HiTech Podcast

The HiTech Podcast is a conversation between two friends who love talking about tech with a heavy dose of nerd lore and interests. Join us as we learn how to integrate tech into our work and hobbies.Head to hitechpod.us for all of our episode pages and more info about the pod!We'd love your support at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HiTechPodcast!

HiTech Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 274 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts HiTech Podcast, a education show with 274 episodes published.

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  Episode #266

  266 | Articulate Says You Don't Need Instructional Designers. We Disagree.

  Sep 29, 202632 min

  Articulate just told the world you don't need an instructional designer. Should IDs be worried, or is Articulate the one in trouble?In Episode 266, Josh and Will unpack the fallout from Articulate Land 2026: the new Nova AI agent, the Frontline tool built for non-L&D teams, a new credit system, and marketing that left the instructional design world fuming. We give Articulate credit where it's due (training at scale is a real problem), then offer a hot take: if AI can replace your training, it may have been slide-deck slop to begin with. We also talk about what real instructional design looks like, why Articulate may be making a last-ditch bet, and practical steps L&D teams can take right now, including using AI to find cheaper alternatives.Whether you're an instructional designer, an L&D leader, or someone wondering whether AI can build your training, this one's for you. -- ♣️Want to become a HiTech Club member, support the pod, and get all of the extras on our episodes? Head over to our Buy Me a Coffee to subscribe: buymeacoffee.com/hitechpodcast. Check out ⁠⁠⁠hitechpod.us⁠⁠⁠ for all of our episode pages, social links, and more! Need a journal that's secure and reflective? Check out our episodes on the Reflection App , and then sign-up for the App⁠ today! Build a world limited only by your imagination in Topia ! A virtual world-building tool built to bring you and any of your virtual guests together. Interested in signing up and learning more? Reach out to us or Topia and let them know we sent you!

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  Episode #265

  265 | Gambling With Our Lives? The Anthropic Resignation That Broke the Internet

  Sep 22, 202637 min

  When an AI researcher quits and says the industry is "gambling with our lives," should the rest of us be worried?This week on the HiTech Podcast, Josh and Will unpack the AI safety story that jumped from X and LinkedIn all the way to CNN, the BBC, and even baseball broadcasts: researcher Jacob Coxon's public resignation from Anthropic, and fellow Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger publicly backing him up. Is this hype, or a real warning about self-improving superintelligence? We dig into the "shake the box" problem with how AI models get trained, why AI isn't just another Facebook, the regulation debate (moat-building or AI's Cold War?), the global AI arms race, and what you can actually do about it. Spoiler: don't unplug your AI tools, but do build the sandbox before anyone plays in the sand.Plus: a pneumonia PSA, the birth of "Mr. Long Lungs," and our official stance on being anti-murderbot. -- ♣️Want to become a HiTech Club member, support the pod, and get all of the extras on our episodes? Head over to our Buy Me a Coffee to subscribe: buymeacoffee.com/hitechpodcast. Check out ⁠⁠⁠hitechpod.us⁠⁠⁠ for all of our episode pages, social links, and more! Need a journal that's secure and reflective? Check out our episodes on the Reflection App , and then sign-up for the App⁠ today! Build a world limited only by your imagination in Topia ! A virtual world-building tool built to bring you and any of your virtual guests together. Interested in signing up and learning more? Reach out to us or Topia and let them know we sent you!

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  Episode #264

  264 | The Ultimate AI Tools Tier List: Who's Still Standing in 2026?

  Sep 15, 202646 min

  We've covered an absurd amount of AI on this podcast — so it's time to settle the score. Josh and Will pull out the rubric from Episode 260 and put 25+ AI tools on trial: still shipping or dead in the water, still the best way to get it done, worth the price today, and would we actually recommend it. Some tools hold their S-tier crown, a few get quietly buried, and one surprise contender might just be the sleeper hit of the year.Tools On Trial:Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini — the "Holy Trinity" duke it out for the top spotPerplexity, Notion AI, Synthesia, Midjourney, Rosebud AI, ElevenLabs & Descript get re-ratedDust, My School AI, Archer & Argu Flow face the graveyardWorkCoach makes a strong case for one of the episode's top scoresWhether you're picking your first AI tool or auditing your whole stack, this is the honest, no-fluff breakdown you need before you renew (or cancel) a subscription. -- ♣️Want to become a HiTech Club member, support the pod, and get all of the extras on our episodes? Head over to our Buy Me a Coffee to subscribe: buymeacoffee.com/hitechpodcast. Check out ⁠⁠⁠hitechpod.us⁠⁠⁠ for all of our episode pages, social links, and more! Need a journal that's secure and reflective? Check out our episodes on the Reflection App , and then sign-up for the App⁠ today! Build a world limited only by your imagination in Topia ! A virtual world-building tool built to bring you and any of your virtual guests together. Interested in signing up and learning more? Reach out to us or Topia and let them know we sent you!

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  Episode #263

  263 | France Dumped Microsoft for Linux — Here's Why That Matters to You

  Sep 8, 202636 min

  Ever notice how you don't actually own anything you pay for anymore? France just made that problem a national policy issue — and it's a bigger deal than it sounds.Josh and Will dig into France's government-wide vote to ditch Microsoft and Windows for Linux in the name of digital sovereignty, then pull the thread all the way out: why "de-Googling" and "de-Microsofting" are becoming a real movement, why SaaS subscription pricing works like a money-laundering scheme, why digital piracy is surging again, why Sony's licensing fight has gamers furious, and why vinyl is making a comeback. It's a wide-ranging one, but it all comes back to the same question — how much do you actually own of the tech you depend on?

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  Episode #262

  262 | EdTech Lost $15 Billion This Year

  Sep 1, 202635 min

  Ever wonder what happens when an entire industry gets built on selling answers... and then AI makes answers free? EdTech is finding out the hard way.In this episode, Josh and Will dig into a rough year for education technology — an estimated $15 billion in lost value across the space — and break down who's struggling, who's actually thriving, and why. From Chegg's shutdown to the Coursera-Udemy merger to Magic School AI's layoffs, we trace a clear pattern: the tools that just repackaged content or answers are getting wiped out, while the ones solving real problems are doing just fine. -- ♣️Want to become a HiTech Club member, support the pod, and get all of the extras on our episodes? Head over to our Buy Me a Coffee to subscribe: buymeacoffee.com/hitechpodcast. Check out ⁠⁠⁠hitechpod.us⁠⁠⁠ for all of our episode pages, social links, and more! Need a journal that's secure and reflective? Check out our episodes on the Reflection App , and then sign-up for the App⁠ today! Build a world limited only by your imagination in Topia ! A virtual world-building tool built to bring you and any of your virtual guests together. Interested in signing up and learning more? Reach out to us or Topia and let them know we sent you!

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