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The AI Paradox: Banning Phones While Embracing Bots | Ep. 109

From ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast · Hosted by Matt Mervis & Dr. Liz Radday

May 08, 2026·0:55:03

Episode summary

In this episode of ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast: In this episode of ChatEDU The AI Paradox: Banning Phones While Embracing Bots , Matt and Liz open with "Goblingate”, how OpenAI had to intervene after ChatGPT developed a fixation on goblins, gremlins, and ogres during coding sessions, with mentions spiking 4,000%. The Rundown Workspace admins can now enable public link sharing for Gemini chats, allowing histories to be viewed without a Google account. A new Android feature that uses LLM intent to automate…

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In this episode of ChatEDU The AI Paradox: Banning Phones While Embracing Bots , Matt and Liz open with "Goblingate”, how OpenAI had to intervene after ChatGPT developed a fixation on goblins, gremlins, and ogres during coding sessions, with mentions spiking 4,000%. The Rundown Workspace admins can now enable public link sharing for Gemini chats, allowing histories to be viewed without a Google account. A new Android feature that uses LLM intent to automate recurring prompts like news di...