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Hosted by Jeff Pennington and MJ Pennington · society · EN
Hot takes on living with AI from the first generation who has no choice: today's college students.
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Signup to Generate a PitchYou Teach The Machines is hosted by Jeff Pennington and MJ Pennington. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "A Newbie Self-Publishes a Book" (20 October 2026), "AI in Drug Discovery - A Non-Techy Explanation" (15 October 2026), and "AI Literacy Workshop" (14 October 2026, 11 minutes).
You Teach The Machines publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 24 episodes.
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Jeff Pennington and MJ Pennington hosts You Teach The Machines, a society podcast with 24 episodes published.
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You Teach The Machines
How does self-publishing work? Here's what I've learned. You have effectively two options for print and distribution (under the massive assumption you have a print-ready manuscript): Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and...
You Teach The Machines
In an effort to be more positive, I'll share my lay interpretation of this paper on AI in drug discovery. Found it on arxiv, don't know the authors, have no stake in the research. Read on for something constructive to...
Episode #26
Before it was a book, You Teach the Machines was an AI literacy workshop. As of September 2026 I've helped over 890 people from California to Maine understand AI, how we got here, process their fear and move forward...
Episode #23
<p>Artist and entrepreneur Gretchen Andrew shares her perspective on life, beauty standards, and the civilizational stakes of saving independent journalism. Gretchen turns the tables and learns from MJ as we go NEXT...
Episode #26
<p>Before it was a book, You Teach the Machines was an AI literacy workshop. I've helped over 850 people from California to Maine understand AI, process their fear, and move past the hype. The workshop helps people from...
Episode #23
<p>Understand AI and move on with your life, with or without it. A quick reading from my book You Teach the Machines. In print, eBook, audio. Amazon | Bookshop.org | Libro.fm</p>
Episode #22
<p>MJ interviews Kay Koplovitz, Forbes Top 250 Innovator, CEO of the first satellite cable network, venture investor, and founder of nonprofit Springboard Enterprises. Springboard accelerates women-led startups, over...
Episode #21
Focused, Grounded AI is Key to Human Benefit. <p >In this powerful second installment, Derek Luos shares the culmination of a year-long journey with Poursteady, the Brooklyn-based manufacturer of commercial pour-over...
Episode #20
<p >(Intro Song)</p> <p >Where oh where are you night? Why did you leave me and read on my phone? I searched the world o'er and thought I found true love. You met an AI and poof you was gone.</p> <p >Jeff: Hi, this is...
Episode #19
Show Notes: Bonus Episode – The "Drunk Uncle" Pirate Edition <p >In this hilarious and cautionary bonus episode, Jeff and MJ reveal how AI literally "missed the boat." It turns out the machines have a very specific—and...
Episode #18
<p>CHAPTER 5: Make AI Work for You (Not the Other Way Around)</p> <p>If you're a student or recent graduate, you're almost certain to be a regular user of AI. Believe it or not, you're among the only existing group of...
<p>Listen to Chapter 4 Part 1 of my book You Teach the Machines! If you find this helpful, please support original writing and buy the full book wherever you get audiobooks. Available from Libro.fm, Amazon, Audible...
Episode #16
Show Notes: Audiobook Intermission – The "Human Error" Blooper Reel <p >Recording a book about high-tech Artificial Intelligence is hard. Being a non-artificial human in a house with dogs and teenagers is even...
<p>Listen to Chapter 4 Part 1 of my book You Teach the Machines! If you find this helpful, please support original writing and buy the full book wherever you get audiobooks. Available from Libro.fm, Amazon, Audible...
<p>CHAPTER 3: The Industrial AI Revolution</p> <p>"That's exactly what I want!" My sister-in-law was thrilled to see a picture of a certain type of porch railing that she'd previously had only in her mind's eye. "Thank...
Episode #13
<p>CHAPTER 2: The Rise of Augmented Intelligence</p> <p>Artificial intelligence can help you do important things you couldn't otherwise do—sometimes by helping you access knowledge and expertise taught to the AI by...
Episode #12
<p>CHAPTER 1: What is AI?</p> <p>You may never directly teach AI yourself, but as we discussed in the Introduction, you participate in the process just about every time you interact with the digital world. You may also...
Episode #11
<p>Introduction</p> <p> </p> <p>Like billions of people around the world, you may have suddenly become familiar with the following words straight out of Silicon Valley or a futuristic movie: Machine learning. GenAI...
Episode #10
<p>Georgie Kovacs is a women's health expert who spent 20 years in high-level roles at major companies like Pfizer and IQVIA before founding her consulting practice and becoming a full-time patient advocate. After her...
Episode #9
<p > Oh Sam.</p> <p >Ask Jeeves established precedent for the search industry that monetizing porn is bad for people and for business. OpenAI and its Microsoft godfather seems intent on doing the opposite. Will Google...
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