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Eastern Standard: January 15, 2026

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We continue our new series, “Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Peril.” Host, Dr. Arthur Shechet, goes “under the hood” of AI with University of Kentucky Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning research professor Brent Harrison. How does AI do what it does? What about concerns that AI will surpass human intelligence? These questions and many more are raised in this segment.

Five members of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council have announced that they will not run for reelection. Many cite low compensation for long hours, their two year terms interrupted by the necessity to campaign for reelection. 6th District Council Member Liz Sheehan is among the five and in what is in effect an “exit interview,” she suggests a solution.

Trayton Blackburn, Fayette Co. Cooperative Extension Agent for Community Arts, discusses his work in support of working artists and arts groups.

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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