In the first installment of Hardly Focused for 2026, Jack and Zach are none too pleased about artificial intelligence. For that matter, neither is musician Mark Tremonti, who believes ⁠AI-generated “fake art” will one day overtake the real thing⁠. At least Bandcamp is doing it right by ⁠outright banning anything even remotely considered artificial⁠.

Discussed elsewhere in this episode:

  • TimeOut magazine presents a list of ⁠the most inauthentic cities in the world⁠, and Boston makes the list! As Tiffany Gomas might say, “That motherf**king city is NOT real!”
  • Becky joins Jack and Zach to discuss her Christmas haul of DOTS candy, much to Zach’s chagrin.
  • Actor Timothy Busfield (The West Wing, thirtysomething) ⁠surrenders to police⁠ following accusations of abuse.