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AGI Podcast — Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI For people who got stuck making AI work and educators preparing students for what's next. Our mission is to cut through AI hype with practical insights for workforce development, education, and small to medium businesses → where AI implementation happens in the trenches, not the headlines. 3 shows, 1 mission: *Saturdays: School's Out - Educators and students preparing for an AI-driven future schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/ Mondays: The Weekly Blitz - AI news recaps with cohost Julie Koehrer Monthly: The Vibe - Long-form deep dive conversations

  1. 2D AGO

    AI, UAPs, and the Musk vs. Altman Trial: What's Actually at Stake in 2026

    What happens when Elon Musk texts Sam Altman's co-founder that "by the time this is over, you'll be the most hated men in America"? This week, Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer unpack the Musk vs. Altman federal trial, Anthropic's new compute deal with xAI, and why China's chip strategy could determine who controls global AI. Jason also breaks down what GPUs, neural networks, weights, and reasoning models actually mean for anyone who has wondered how these things work. Key topics covered: Musk vs. Altman trial: what Elon actually wants from this lawsuitAnthropic and xAI: why Elon gave Claude access to a Colossus data center in MemphisHow LLMs work: GPUs, nanometers, fine-tuning, and reasoning explained without the jargonChina's chip war: Huawei, TSMC, and what happens if US export controls backfireUAP declassification: where the evidence actually points in 2026Data centers and Indiana's energy contradiction: solar panels blocked, data centers approvedWorkforce displacement: AI cuts 70 jobs, saves the company money. Who gets the raise?Julie's healthcare AI nightmare and how to hack your way to a humanJason and Julie do not have political science degrees or MBAs. They have a combined 15+ years of practical AI work and media experience, and they will tell you what they actually think. About Julie Koehrer:Julie Koehrer is On-Air Personality at Q106.7 Lafayette | 15+ years in radio/broadcast. Located in Lafayette, Indiana.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/ Work with Jason -> jason@mycitizen.ai Resources mentioned:OpenAI -> https://openai.comAnthropic -> https://anthropic.comxAI -> https://x.aiNvidia -> https://nvidia.comHuawei -> https://huawei.comTSMC -> https://tsmc.comNotebookLM -> https://notebooklm.google.comJeff Townsend on the Vibe (China tech deep dive) -> https://youtu.be/8d-eySsCng8MindStudio -> https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm -> https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow -> https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett School's Out Saturdays: https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/AGI Podcast (all shows): https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcast

    40 min
  2. Why Cutting Off China's Chips Backfired: Jeff Towson on Huawei, DeepSeek, and Robotics

    2D AGO

    Why Cutting Off China's Chips Backfired: Jeff Towson on Huawei, DeepSeek, and Robotics

    China graduates 2 million engineers a year. The U.S. graduates 150,000. Jeff Towson has spent 17 years on the ground in China studying what that gap actually produces. In this 90-minute conversation on The Vibe, Jeff breaks down how Huawei rebuilt its supply chain after the 2019 U.S. entity list ban, how open-weight models like DeepSeek V4 and Alibaba's Qwen are pulling Silicon Valley costs down by 90 percent, and why he thinks the U.S. strategy of cutting China off from AI chips is "kind of evil" given that AI is a general-purpose technology like electricity. We also cover: The CloudMatrix and Ascend chip rollout that creates a fully independent Chinese AI stack Why Unitree went from a basic humanoid to kung-fu-capable robots in 12 months, and how Galbot fits into the picture Elon's vertical integration play across Tesla, xAI, Colossus, and Optimus, and why it doesn't look like a typical investor strategy The Brockman-Altman lawsuit and what it reveals about who we actually trust to govern information Hard America vs. soft America, and where universal basic income lands in that split Why drug discovery may be where the U.S. has its own China-scale advantage Info-nationalism, the Manus deal, and why AI is political ground that video generation isn't Jeff is the founder of TechMoat Consulting, host of The Tech Strategy Podcast, and author of the Moats and Marathons book series. He was formerly Head of Direct Investments for Middle East North Africa and Asia Pacific for Prince Alwaleed. He has 2.9M+ LinkedIn followers and was the #1 LinkedIn Top Voice for Finance globally in 2017. Jeff's work:The Tech Strategy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tech-strategy-podcast/id1482008042Website: https://jefftowson.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-towson-%E9%99%B6%E8%BF%85-b77906/ Connect with Jason Padgett:Email: jason@mycitizen.aiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIODirector of Growth and Partnerships, CitizenAI AGI Podcast Network:Schools Out Saturdays: https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/Field Notes newsletter: https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/field-notes-issue-1All shows: https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/network Tools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

    1h 32m
  3. Starting AI Conversations in Elementary School

    3D AGO

    Starting AI Conversations in Elementary School

    Most AI in education conversations skip elementary school. This AI podcast episode starts there. Zionsville Community Schools Digital Learning Coach Stevie Frank walks through what K-8 AI literacy actually looks like in a district that never blocked ChatGPT. Stevie supports three K-8 buildings and teaches kindergartners that "AI is a robot, not a her." Jason and Stevie met days earlier at the Keep Indiana Learning AI Symposium and picked the conversation up here. They cover age-appropriate AI conversations from kindergarten through eighth grade, the Snapchat AI moment every parent should stress-test with their kid, and the Adobe Ambassador program Stevie runs that's pulling young girls into digital creation. Key topics covered:AI in elementary schools and K-8 AI literacy strategyWhy Zionsville Community Schools never blocked ChatGPTMagic School platform with teacher guardrails for elementary studentsWorld Economic Forum 2025 Future of Jobs Report and social presence as a hiring signalDigital portfolios replacing AI-generated resumes in an AI-screened worldAdobe Express Ambassadors and getting young girls into EdTechWomen's representation at AI and EdTech decision-making tablesNews Literacy Project and teaching critical thinking before AI If you teach K-8, lead a district, or are a parent trying to navigate AI conversations at home, this episode gives you specific, grade-appropriate places to start. About Stevie Frank: Technology Integration Specialist at Zionsville Community Schools, ISTE 2026 Featured Voice, Microsoft Innovative Educator Fellow, Adobe Express Creative Innovator. Educational consultant and keynote speaker based in Zionsville, Indiana.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevie-frank-433403234/Zionsville Community Schools: https://www.zcs.k12.in.us/ Resources mentioned:Magic School → https://www.magicschool.ai/Adobe Express → https://www.adobe.com/express/Keep Indiana Learning → https://keepindianalearning.org/WEF 2025 Future of Jobs Report → https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/News Literacy Project → https://newslit.org/The Last Invention podcast → https://www.thelastinvention.show/ Work with Jason → jason@mycitizen.aiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIONewsletter (No Code CAIO) → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048 Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → jason@mycitizen.ai School's Out Saturdays → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/We're listing AI in education events around Indiana on the site. AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limit All platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIO Tools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

    58 min

  4. MAY 11

    Canvas Data Breach: 275M Records Stolen During Finals Week

    275 million records stolen, 9,000 institutions hit during finals week. Ashton Schultz joins Jason on the Weekly Blitz to unpack the Canvas data breach, Anthropic's surprise compute deal with Elon's Colossus data center, and why Microsoft Copilot is the most pragmatic AI tool for locked-down enterprise environments. Ashton, a 19-year tech distribution veteran and founder of Spicy Brain Speaks, also breaks down how AI note-takers like Plaud are removing administrative friction for ADHD professionals in sales. Key topics covered: The Canvas / Instructure data breach: 275M records, 9,000 institutions, finals week timing Why Purdue avoided the breach and what Carmel schools still aren't teaching about AI The Anthropic-xAI Colossus compute deal and Anthropic's 80x revenue growth Why Microsoft Copilot grounded in M365 data outperforms its public reputation Browser-use AI agents and where Facebook's guardrails kill the use case Plaud AI note-takers, transparency in meeting recording, and trust collapse risk If you don't know how to code, AI helps you. If you do, it's a multiplier. The same applies to AI in your workflow: stop overthinking the use case and start with what you hate doing most. About Ashton Schultz: Strategic Account Manager and founder of Spicy Brain Speaks, focused on the "human-AI handshake" and AI-powered neuroinclusive solutions for the workplace. 18+ years leading enterprise tech rollouts and Microsoft AI ecosystem deployments. Based in Indianapolis. Member of the Indiana AI Innovators Network. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonschultz/ Spicy Brain Speaks: https://spicybrainspeaks.com/ Connect with Jason Padgett: Director of Growth and Partnerships, CitizenAI 📧 jason@mycitizen.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/ X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO Newsletter (No Code CAIO): https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048 The AGI Podcast School's Out Saturdays: https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/ School's Out Field Notes (weekly newsletter for K-12 educators) → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/field-notes-issue-1 Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → We're tracking AI in education events around Indiana on the site. Post an event or book Jason as a speaker → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/events AGI Podcast network (all shows): https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/network School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through university The Weekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutes (co-hosted with Julie Koehrer) The Vibe: Long-form deep conversations, no time limit Tools Jason recommends: MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq Riverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr Wispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett Resources mentioned: Canvas / Instructure → https://www.instructure.com Microsoft Copilot → https://copilot.microsoft.com Anthropic → https://www.anthropic.com Plaud AI Note Taker → https://www.plaud.ai NotebookLM → https://notebooklm.google.com TechPoint Indiana → https://techpoint.org Spicy Brain Speaks → https://spicybrainspeaks.com

    39 min
  5. Resumes Are Dead. Here's What CS Students Should Do Instead

    MAY 9

    Resumes Are Dead. Here's What CS Students Should Do Instead

    A Purdue computer science junior stood outside Chicago Union Station with a sign that said "Can AI do this?" The response surprised him, and the conversation that followed surprised Jason. Ethan Dawes joins School's Out Saturdays to talk about why mass-applying for jobs is broken, where CS students should actually look for opportunity in 2026, and what AI in education needs to look like for it to actually work. Key topics covered: How a Purdue CS student went viral by holding a sign in Chicago Why entry-level CS jobs at big tech companies are frozen and where the real opportunity is The case for small and medium businesses hiring CS grads to navigate AI implementation GitHub vs. portfolio websites for non-technical hiring managers AI scaffolding in education and the zone of proximal development Oral exams as a verification tool when AI can write any essay Anthropomorphism and sycophancy in LLMs (and what kids need to learn early) Emergent behaviors in large language models and the Claude blackmail experiment If you don't know how to code, AI helps you. If you do know how to code, AI is a multiplier. That's the line that should be on every CS career services flyer in 2026. About Ethan Dawes: Computer Science junior at Purdue University, Residence Hall Association leader, Purdue Hackers member. → Looking for a summer internship!!! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-dawes/ GitHub: https://github.com/EthanDawes Original Chicago post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ethan-dawes_yesterday-i-went-to-chicago-to-prove-that-share-7452910184731029504-t5_L Connect with Jason Padgett: Director of Growth and Partnerships, CitizenAI 📧 jason@mycitizen.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/ X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO Newsletter (No Code CAIO): https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048 The AGI Podcast School's Out Saturdays: https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/ School's Out Field Notes (weekly newsletter for K-12 educators) → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/field-notes-issue-1 Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → jason@mycitizen.ai We're tracking AI in education events around Indiana on the site. Post an event or book Jason as a speaker → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/events AGI Podcast network (all shows): https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/network School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through university The Weekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutes (co-hosted with Julie Koehrer) The Vibe: Long-form deep conversations, no time limit Tools Jason recommends: MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq Riverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr Wispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett Resources mentioned: Purdue Hackers → https://www.purduehackers.com Greater Lafayette Commerce Rise & Shine → https://www.greaterlafayettecommerce.com Matchbox Coworking Studio → https://www.matchboxlafayette.com Claude → https://www.claude.com Replit → https://replit.com Lovable → https://lovable.dev Cursor → https://cursor.com

    1h 21m
  6. Magic School AI vs ChatGPT: Safer AI for K-12 Classrooms

    MAY 5

    Magic School AI vs ChatGPT: Safer AI for K-12 Classrooms

    What's the difference between ChatGPT and Magic School AI inside a K-12 classroom? Tanika Kinartail, Professional Learning Specialist at the Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC), joins host Jason Padgett to answer that question and a dozen others educators are asking in 2026. Key topics covered: - Magic School AI vs ChatGPT: how vertical AI handles a frustrated student differently - Teacher buy-in vs. teacher efficacy, and why one is compliance and the other is capacity - The iceberg problem: why AI output is the tip and student process is everything underneath - The work-based learning gap: schools and industry passing the AI responsibility back and forth - Why Tanika tells her 9th-grade daughter to follow skills, not passion - CIESC's train-the-trainer model for districts with no PD budget and no subs - Preview of the May 12 AI Symposium at the Pyramids in Indianapolis (for instructional leaders, not just teachers) - Writing feedback tools, 34 fifth graders, and how one AI feature could have saved a pregnant teacher's sanity Bottom line: AI is not here to replace teachers. The teachers and students who learn to use it well will be the ones who move the needle on student achievement. And right now, Indiana is finally catching up. About Tanika Kinartail: Professional Learning Specialist at CIESC, Adjunct Faculty at Ivy Tech Indianapolis, certified MagicSchool AI Trainer, SIOP certified, 19 years in Indiana education. IU Bloomington alumna. Brownsburg, Indiana. Connect with Tanika Kinartail:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanika-kinartailCIESC: https://ciesc.org/Keep Indiana Learning: https://keepindianalearning.org/ Register for the CIESC AI Symposium → keepindianalearning.org Work with Jason → jason@mycitizen.ai Newsletter → linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048 AGI Podcast shows: School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through university Weekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutes Data Bytes: Data literacy for business owners The Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limit All platforms: linktr.ee/AGIPodcast Follow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIO Tools Jason recommends: MindStudio → get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq Riverside.fm → riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr Wispr Flow → ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

    1h 4m
  7. Why AI Subscriptions Are About to Break (Tokenomics Explained)

    MAY 5

    Why AI Subscriptions Are About to Break (Tokenomics Explained)

    Why are AI subscriptions about to break? This week's AI podcast unpacks tokenomics, the gym-membership flaw in ChatGPT and Claude pricing, and what happens when AI agents start running 50,000 queries a minute instead of one human at a time. Plus Huawei's 7nm chip independence, the Musk vs Altman trial, and what Meta's Indiana data center should look like if big tech borrowed the solar industry's community-benefit playbook. Key topics covered: AI tokenomics and why subscription pricing collapses under agentic workloads Huawei 7nm chips running DeepSeek and Kimi K2 outside U.S. control Open-source vs closed-weights vs closed AI models, in plain English The Musk vs Altman OpenAI trial and the $151 billion question Whether OpenAI ends up as a U.S. government arm of AI Alpha School, $100K teacher salaries, and AI in K-12 compensation Meta's Lebanon, Indiana data center and community-benefit agreements Bottom line: the AI economy is about to reprice itself, and the people who quietly benefit from that shift will not be the same people getting billed for it. About Julie Koehrer: On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7. 15+ years in radio and broadcast. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/ Resources mentioned: OpenAI → https://openai.com Anthropic (Claude) → https://www.anthropic.com Huawei → https://www.huawei.com DeepSeek → https://www.deepseek.com Kimi K2 → https://www.moonshot.cn Alpha School → https://alpha.school Empire of AI by Karen Hao → https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780593657508/empireofai Work with Jason → jason@mycitizen.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/ X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO Newsletters (No Code CAIO) → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048 (School's Out Notes from the Field) schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/field-notes-issue-1 Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → jason@mycitizen.ai School's Out Saturdays → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/ AGI Podcast shows: School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through university Weekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutes The Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limit Website: schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/network Follow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIO Tools Jason recommends: MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq Riverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr Wispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

    36 min

  8. MAY 5

    AI Won't Take Your Job If You Use It Like This

    A graphic designer who uses AI every single day sits down with Jason to explain what that actually looks like – including why AI-generated logos can't be copyrighted and why ChatGPT will never give you the same output twice. Key topics covered: Using AI as a daily marketing and design tool: brain dumps, prompting strategy, and how to iterate fast Why AI-generated logos create a copyright problem most clients don't see coming The branding limitations of generative AI: fonts it can't name, colors that don't transfer, and outputs that all look the same When should kids learn AI? Lauren changes her own answer mid-conversation AI bias explained at third-grade level: the "why did it keep hiring Jane?" example Failing fast with AI to get to the real solution faster The point guard mentality and why treating AI like a teammate beats being afraid of it Lauren Dickerson is a working designer, not a tech person, and her perspective on what AI can and can't do for creative work is one of the most grounded takes you'll hear on the subject. About Lauren Dickerson: CEO and founder of Edit Me Lo Creative Agency, Indianapolis, IN. Visual identity designer, brand strategist, and creative director. Miami University graduate (Interactive Media Studies, 2020), former Division I basketball player at Miami of Ohio. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurendickerson13/ Website: https://editmelo.com/ Resources mentioned: ChatGPT → https://chatgpt.com/ | Claude → https://claude.ai/ | NotebookLM → https://notebooklm.google.com/ | Canva → https://www.canva.com/ Work with Jason → jason@mycitizen.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/ X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO Newsletter (No Code CAIO) → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048 Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → jason@mycitizen.ai School's Out Saturdays → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/ We're listing AI in education events around Indiana on the site. AGI Podcast shows: School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through university Weekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutes The Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limit All platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcast Follow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIO Tools Jason recommends: MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq Riverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr Wispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

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AGI Podcast — Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI For people who got stuck making AI work and educators preparing students for what's next. Our mission is to cut through AI hype with practical insights for workforce development, education, and small to medium businesses → where AI implementation happens in the trenches, not the headlines. 3 shows, 1 mission: *Saturdays: School's Out - Educators and students preparing for an AI-driven future schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/ Mondays: The Weekly Blitz - AI news recaps with cohost Julie Koehrer Monthly: The Vibe - Long-form deep dive conversations

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