Cryptocurrency ATM machines have become a prime tool for scammers to seize money from victims — in some cases, tens of thousands of dollars. How do these scams work, and how can you steer clear of them? Curt Devine, a producer for CNN Investigates, shares what his team found when they dug into these scams. You can read more about their investigation here. –For an upcoming episode, we want to know how AI is affecting high school students’ plans for what to study in college or what to pursue as a career. If you’re a high school student, or if you’re a parent of a teen who’d be willing to talk with us about this, please get in touch. Send us a voicenote or email at CNNTermsOfService@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past few decades, we have all collectively gotten worse at reading. Is our ever-increasing screen time part of the problem? Or could new technology actually help us raise better readers? According to Susan Neuman, a specialist in early literacy development and a professor at NYU, it’s a bit of both. We’re taking listener questions for upcoming episodes! If you have tech questions or concerns you’d like answered, email us or send us a voice note at CNNTermsOfService@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if we could understand what the animals around us are saying? It’s the subject of countless movies and thought experiments, and something many of us wish we could do. Thanks to artificial intelligence, that reality may be closer than ever. Aza Raskin is the co-founder of the Earth Species Project, a nonprofit that's using AI to decode animal communication. He explains how AI identifies language patterns across the animal kingdom, which species we’re closest to understanding, and how to mitigate harms that could result from this new technology.  We’re taking listener questions for upcoming episodes! If you have tech questions or concerns you’d like answered, email us or send us a voice note at CNNTermsOfService@gmail.com.  The humpback whale songs you heard in this episode were recorded by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. You can listen to the audio at https://freesound.org/s/498708/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Frank McCourt was one of the first investors to make a bid to buy TikTok earlier this year, with a promise to give users more control over their own data. Months later, a TikTok deal has come together and it’s not clear he’ll be part of it. But Frank and his organization Project Liberty haven’t given up on their vision of an internet that puts users first, instead of handing over their personal information to big tech companies. Today on the show, he explains what that could look like in the AI era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tech platforms are increasingly trying to figure out how old you are. Why is this happening? And should you be worried about handing over your information to these platforms to verify your age? CT Jones, a culture writer at Rolling Stone, has been reporting on the rollout of new age verification laws. They explain how these laws work and what they mean for anyone navigating the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Across the country, Americans are seeing their energy bills increase, in part due to the power demands of new AI data centers. But Rachel Cericola, a writer for the New York Times’ product review site Wirecutter, says that smart home technology could help lower your living expenses. She explains how you can solve everyday inconveniences with these gadgets and lower your utility bills at the same time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a practicing neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta can spot false health claims from a mile away. Still, he recently became the unwitting subject of an AI disinformation campaign that used his likeness to sell sham health products. On today’s episode, Dr. Gupta shares what happened, and offers tips to avoid getting duped by medical misinformation online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kids are heading back to school. One thing students, teachers and parents can expect to encounter this year is artificial intelligence, which has raised all kinds of questions, both positive and negative. So, how can you make sure your student is navigating AI safely and successfully? Dr. Kathleen Torregrossa has been an educator for 37 years in Cranston, Rhode Island. She explains how teachers are using AI in the classroom, and what families need to know about its impact on learning.   – This episode includes a reference to suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DMs and text messages can feel like private forms of communication — but it’s not always that simple. There are scenarios where third parties might be able to access your messaging data, whether it's your employer or law enforcement. So how can you make sure your private conversations actually remain private? Riana Pfefferkorn, a policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, has some tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Should you trust public WiFi? How do you choose the right VPN? And what should you do when yet another website asks you to allow cookies? On today’s episode, ethical hacker and SocialProof Security CEO Rachel Tobac answers some rapid-fire questions about staying safe and savvy online. You can hear our previous episode with Rachel, about the safest way to create and manage your passwords, here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Lucy Simic was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2018, she wondered how to spend the time she had left — and what kind of legacy she’d leave behind. In the years since, she’s collaborated with ReimagineAI CEO David Usher to develop LucyAI, an interactive chatbot trained on her thoughts and memories. It’s an early example of what could become a new form of memoir or scrapbook for the 21st century. At a gallery in New York City, Clare speaks with Lucy (both the real and digital versions) and David about what it’s like to preserve real-life memories with this technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing. 24-year-old inventor Danielle Boyer is on a mission to change that. She designed SkoBot, an interactive robot that teaches children her own native language, Anishinaabemowin. Danielle shares how she developed SkoBot, the ethical questions that came up along the way, and how she involved her own community in the process. You can read more about Danielle’s organization, The STEAM Connection, here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI is being used right now by police officers across the United States to draft their reports — and it also has ramifications for prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges and community members. Could this tool become the new norm? In part two of this special two-episode deep dive, host Clare Duffy gets a demo of how AI-drafted police reports work. And, she hears from a legal advocate about why this is raising some questions. Terms of Service is a CNN Audio and Goat Rodeo production. This two-part episode was reported and written by Clare Duffy and Emily Williams, and it was produced by Emily Williams. At Goat Rodeo, the lead producer is Rebecca Seidel, and the executive producers are Megan Nadolski and Ian Enright. At CNN, Matt Martinez is our Senior Producer and Dan Dzula is our Technical Director. Steve Lickteig is the Executive Producer of CNN Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the last year, officers in Fort Collins, Colorado, have used AI to draft police reports. In part one of this special two-episode deep dive, host Clare Duffy visits Fort Collins to meet the officers using this tool on the job. Plus, she digs into some of the legal and ethical questions this raises and hears from an executive at the company that makes the product about how they developed it — and why police departments across the country are starting to use it. Check this feed next week for part two. Terms of Service is a CNN Audio and Goat Rodeo production. This two-part episode was reported and written by Clare Duffy and Emily Williams, and it was produced by Emily Williams. At Goat Rodeo, the lead producer is Rebecca Seidel, and the executive producers are Megan Nadolski and Ian Enright. At CNN, Matt Martinez is our Senior Producer and Dan Dzula is our Technical Director. Steve Lickteig is the Executive Producer of CNN Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2011 medical thriller Contagion had a big resurgence in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Scott Z. Burns, the screenwriter behind the film, started getting questions about a possible sequel. But he wasn’t quite sure where to start, so he decided to see if AI could help. After documenting the project in his new podcast on Audible, What Could Go Wrong?, Scott shares how he sees this controversial technology changing Hollywood in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the past few years, the commercial spaceflight industry has taken off — literally. But is the industry just turning space into a playground for the ultrawealthy, or do these flights have benefits for the rest of us, too? And could commercial space travel one day be available to more than just the super rich? Lee Billings, a senior editor at Scientific American, shares some of the latest stories in the world of spaceflight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In June, violence escalated between Israel and Iran. Footage from this conflict traveled quickly, with images and videos spreading online. The problem is that not all this footage was real. Hany Farid, a professor at UC Berkeley and the Chief Science Officer at GetReal, explains just how widespread AI-generated war footage has become — and shares some tips to avoid getting misled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI is poised to transform the way music gets written, recorded, and produced. And it’s possible that you’ve already heard AI-generated music without even knowing it. What does this mean for the future of the music industry? Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy and the GRAMMYs, shares his thoughts on what musicians need to thrive in the age of AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For doctors, diagnosing diseases early is a huge priority. New AI systems can analyze medical tests and images to help diagnose patients faster and more accurately, potentially picking up on patterns or issues that doctors can’t. Dr. Pierre Elias, NewYork-Presbyterian’s Medical Director for Artificial Intelligence and a cardiologist at the hospital and Columbia University, explains why he’s hopeful about the lifesaving potential of this technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI-generated art is sweeping the internet. With programs like Midjourney or DALL-E, users can generate images from text prompts in seconds. Should working artists be alarmed by these tools? Sheena Iyengar, a professor at Columbia Business School, says not quite. In a recent study, she had participants rate AI-generated art versus human-made art — and found that people still like human-made art more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices