You've heard it plenty of times — AI is going to transform medicine, cure cancer, change everything. And then you open the health section of your favorite newspaper and... nothing. No AI. Just doctors, researchers, and breakthroughs. So which is it? In this episode of aiGED, Ginny makes the case that the AI revolution in medicine isn't coming. It's already here — you just need to know where to look.

Using two recent New York Times stories as her guide — one about predicting lung cancer five years before diagnosis, another about editing human embryo DNA with unprecedented precision — Ginny shows exactly how AI is powering the most exciting medical advances of our time without ever getting the headline. Along the way, she explains what "machine learning" actually means when it shows up buried in a scientific article, and why the generation that watched computers quietly change everything is perfectly positioned to recognize this pattern.

Also in this episode: two exercises from a neuroscientist you've probably never tried (one involves smelling things), and a 72-year-old who is still running experiments on his own life and finally found five habits that stuck — not because they required discipline, but because they didn't. In AI for Good, two AI tools are predicting hunger crises and child malnutrition before they happen, from 95 countries down to individual villages. And Ginny's recommendation comes straight from her farmers market haul — including a mouse situation she handled with a quick photo and a question to Claude.

If you've been waiting for AI to show up in the medical news you read every week — it already has. Tune in and you'll never miss it again. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

SHOW LINKS:

📰 "I'm a Neuroscientist..." — The Medium (subscription required: $5/mo or $50/yr)

https://medium.com/in-fitness-and-in-health/im-a-neuroscientist-i-do-these-3-overlooked-exercises-daily-to-age-better-6d930fe7f0f7

📰 "I'm 72 and Still Running Experiments..." — The Medium (subscription required: $5/mo or $50/yr)

https://medium.com/illumination-retirement-aging-legacy/im-72-and-still-running-experiments-on-my-own-life-2555638cdf7b

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Welcome Back Bitsy

01:43 AI News Aging Exercises

03:52 Smell Memory Link

04:28 Life Experiments at 72

06:14 AI for Good Spotlight

07:50 Breakthroughs Hiding Plain Sight

09:06 New York Times AI Footnotes

12:16 AI in the Exam Room

16:17 Farmers Market AI Tips

17:47 Listener Question AI Power

19:11 Homework and Wrap Up

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

AI and jobs. It’s the conversation nobody wanted to have — and now everybody is having. In this episode of aiGED, host Ginny Deerin digs into what’s really happening to the job market: the layoffs, the industries being transformed, and the jobs we thought were safe that aren’t. From Wall Street banks shedding 15,000 employees while posting record profits, to a French factory that just made electricians optional, the examples are real and they’re everywhere.

But there’s a hopeful side to this story too. Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson argues that companies using AI to make workers more productive — rather than just replacing them — actually get bigger gains. We look at a real company doing exactly that, and what it means for the rest of us. Plus: a line that stopped Ginny cold — “You may not be interested in AI, but AI is interested in you.”

Also in this episode: Pope Leo XIV weighs in on AI and human dignity in his first encyclical. A delightful piece on how to be old (and grab the chicken leg). Two AI for Good stories — one about a potential one-shot cholesterol treatment, and one about blind riders experiencing independence through Waymo. And Ginny’s recommendation: put down the screen and get crafty.

It’s never too late to learn something new — especially something that might make life easier, and especially more fun.

SHOW LINKS:

NYT: Main Takeaways From Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I. — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/pope-leo-encyclical-highlights.html

NYT: How to Be Old — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/opinion/aging-advice.html

NYT: A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean Layoffs — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/business/economy/ai-jobs-productivity.html

Chapters

00:00 Welcome Back From Italy

01:07 AI Commencement Surprise

02:31 Pope On AI And Dignity

05:21 How To Be Old

06:46 AI For Good Highlights

08:46 Jobs Reality Check

09:55 Banking Job Cuts

11:56 Beyond Banks And Hiring Freeze

13:39 Trades Aren't Immune

15:08 Hopeful Path Forward

18:44 Chief Question Officer Future

21:41 Get Crafty Recommendation

23:08 New Bitsy And Signoff

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

Recording from a little apartment in Pienza, Italy, host Ginny Deerin reads an open letter — out loud, on air — to Kevin Frazier, the law professor who wrote “Your grandma should be using AI” for Fortune magazine. She agrees with a lot of it. She has a few thoughts about the rest. And she has an invitation.

Also in this episode: Apple is planning to let iPhone users choose their own AI this fall — whether that’s Claude, Gemini, or sticking with Apple’s own. Ginny explains why more competition is actually great news for the 65+ crowd.

Two recommendations this week: why Ginny is building a life timeline with AI’s help while traveling in Italy with her siblings — and AllTrails, the hiking app that put her in the middle of a Tuscany wheat field she never would have found on her own.

SHOW LINKS:

Fortune article by Kevin Frazier: https://fortune.com/2026/05/13/ai-elderly-seniors-policy-waymo-elliq-loneliness-gap/

AllTrails: https://www.alltrails.com

Apple iOS 27 AI story (TechCrunch): https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/apple-plans-to-make-ios-27-a-choose-your-own-adventure-of-ai-models/

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome From Tuscany
00:22 iPhone AI Choice Coming
02:05 Why It Matters Seniors
02:57 Fortune Article Setup
03:37 Letter From Pienza
05:18 Where I Push Back
06:04 ElliQ And Real Needs
06:30 Invitation To Kevin
07:27 Recommendations And Links
07:39 Build Your Life Timeline
09:15 Wrap Up And Safety

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

I'm reporting live from Pienza — a tiny, gorgeous, medieval town in Tuscany where the wine is excellent and the internet is, as my mother would say, S-H-I-TTY. Real-time voice conversations with Claude? Absolutely not happening. But my AI has still been incredibly useful out here — just not in the ways I expected.

This week I'm sharing eight things I've used Claude for since landing in Italy, and almost all of them involve pointing my phone camera at something I don't understand. A washing machine with Italian dials. A church sign in Italian. A medicine box from the farmacia. A local art exhibit poster. Plants along a trail. Each time, a quick photo and a simple question got me exactly what I needed — no WiFi required.

Also this week: two recommendations worth adding to your travel toolkit. First, a heartfelt case for taking a trip with your siblings — and why a month in Tuscany has turned into a masterclass in family history. And second, the AllTrails app, which led me on a walk through wheat fields so gorgeous they looked like a postcard.

Come join me in Tuscany.

SHOW LINKS: 🥾 AllTrails: https://www.alltrails.com

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome From Tuscany
01:02 Internet Reality Check
02:42 AI Travel Wins
03:37 Photo Translation Tricks
05:16 Everyday Problem Solving
06:13 Keep Expectations Grounded
06:38 Trip With Siblings
08:06 AllTrails Hiking App
10:12 Closing Thoughts And Safety

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

My friend, Bill, isn’t a tech expert — he’s a consultant, pickleball player, and self-described regular guy who started using AI and never looked back. He calls his ChatGPT assistant “John,” and the two of them have something he only half-jokingly calls a bromance.

In this episode, Bill shares how he uses AI for business reports, travel planning, tax calculations, writing an obituary for a friend, planning a dinner party, and even choosing the perfect exterior paint color for his new house. His take: if you ask the right questions, it never really lets you down.

Also in this episode — a robot that just beat the human world record in a half-marathon, AI personal trainers taking over from human coaches, and a New York Times love letter that I guarantee will make your day.

Come on in — you’re going to love Bill.

SHOW LINKS:

📰 “A Robot Named Lightning” — NYT (Adeel Hassan, April 19)

📰 “To Reach Their Fitness Goals, They Hired ‘CoachGPT’” — NYT (Chris Cohen, April 18)

📚 The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly

📰 “My Wife Is 85. She Takes My Breath Away” — NYT (Roger Rosenblatt, April 18)

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to aiGED

00:20 Robot Wins Half Marathon

01:44 Coach GPT Fitness Trend

03:12 Meet Bill the Guest

05:26 Travel Planning with AI

05:54 Choosing Your Chatbot

07:20 AI as Daily Sidekick

08:17 Templates and Writing Help

11:19 Home and Life Planning

12:50 Cooking and Voice Chat

13:28 AI Risks and Caution

15:48 Recommendations and Homework

17:54 Wrap Up and Farewell

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

I’m heading to Italy (Rome, Pienza and Florence) at the end of April for a month with my three siblings — and Claude has been my behind-the-scenes planning partner. This week I’m sharing 11 real things I asked my AI to help me with: from TSA rules for power banks and Italian electrical adapters, to turning a friend’s detailed Rome notes into two walking tours, cracking coffee bar etiquette, and getting my custom Google Maps working on my iPhone.

Also this week: two AI news stories worth a listen, a hilarious Instagram recommendation that will make you laugh and think, and homework — five scammer red flags inspired by a friend’s painful experience — that could protect someone you love.

Pull up a chair. This one’s got a little bit of everything.

SHOW LINKS:

📰 Americans losing trust in AI for healthcare: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-04-07/americans-may-be-losing-trust-for-ai-in-health-care-survey

📰 Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index Report: https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report

📸 husk.irl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/husk.irl

🔗 NCOA scam resources: https://www.ncoa.org/article/what-are-ai-scams-a-guide-for-older-adult

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and Updates

01:15 AI Health Trust News

02:14 AI Adoption Explosion

03:15 Italy Trip Prep Begins

04:21 Power and Plug Planning

06:44 Rome Notes to Walking Tours

08:56 Food and Cafe Etiquette

11:59 Strikes and Book Picks

13:50 Seat Picks and Calendar Magic

17:23 Maps on iPhone

18:54 Husk IRL Recommendation

21:21 Scam Red Flags Homework

24:34 Final Wrap Up

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

If you have grandkids, great-grandkids, or kids down the street, this episode is for you. Ginny has been doing a lot of reading on what AI might actually do to our schools — not in a vague, hand-wavy way, but in a real, picture-by-picture way. What could a classroom look like in three to five years? What happens to college? And what does any of this mean for the kids we love? That’s what this episode is about.

Ginny walks through three different age groups — elementary school, middle and high school, and college — and paints multiple scenarios for each. Along the way she shares the story of a $3 million AI chatbot that collapsed in three months, a private school where kids spend just two hours a day on AI-powered lessons, a University of Pennsylvania study showing students learning six to nine months ahead of their peers, and a Princeton professor whose students said something about AI that Ginny hasn’t been able to stop thinking about.

In the news this week: a New York Times investigation into how accurate Google’s AI Overviews really are (the answer might surprise you — or maybe not), and a brand new Gallup survey of more than 1,500 young Americans that reveals how Gen Z really feels about AI right now. Spoiler: they’re curious, frustrated, and a little bit angry — all at the same time. Ginny also recommends a road trip to the zoo with a three-year-old and makes the case for bringing popcorn back into your life.

If you’ve been nodding along whenever someone says “AI is going to change education” but couldn’t quite picture what that actually means — this episode will help you see it.

SHOW LINKS:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/technology/google-ai-overviews-accuracy.html

https://news.gallup.com/poll/708224/gen-adoption-steady-skepticism-climbs.aspx

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Welcome and Preview

01:22 Google AI Overviews Accuracy

04:24 Gen Z Feelings on AI

07:01 Education in 3 to 5 Years

08:35 Elementary School Scenarios

12:10 Middle and High School Futures

17:54 College and the Future of Degrees

23:05 Key Takeaways on Learning

23:55 Recommendations Zoo Trip Planning

26:27 Wrap Up and Safety Reminders

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd