Chicago Style Hallucinations ft. John Duncan

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June 2, 2026 · 1h 10m · Episode 465

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Large Language Models on academic writing with guest John Duncan, focusing on AI hallucinations and their implications for research and ethics.

This week, we’re joined by writer, academic and creator John Duncan to talk about the effects Large Language Models are having on academic writing and research. John talks about the growing number of AI hallucinations that are appearing in academic papers and articles and what it reveals about the poor working and pay conditions of academics in the UK and around the world. John also talks about the dangers this poses to future research and knowledge production, which might be bad if we ever face a public health crisis again. We also talk about the Pope’s Encyclical on the AI industry, why it’s less radical or revolutionary than has been reported, and why any notion of ‘ethical AI’ should be disregarded. Subscribe to John’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JohntheDuncan support John on Patreon! : https://www.patreon.com/johntheduncan -------PALESTINE AID LINKS -You can donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians and other charities using the links below.https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict -Palestinian Communist Youth Union, which is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist…

People in this episode

Guest: John Duncan

Topics covered

AI in academic writing
Large Language Models
AI hallucinations
academic pay conditions
ethical AI
public health crisis
Palestine aid

Keywords

Large Language Models
AI hallucinations
academic writing
public health
ethical AI
Palestine aid
John Duncan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Medical Aid for Palestinians, Save the Children, Palestinian Communist Youth Union, Water is Life, Freedom Flotilla

Books & works: Pope’s Encyclical