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EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 26 MIN

SHOW: Virtual and Actual Reality

from Crosscurrents · host KALW

There’s a new teacher in San Francisco classrooms. And she’s an AI bot… but not everyone is on board. Today, we hear how this reading tool is working. Then, we explore the nation's first law to encourage and protect whistleblowers working with AI. And, from Uncuffed one tragic accident triggered a decades long struggle with addiction.

There’s a new teacher in San Francisco classrooms. And she’s an AI bot… but not everyone is on board. Today, we hear how this reading tool is working. Then, we explore the nation's first law to encourage and protect whistleblowers working with AI. And, from Uncuffed one tragic accident triggered a decades long struggle with addiction.

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