‘Cancel it’: CU students, profs sound the alarm on AI deal

April 8, 2026SupportThis podcast is made possible by listeners and local businesses. You can sponsor an episode of The Frequency.Reach our growing audience of highly engaged listeners. Email [email protected] - Headlines:Half of NOAA staff face furloughshttps://boulderreportinglab.org/2026/04/02/half-of-staff-at-boulders-noaa-global-monitoring-lab-face-furloughs-as-funding-freeze-drags-on/U.S. Forest Service to close research stations that research wildfire​​https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/climate/forest-service-research-stations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.G88k.rIupHYiSkZ8O&smid=url-sharehttps://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/reorganizationDark Horse auctioning off decorhttps://bid.rollerauction.com/auctions/24945/landinghttps://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DwP1psbje/CU profs, students sound the alarm on AI dealFeaturing Aaron Gluck, PhD student in computer science and member of iSAT, the National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming; and Lori Emerson, professor of media studiesOpen letter: Google DocGet involvedContact [email protected] coverage of Coloradans who died by suicide in connection with AI use:denverpost.com/2025/09/18/character-ai-bots-teens-suicide/cbsnews.com/news/chatgpt-lawsuit-colordo-man-suicide-openai-sam-altman/Bonus contentListen to the full interview with Aaron Gluck + Lori Emerson at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.One More Thingexcerpt from:Bernie Sanders talks to Claude YouTube videoMusic by Kelly Garry---------------------------Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain EarIndependent, local journalism for Boulder CountyOur teamJournalist + producer: Shay CastleAudio producer + music: Kelly GarryAdditional support provided by Jeff Rozic*Find bonus content and support us on Patreon