Podcast Episodes

How Deepfakes Could Undermine Voters in 2024 Presidential Election

Season 2 Episode 25

This episode explored the alarming implications of exponentially advancing deepfake technology and its potential to unfairly manipulate voters in the…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Smile, You're on Camera! The Rise of Facial Recognition AI Tech

Season 2 Episode 24

Today we explore the rise of facial recognition systems and the privacy debates surrounding this AI capability. We learned how the tech identifies pe…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Galactica and the Ghost in the Machine - AI Lessons from a Sci-Fi Classic

Season 2 Episode 23

In this episode, we explored the AI themes in Battlestar Galactica through the humanoid Cylons. Originally created as robotic slaves, the Cylons evol…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Could You Fall for a Robot? The Psychology of Loving Chatbots

Season 2 Episode 22

Recent headlines have explored the phenomenon of people developing real feelings for AI chatbots. This episode delves into the psychological drivers …

2 years, 7 months ago

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Open Sourcing AI: Accelerating Progress or Opening Pandora's Box?

Season 2 Episode 21

Today we explored the rise of open source artificial intelligence. Unlike closed models dominated by Big Tech firms, open source AI is transparent an…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Be Polite to ChatGPT and Siri!

Season 2 Episode 20

Today we explore the emerging etiquette around interacting with AI assistants and chatbots. Being polite and conversational with AI not only shows re…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Unlocking Imagination: The AI Art Revolution

Season 2 Episode 19

Today we explored the exploding world of AI-generated art through platforms like DALL-E and Midjourney. We learned how training adversarial neural ne…

2 years, 7 months ago

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The AI Takeover: How Bots Are Replacing Your Travel Agent

Season 2 Episode 18

This episode explores how artificial intelligence is transforming trip planning, recommendations and bookings. We discuss real-world applications lik…

2 years, 7 months ago

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From Asimov to Anthropic: The Evolution of Ethical AI

Season 2 Episode 17

Today we explored an exciting new approach called Constitutional AI that aims to align advanced AI systems with human ethics and values. Researchers …

2 years, 8 months ago

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Humans and Machines: Better Thinking Through Collaboration

Season 2 Episode 16

This episode explores the promise of human-AI collaboration through distributed cognition - strategically allocating tasks between humans and artific…

2 years, 8 months ago

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