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When producer Quincy Walters came to an Endless Thread episode ideas meeting talking about 'Goosebumps The Musical,' Amory had two questions: 1) “Tha…
3 years, 10 months ago
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part VI: Something Like Us
Can a machine think like a human? Can it be conscious? For decades the answer was clear: nope. But artificial intelligence today is challenging that …
3 years, 10 months ago
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part V: Dating Bots
If you've ever used a dating app, chances are you've encountered a bot, most likely a fake account or a scammer. But this week on Endless Thread, we …
3 years, 10 months ago
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part IV: Tay
Next up in our bots series, we bring you a cautionary tale about Tay, a Microsoft chatbot that has lived on in infamy. Tay was originially modeled to…
3 years, 11 months ago
Encore: Shrinkflation
From the supermarket to the housing market, products are getting smaller but prices are not. Why is this happening? And can it be stopped before the …
3 years, 11 months ago
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part III: Life, death and AI
Next up in our bots series, we explore a growing field of AI: immortalizing the dead through predictive AI text. We talk to two individuals who utili…
3 years, 11 months ago
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part II: Political Bots
Next in our series Good Bot, Bad Bot: the possibilities of bots being used in governments around the world. How can bots increase transparency and sh…
3 years, 11 months ago
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part I: Bot Therapy
For the next few weeks, the Endless Thread team will be sharing stories all about the rise of bots. How are these pieces of software influencing our …
4 years ago
Encore: Haunted House, Holy Water
When Alex was in high school, he and his best friend used to break into abandoned houses. Alex was a tough guy, giving people hell. Until one night, …
4 years ago
Encore: Olga of Kiev
Olga of Kiev executed one of the most bone-chilling revenge tours in history after her husband, Igor, was murdered. Then, with a burning city in her …
4 years ago