Banning Influencers, College Dress Codes, 4-Day Schools & AI as Your Second Brain | TMI Ep 437

A Nantucket shop has triggered a national argument over influencers and private businesses. Tuskegee University is tightening its campus dress code, more public schools are experimenting with four-day weeks, and researchers are raising a surprisingly personal question about how much thinking we may be handing over to artificial intelligence.On today’s TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan:A small Nantucket business posted two words that managed to unleash a much bigger fight over social media culture, entrepreneurship and where a business owner’s rights end when the cameras come out. The backlash raises a question that extends far beyond one island shop: Does being an influencer give someone any special claim to film wherever they please?At Tuskegee University, new rules governing everything from classroom clothing to headwear and cellphones are reigniting a decades-old debate over professionalism, personal freedom and who gets to define what “appropriate” looks like. Is this practical preparation for life after college—or an outdated standard being imposed on adults?Meanwhile, thousands of American schools are now operating on four-day schedules. Supporters see a creative answer to teacher shortages and shrinking budgets. Critics see a policy whose consequences may not show up until much later. Could the three-day weekend become the new normal for American education?And rounding out Fun Friday, artificial intelligence may be doing something far more interesting than writing emails and answering questions. Researchers are studying what happens when people begin outsourcing not just information—but judgment itself. At what point does a useful AI assistant start becoming a substitute for your own brain?Smart analysis. Bigger questions. Stories that matter.New episodes weekdays at 10:00 a.m. ET.