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Who Knew AI Was This Terrible at Math?

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First published

02/03/2026

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news commentary business politics

Duration

53 minutes

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Firewall with Bradley Tusk

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<p>What do you get when you ask five AI platforms to crunch some numbers and help solve an investment decision for you? A shocking array of basic errors, faulty assumptions and bizarre omissions, Bradley discovered, enough to make him seriously wonder where this revolution might be heading. Plus, he reevaluates his loathing of social media in light of Minneapolis and Greenland, debates the merits of his <a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-185965087" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">own particular form of networking</a> and proposes an ad that could propel Rahm Emanuel to the top of the 2028 leaderboard.</p><p>This episode was taped at <u><a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/podcasts/about-the-podcast-studio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">P&amp;T Knitwear</a></u> at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.</p><p>Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: <u><a href="http://[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></u>.</p><p>Be sure to watch Bradley’s TED Talk on Mobile Voting at <u><a href="https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk</a></u>.</p><p>Subscribe to Bradley's <u><a href="https://bradleytusk.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=598eec9b2f3796f83c63c4888&amp;id=f71bd48c53" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a></u> and follow Bradley on <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/btusk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a></u> + <u><a href="https://bradleytusk.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a></u> + <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@firewallpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></u>.</p>

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