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He Learned to Read at 62. Now He's Building an AI Tutor for Struggling Readers (opens the original)
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Episode Notes David Chalk built technology companies and became a familiar voice on television and radio while carrying a private fear: that people would mistake his difficulty reading for a lack of intelligence. In this episode, David tells Cody what happened on his first day of school, how shame followed him into adulthood, and what changed when he learned to read in his early 60s during the making of The Truth About Reading. He describes receiving 11 hours of instruction and recognizing writt
AI Guardrails for Kids: Building Judgment Beyond Parental Controls (opens the original)
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Episode Notes Parental controls can reduce a child's exposure to known risks. They cannot supply judgment when a new message, voice, image, or AI conversation feels convincing. Cybersecurity leader, author, and DigiArmorX founder Nidhi Srivastava joins Cody to discuss what AI safety for kids looks like when the technology can imitate, persuade, remember context, and invite personal disclosure. Nidhi shares how her son's experience with cyberbullying changed her view of controls-only safety and l
AI Can Make Content. It Can't Earn Customer Trust, with Chris Anderson (opens the original)
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Episode Notes AI can produce more content for less. That does not mean an audience will believe it, remember it, or trust the business behind it. Chris Anderson of Elevate Media Group joins Cody for an audio-first conversation about AI content creation for business and the parts of marketing that automation still cannot carry on its own. They discuss story, proof, judgment, consistency, and why a recognizable personal point of view becomes more important as production gets easier. The conversati
AI Video Looks Real. Why Does It Still Feel Fake? (opens the original)
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Episode Notes AI video can look cinematic and still fail the second a digital actor has to feel human. In this full episode of The Weird Canadian, Sherif Higazy joins Cody to unpack why AI video looks fake in human scenes even as image quality improves. Sherif spent years in Hollywood visual effects, ran production at Thermonuclear, and founded Megaton AI to grade video models against each other with repeatable tests instead of vendor highlight reels. This is an audio-first cut of the conversati
The Human Edge AI Can't Replace with Sirene Abou-Chakra (opens the original)
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Episode Notes AI can make a business faster, but it cannot become the person your customers trust. Sirene Abou-Chakra joins Cody to talk about AI for small business and the choices owners face as work changes. They discuss where automation can help, why supporting people is difficult to scale, and why sales, storytelling, connection, and a recognizable human voice still matter. Sirene's career includes a decade at Google, development work with the City of Detroit, AI for Good at Dataminr, and po
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