Podcast Episodes

Be My Eyes - How AI can help the Disabled

Season 1 Episode 16

This episode explored how AI is transforming assistive technology to expand accessibility for the disabled. We learned how modern AI enables advanced…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Back to School, Version 2.0: How AI is Disrupting Education

Season 1 Episode 15

This episode explores how schools are adapting to powerful new AI technologies like ChatGPT that can generate remarkably human-like text and content.…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Can Machines Truly Think? And Can They Pass The Turing Test?

Season 1 Episode 13

Today we explore the age-old question of whether machines can think. Looking at definitions of "thinking", philosophical perspectives, and Alan Turin…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Instagram and the Dangers of Non-Transparent AI: Mechanistic Interpretability

Season 1 Episode 12

In this episode, we explore the AI concept of mechanistic interpretability - understanding how and why an AI model makes certain decisions. Using Ins…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Why does ChatGPT hallucinate?

Season 1 Episode 11

This episode explores the concerning phenomenon of AI hallucination - when chatbots like ChatGPT confidently provide false or fabricated information.…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Military Drones & AI's Life-or-Death Decisions

Season 1 Episode 10

This episode explores how militaries around the world are beginning to integrate artificial intelligence into their capabilities, from surveillance d…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Asimov's Robot Stories & AI: Bridging Fiction and Reality

Season 1 Episode 8

In this episode of 'A Beginner's Guide to AI', we journey into the captivating world of Isaac Asimov's Robot Stories and their profound influence on …

2 years, 7 months ago

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Do you say "Please" to a Machine? Anthropomorphism in AI

Season 1 Episode 8

In this episode of "A Beginner's Guide to AI", we delve into the fascinating world of anthropomorphism in AI - humanising our machines. Starting with…

2 years, 7 months ago

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The Magic of AI - Sorting Hats, Patronus Charms and other Harry Potter Devices

Season 1 Episode 7

In this episode of "A Beginner's Guide to AI," we take a spellbinding journey into the intersection of the wizarding world of Harry Potter and artifi…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Large Language Models - The Fuel behind ChatGPT

Season 1 Episode 6

In this episode of "A Beginner's Guide to AI", we dive deep into the world of Large Language Models (LLMs). We start by exploring what LLMs are and h…

2 years, 7 months ago

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