AI and Us: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

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This podcast explores AI from various angles such as sociological to technical to artistic. We interview University at Buffalo and local community experts to understand the various concerns and potentials of Artificial Intelligence. The show is a collaboration between LINKT at the University at Buffalo Libraries and the UB Center for Information Integrity. Whether you're a student, a worker, or just curious, AI & Us breaks it down in minutes, not megabytes. 

  1. 15/12/2025

    Episode 17: The Future of AI and Robotics

    In this episode Dr. Rohini Srihari, professor UB’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering wraps up our conversation and looks to the future of AI, giving it a body.

    17 min

  2. 15/12/2025

    Episode 16: AI for Social Good

    In this episode Dr. Rohini Srihari, professor UB’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering will be talking about AI for the social good, what does it mean and how can it be applied.

    17 min

  3. 15/12/2025

    Episode 15: Trustworthiness of AI

    In this episode Dr. Rohini Srihari, professor UB’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering will be talking how trustworthy AI actually is and the ethical implications of using AI in various settings.

    19 min

  4. 15/12/2025

    Episode 14: Conversational AI, the Basics

    In this episode Dr. Rohini Srihari, professor UB’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering will be talking about the basics of conversational AI.

    14 min

  5. 26/11/2025

    Episode 13: Scamming as Big Business

    In this episode Dr. Cynthia Stewart from the Center for Information Integrity shares her research and knowledge of big business of scamming and the organizational hierarchy that exists. Artificial Intelligence has allowed these scamming businesses to grow in ways unimagined just four short years ago.

    24 min

  6. 26/11/2025

    Episode 12: Scams using AI

    In this episode Dr. Cynthia Stewart from the Center for Information Integrity shares her research and knowledge of scamming and scammers with the dawn of Artificial Intelligence.

    24 min

  7. 26/11/2025

    Episode 11: Scams before AI

    In this episode Dr. Cynthia Stewart from the Center for Information Integrity shares her research and knowledge of scamming and scammers before the use of Artificial Intelligence.

    22 min

  8. 23/10/2025

    Episode 10: Rethinking Incentives and Building Community Futures

    Cynthia Tysick, Innovative Pedagogy Librarian, and Dr. David Castillo, professor of Spanish and Co-Director of the UB Center for Information Integrity discuss alternatives to profit-driven AI and paths forward.

    26 min
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This podcast explores AI from various angles such as sociological to technical to artistic. We interview University at Buffalo and local community experts to understand the various concerns and potentials of Artificial Intelligence. The show is a collaboration between LINKT at the University at Buffalo Libraries and the UB Center for Information Integrity. Whether you're a student, a worker, or just curious, AI & Us breaks it down in minutes, not megabytes. 

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