Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn 945: AI is a Joke, with Joel Beasley
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Dec 2, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, Joel Beasley, a former software engineer and current CTO who hosts the Modern CTO podcast, dives into his unique journey into stand-up comedy using AI. He explores how he measures laughs per minute using AI, turning comedy into a data-driven craft. Joel shares valuable tech leadership insights from his podcast and explains the memory palace technique for memorizing jokes. Plus, he tackles the ethics of AI in the workforce and advocates for transparency and model nutrition labels in machine learning.
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Track Founders To See Patterns
- Joel tracks influential tech leaders like Musk, Bezos, and Branson to understand long-term patterns.
- Historical attention to founders helps interpret present moves and narratives in tech.
Use The Memory Palace For Recall
- Use the memory palace: attach jokes or ideas to vivid locations in a familiar space and walk through them mentally.
- Choose exaggerated sensory images to make recall on stage instantaneous.
Prefer Speed Over Paralysis For AI
- Move fast on AI adoption and accept the cost of 'speeding tickets' rather than stagnating with 'parking tickets.'
- Prioritize rapid experiments where the downside is manageable, not life-critical.
