Something borrowed, something booed: AI skipped my name at graduation — Dingus of the Week Podcast #27

It's graduation season in America, and at Glendale Community College in Arizona, the administration decided to hand the most important moment of the academic calendar — the calling of your name, in front of peers and family — to an algorithm. The AI skipped people. Many students missed their moment of recognition. The crowd booed. The president called it "a lesson learned." This week on DINGUS OF THE WEEK, LYZ LENZ and ZACHARY OREN SMITH join the chorus of boos. After all, what better way to prepare them for the workforce than by implementing AI without their knowledge?DINGUS OF THE WEEK is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday morning.SUPPORT THE SHOW by subscribing on Patreon.👑 $5/month - Not a Dingus tier (3 weekly newsletters, 1 podcast, and our entire archive)👑👑 $10/month - Definitely Not a Dingus tier (all the above + polls and topic submissions, a chat community, weekly discussions, comment access, and our love)SEND US YOUR DINGUS. Record a voice memo and tell us who your dingus of the week is. Make it good and you'll hear your voice on the show. You can also email those to [email protected]. FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEKYoutubeInstagramLYZ LENZ is the HBIC of MYAM Media. ZACHARY OREN SMITH writes about politics for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (http://instagram.com/zacharyorensmith) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).LAURA BENITEZ wrote the theme song.SHOW RUNDOWN:00:00 — Trump can't commit to Iran or his son's wedding03:00 — Intro11:00 — Dingus: Glendale Community College skips graduates with AI at commencement37:00 — Mid-roll: Lyz interviewed the woman dating Luigi Mangione's AI42:00 — Dinguses where are they now?: Trump's golden ballroom hits a $1 billion funding wall51:00 — GAME: For Better or For Bot — three AI romances, one is fake1:03:00 — JOY: Little League snacks and tall grass1:10:00 — Close