LAUSD Paid AllHere $3 Million for an AI Chatbot. The CEO Got Arrested for Fraud.

A $3 million AI chatbot for LA's public schools lasted 90 days. This week, the superintendent who championed it resigned, four months after the FBI raided his home and office. The company behind the bot faked its revenue by more than 300x, and the fraud reaches all the way to the top of the district. Juan and Kate follow the money.

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AI news with receipts. Juan Faisal and Kate Cook fact-check the claims Big Tech is making about AI, follow the money, and break down what it actually means for your job, your data, and your daily life. From leaked data and corporate cover-ups to AI schools, stolen identities, and layoff headlines that don't add up, we cover the AI stories that everyone's hyping but nobody's verifying. New episodes every Thursday.

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All content is commentary and opinion based on publicly available documents, interviews, and verifiable sources. References to "scams," "grifts," or related terms reflect our editorial opinion, not legal conclusions. Anyone featured who believes a statement is inaccurate may contact us.

CHAPTERS

00:00 LAUSD's Superintendent Just Resigned. Here's Why.

02:16 Is AI Bad for Schools—or Just This One?

03:55 How LAUSD's $3 Million AI Deal Collapsed

06:04 Who Is Joanna Smith-Griffin?

07:26 $3.7 Million on Paper. $11,000 in the Bank.

09:26 Why Innovative Beat Safe at LAUSD

10:59 Zero Research. Zero Accountability.

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