surveys show executives optimistic but frontline workers rarely gain value from deployed AI.
Consultant's Frustrating AI Training Week
- A consultant friend described a week of mandatory AI workshops that wasted time beyond a couple hours of real learning.
- The remaining days became managerial pressure to use tools that often hallucinate or produce generic, wrong outputs.