
BIGcast · 2026-05-27 · 36 min
Glen and John dissect a recent online airing of grievances regarding AI's perceived shortcomings. To Glen's surprise, John finds validity to some of these criticisms. Also- the Pope weighs in, robots close the human gap, the term "neuro-symbolic AI" emerges, and the green shoots of a "slow tech" movement may be emerging. Links related to this episode: The Reddit thread- from the AGI community- that prompted this discussion: YouTube video on translating Claude's AI thoughts into language: JB dissects ChatGPT's new personal finance features on our recent CU Town Hall: Last week's interview with Jack Henry's Lee Wetherington, including data on AI as a bank/credit union strategic priority: The assembly line video of a package sorting robot (which *may* outperform a human, depending on your yardstick): The Associated Press on Pope Leo's AI encyclical: A precursor to "slow tech"? The AP's obit for Slow Food Movement founder Carlo Petrini