Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson The Words of the Year 2025 ๐ with Amber & Paul [968]
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Dec 25, 2025 Explore the latest Words of the Year that capture our cultural zeitgeist, from AI's role in language to the phenomenon of aura farming in social media. Discover how wearable tech influences health perceptions and the debate surrounding biohacking's commercialization. Dive into new slang like 'clanker' for malfunctioning tech and the 'Broligarchy' concept critiquing powerful tech circles. Reflect on language evolution and the humorous aspects of productivity trends like taskmasking and micro-retirement. A lively discussion on how words shape our understanding of modern life!
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AI Lowers Coding Barriers โ With Tradeoffs
- Vibe coding turns natural language prompts into working software using AI, lowering barriers to app creation.
- This boosts accessibility but risks low-quality code, IP issues, and skill degradation among developers.
AI Hallucination Slowed Research
- Amber tried ChatGPT for quick historical dates and found the output factually wrong, forcing her to re-check everything.
- She called the experience a waste of time because the AI produced plausible but incorrect information.
AI's Rapid Improvement Changes Risk Balance
- AI is rapidly improving and may eventually outperform humans on many tasks, creating new risk-benefit dynamics.
- That transition could enable powerful tools but also catastrophic errors if trust is misplaced.