AI Explained (No Jargon)

June 2, 2026

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Storm Duncan is selling his 14-acre California home. He won’t take cash. He wants Anthropic stock instead. I talk with him about why he’s ditching prime real estate and going all in on the future of AI.

June 1, 2026

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The $120 monthly fee can quietly become a $2,000 renewal. Use AI to flag every trap before you sign anything. And a bride-to-be saved over $12,000 on her dream dress. How? She used ChatGPT to make it.

May 30, 2026

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Think your Google history is safe? Think again. Police are using online search history to hunt down suspects. A creepy guy used Meta smart glasses to secretly record Alex outside the club. Video went viral. I talk with her about the fallout. Kim Komando breaks it all down, plus the tech stories affecting your money, your privacy and your life right now. This week on The Kim Komando Show: 1:17.870 Why men shout at AI 30:36.937 AI Tool: Beat AI screening on your next job interview 49:25.418 Caller: Real estate agent spots romance scam 33:05.535 Smart home gadgets are tattling to insurance companies 39:25.634 Chatbots are secretly recording Zoom meetings 1:05:03.889 Your hotel key card livestreams your every move 18:16.841 Caller uses AI to make over family’s 1908 barn 1:06:08.741 Salvage crews are pulling the plug on internet history 1:08:34.962 54% of teens are using AI for homework 1:13:01.303 Meta’s new glasses find your Instagram profile in 90 seconds 1:22:52.725 Caller: Best AI college programs for students New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe now, so you never miss a thing.

May 28, 2026

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Your kids say there’s nothing to eat. Your fridge says otherwise. AI is settling the argument. Use it to turn random ingredients into real recipes.

May 27, 2026

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AI can clone your Facebook account and scam your closest friends. All they need is your face and name. Here’s how to stop it before it happens.

May 26, 2026

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Americans lost $639 million to text scams in 2025. Crisis mode. AI is writing the bait now. Even the smartest people are falling it. Flip the script. Use AI to outsmart the imposters.

May 23, 2026

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After cutting 8,000 jobs, Meta told its remaining employees something jaw-dropping: every keystroke you type at work is being recorded. Why? To train the AI that could replace you. If that doesn’t make you put down your coffee, this will. Your AI therapy chats? Not as private as you think. They could be read back to you in a courtroom. Kim Komando breaks it all down, plus the tech stories affecting your money, your privacy, and your life right now. This week on The Kim Komando Show: 1:17.870 – Smartphones and falling birth rates. The connection is real. 6:35.184 – AI recovers $400K in forgotten Bitcoin. (You might want to check your old hard drives.) 13:03.114 – Strangers form a human roadblock to stop a swerving driver 38:50.210 – Find your ancestor’s WWI and WWII draft cards online, free 42:53.853 – A CIA scientist claims the government knows about four alien species. (His words.) 50:01.500 – One bride used ChatGPT to design her own wedding dress and saved $12,000 1:02:22.007 – University of Virginia researcher Maria Lungu on AI-powered wrongful arrests 1:15:46.260 – The Air Force wants to land rockets on old oil rigs 1:30:33.282 – A hacker held a Facebook account for ransom 1:39:32.183 – A grandpa uses AI to write a children’s book for his grandkids. (Grab the tissues.) Plus: delivery drivers kept pulling into the wrong driveway. So Tom did what any totally normal person would do. He programmed a drone to write directions in the sky. It worked. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe now so you never miss a thing.

May 19, 2026

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AI found my neighbor an extra $640 a year in credit card rewards. The same can happen to you. Here’s the prompt to make it happen.

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Imagine your pet goes missing, and hours later you get a photo of them on an operating table with a demand for $2,700 to “save” them. It’s a terrifying new scam that happened to a Florida family. I spoke with them about how they were almost duped.

May 18, 2026

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McAfee says voice clones hit 85% accuracy. 70% of us can’t tell what’s real. The one word that’ll save you $18,000.

May 16, 2026

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That innocent peace sign selfie? It may be exposing your fingerprints to criminals. Meanwhile, AI is now stepping into the IVF process in ways that sound straight out of science fiction. In this episode, Kim breaks down the wildest, creepiest, and most important tech stories changing your life right now. You’ll hear: 31:21 How thieves steal Apple Watches during handshakes 1:15:32 Why kids beat AI age checks using fake mustaches 1:32:14 The hidden-camera trick Kim used to uncover 11 cameras in an Airbnb 19:33 A terrifying $700,000 romance scam 7:52 AI systems beginning to replicate themselves 40:37 China’s $650,000 transforming rideable robot 1:18:47 Why people booed an AI-generated graduation speech 1:12:58 How Waymo “stole” a passenger’s luggage Plus, Wall Street Journal writer Danielle Crittenden joins Kim for an emotional conversation about the devices still connected to her late daughter and what happens to our digital lives after we’re gone.

May 13, 2026

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The traditional MBA is flunking out. Enrollment is tanking and schools are slashing tuition by 40%. Even employers aren’t impressed by diplomas anymore. Targeted AI credentials are where the real money is.

May 12, 2026

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5.8 billion people carry the same rectangle Steve Jobs gave us 19 years ago. That’s not changing. But AI is about to rewire it from the inside out, and someone’s already got plans for every secret you whisper into it.

May 11, 2026

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New data shows AI isn’t firing people, it’s just not rehiring them. The reason why most people still have jobs.

May 10, 2026

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From dictating emails and reports to writing code, AI-powered voice-to-text is replacing the keyboard in the modern workplace.

May 9, 2026

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Kathleen Tierney posted a Game of Thrones GIF as a joke on a city council Facebook page. A month later, she ended up in handcuffs for it. And lost her a six-figure job. Now, she’s suing for $3 million to prove that snark isn’t a crime. Plus,  Bill Gates’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, inside Zuckerberg’s $170M Florida mansion and how your gas app snitches to your insurance company.  And I talk to Sarah from Colorado. She has a drone problem. One is being flown outside her bathroom window. She’s pretty sure she knows who’s doing it. I give her the tools to find out. Timecodes 00:00  Gen Zers are bringing mom to job interviews 02:43  Show intro 03:30  How Israel used AI and Tehran’s traffic cameras 06:30  AI-faked war videos flooding social media 07:08  Where your Meta Ray-Ban footage actually ends up 08:24  Inside Zuckerberg’s $170M Florida mansion 10:20  Bill Gates’ name in the Epstein files 13:00  Why Kim is done paying Microsoft 15:09  Splash of AI newsletter launch 16:47  Caller Sarah: Drone outside her bathroom window 26:11  Caller Graham: Fooled by an AI musician on AGT 32:46  Use a VPN to score cheaper hotel rates 34:11  Washington’s “Spanish” AI line that speaks English 36:25  Why tech CEOs won’t let their own kids on social media 39:46  Apple’s new budget iPhone, iPad, and MacBook 40:34  Google Home’s new Gemini live search 41:07  Burger King’s AI bot named Patty 43:07  Apple Watch saves a 15-year-old after a crash 44:46  Caller Pastor Jennifer: Scammers cloned her voice and face 49:57  Allstate sued for tracking 45 million drivers 51:09  Caller Rob: Earning an AI certificate from MIT 58:27  Caller Melissa: Battery exploded into flames on her flight 1:06:00  Amazon Prime members charged more on some items 1:11:57  Tempe woman arrested over a Game of Thrones GIF 1:14:30  Allstate’s massive driver-tracking lawsuit 1:15:48  Don’t ask ChatGPT if you’re dying 1:17:50  Mr. Beast is buying a bank 1:19:41  Caller Emile: A fake Zoom link gave a hacker control 1:24:35  How AI cut a $195K medical bill to $33K 1:25:51  Caller: Realtor.com’s 3D fly-around of her house 1:35:12  Caller Amber: Pivoting from software dev to sales 1:39:47  How to try DeepSeek AI safely 1:40:52  Outro

May 8, 2026

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The cold, hard truth: If the bot writes the whole song, it belongs to the public. Here is the legal secret to locking it down.

May 7, 2026

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Before someone ever sees your face, an algorithm already scored you. Use AI to beat it at its own game.

May 4, 2026

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There is $70 billion in unclaimed money sitting in state treasuries right now. AI can help you claim what’s yours in under 5 minutes.

May 3, 2026

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While you’re scrolling, AI is deciding your job prospects, insurance rates, and loan approvals. I’m revealing the invisible ways algorithms are judging your lifestyle and how you can fight back.

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