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Sep 20, 2026
Herman PoppleberryHOST
There's a term for the rebranding too.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
AI washing.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
Taking a service that was always human powered and putting AI on the label.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
Is that always a lie? No, and this is where I want to be careful.
Nigel VazGUEST
When AI is used for the purposes of AI washing, I think it does everybody a huge disservice.
Diya RekhiHOST
Why do I need my coffee machine to sort of be AI powered? I need good coffee.
Nigel VazGUEST
You know, sometimes coffee makers now seem like they need a PhD to operate.
9 MINS LATER
Diya RekhiHOST
But does every company need to have, say, for instance, an AI angle inserted, in the sense that why do I need my coffee machine to sort of be AI powered? I need good coffee.
Diya RekhiHOST
What is your argument to that? You know, because these days, companies across the board, whether it's a washing machine or a pen, everyone is saying they are AI sort of enabled, right? Where do you come in on that?
Nigel VazGUEST
I think that's such a good observation, right? When AI is used for the purposes of AI washing, right, where-
Diya RekhiHOST
Mm-hmm
Nigel VazGUEST
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Nigel VazGUEST
When AI is used for the purposes of AI washing, I think it does everybody a huge disservice.
Dia RekhiHOST
Why do I need my coffee machine to sort of be AI powered? I need good coffee.
Nigel VazGUEST
You know, sometimes coffee makers now seem like they need a PhD to operate.
9 MINS LATER
Dia RekhiHOST
does every company need to have, say, for instance, an AI angle inserted in the sense that why do I need my coffee machine to sort of be AI powered? I need good coffee.
Dia RekhiHOST
What is your argument to that? You know, because these days, companies across the board, whether it's a washing machine or a pan, everyone is saying they are AI sort of enabled, right? Where do you come in on that?
Nigel VazGUEST
I think that's such a good observation, right? When AI is used for the purposes of AI washing, right? Where the literal sense is you slap AI on everything and everything suddenly becomes more AI, right? I think it does everybody a huge disservice.
Nigel VazGUEST
Yes.
Nigel VazGUEST
But then, you know, on another sense, right? When you actually ask a question like, why does a coffee machine need AI as an example, right? Yeah.
Greg GillumHOST
A lot of what's being labeled an AI layoff is actually just ordinary restructuring repackaged in AI language.
Greg GillumHOST
They call it AI washing.
Greg GillumHOST
Companies want to reassure investors that they have a handle on technology.
Greg GillumHOST
So they slap, quote, AI driven, unquote, on decisions that would have just happened anyway.