The Daily Zeitgeist

A.I.: Fear It or F#@% It? 01.23.24

In episode 1611, Jack and Miles are joined by Research Associate at the <a href="http://lcfi.ac.uk/">Leverhulme Centre for The Future of Intelligence</a>, co-editor of <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/good-robot-9781350399952/">The Good Robot: Why Technology Needs Feminism</a>, and co-host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-robot/id1570237963">The Good Robot</a> podcast, <a href="https://twitter.com/KerryAMcInerney">Dr. Kerry McInerney</a>, to discuss... Is AI New Or Just The Old Stuff On a Continuum? CES Was A Joke….EVERYTHING Had “AI In It”, Other Interpretations Of AI, Sam Altman, What Is Good Technology And Is It Possible? Will This Affect What It Means To Be Human? Is the AI Arms Race With China Is Going To Make It Hard To Put Restrictions On AI Growth? And more! <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/13/24035152/ces-generative-ai-hype-robots">At CES, everything was AI, even when it wasn’t</a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-629/">AI Hits the Campaign Trail</a> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/chaos-in-the-cradle-of-ai">Chaos in the Cradle of A.I.</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/01/17/sam-altman-davos-ai-future-interview">Exclusive: Altman says ChatGPT will have to evolve in “uncomfortable” ways</a> LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3IbZO1Ml6LyntT83JZ2VG4?autoplay=true">Black Narcissus by Joe Henderson</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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