Best GPT5 The Podcasts (2025)

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Joel Lehman & AI: Innovation Through Divergent Thinking 7:01

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Joel Lehman is a pioneering researcher in artificial intelligence (AI), best known for his work on novelty search and divergent thinking in machine learning. His contributions challenge conventional optimization approaches by emphasizing exploration over direct goal-seeking behavior. Lehman argues that traditional AI algorithms often get stuck in l…

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Kenneth Owen Stanley and AI: Pioneering Evolutionary Creativity 5:24

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Kenneth Owen Stanley is a renowned computer scientist best known for his contributions to artificial intelligence, particularly in the fields of evolutionary computation, neuroevolution, and creative AI. His research challenges conventional optimization paradigms by emphasizing the importance of exploration, open-endedness, and divergent thinking i…

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Fei-Fei Li: Shaping the Future of AI with Vision and Ethics 6:13

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Fei-Fei Li is a pioneering figure in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly known for her groundbreaking work in computer vision and deep learning. As a professor at Stanford University and co-director of the Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute, she has significantly influenced the development of AI systems that perceive and understand…

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Sepp Hochreiter & AI: The Pioneer of Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) 4:15

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Sepp Hochreiter is a leading figure in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly known for his groundbreaking work on Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks. In 1997, together with Jürgen Schmidhuber, he introduced LSTM, a type of recurrent neural network (RNN) designed to overcome the vanishing gradient problem in deep learning. This inno…

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Risto Miikkulainen & AI: Evolutionary Computation and Neural Networks 4:55

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Risto Miikkulainen is a prominent researcher in artificial intelligence, particularly known for his contributions to neural networks, evolutionary computation, and cognitive modeling. As a professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin and a key figure at Cognizant AI Labs, he has played a crucial role in advancing neuroevolutio…

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Stan Franklin: Bridging Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence 3:59

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Stan Franklin is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), cognitive science, and autonomous agents. His work focuses on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the development of software agents that mimic human-like cognitive processes. Franklin is best known for his LIDA (Learning Intelligent Decision Agent) …

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Yann LeCun: Pioneer of Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence 5:43

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Yann LeCun is one of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence, particularly in the field of deep learning. Born in France in 1960, he has significantly contributed to the advancement of machine learning, neural networks, and computer vision. His groundbreaking work on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) laid the foundation for moder…

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Ronald Williams & AI: A Pioneer in Neural Network Training 4:04

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Ronald Williams is a key figure in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly known for his contributions to neural network training and reinforcement learning. His most notable achievement is co-developing the REINFORCE algorithm, a fundamental method in policy gradient learning that enables neural networks to optimize decisions in uncerta…

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Geoffrey Hinton and the Evolution of Artificial Intelligence 5:12

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Geoffrey Hinton is one of the most influential figures in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in the field of deep learning and neural networks. His groundbreaking research has shaped modern AI systems, enabling advancements in computer vision, natural language processing, and reinforcement learning. The Pioneer of Deep Le…

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Bernard Baars: The Global Workspace Theory in Artificial Intelligence 8:04

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Bernard Baars is best known for his Global Workspace Theory (GWT), a cognitive framework explaining how consciousness emerges from distributed brain activity. His work has had a profound impact on neuroscience, psychology, and, more recently, artificial intelligence (AI). By modeling cognition as a competition among unconscious processes, GWT provi…

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John Laird and AI: Pioneering Cognitive Architectures 3:40

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John Laird is a renowned computer scientist recognized for his influential work in artificial intelligence, particularly in the development of cognitive architectures. He is a key figure in symbolic AI and has contributed significantly to understanding how intelligent systems can reason, learn, and adapt. One of his most significant contributions i…

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Paul Rosenbloom: Bridging Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence 4:11

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Paul S. Rosenbloom is a distinguished researcher in artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive science, known for his contributions to unified theories of cognition and intelligent systems. His work primarily focuses on integrating diverse cognitive models into comprehensive frameworks that explain human and machine intelligence. Rosenbloom played …

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Rodney Brooks: Revolutionizing Robotics and Artificial Intelligence 4:12

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Rodney Brooks is a pioneering figure in robotics and artificial intelligence, known for his groundbreaking work in behavior-based robotics and embodied AI. Born in 1954, the Australian roboticist has fundamentally reshaped how machines interact with the world. Instead of relying on centralized control and extensive pre-programmed knowledge, Brooks …

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Terry Winograd: A Pioneer in Human-Computer Interaction and AI 5:34

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Terry Winograd is a key figure in artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer interaction (HCI). His work has significantly influenced how machines process language and how humans interact with computers. Born in 1946, Winograd’s research spans several decades, with groundbreaking contributions in natural language understanding, cognitive scien…

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David Everett Rumelhart & AI: Pioneer of Connectionist Models 6:43

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David Everett Rumelhart (1942–2011) was a cognitive scientist and psychologist whose work laid the foundation for modern artificial intelligence, particularly in neural networks and deep learning. His research in cognitive psychology and neural computation transformed how we understand human learning and its computational analogs. Rumelhart was ins…

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2024 Year in Review and 2025 Predictions. Also, Drones, Agents, and Mass Surveillance. 47:50

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This episode we look back on AI stories from 2024 and look forward to 2025.By Jack Forester

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AI Agents, Social Unrest Due to AI, and Elon Promotes The Two Year Severance 29:24

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This week we talk about AI Agents and how they'll help you be more efficient at work, for a time. We also discuss the hard reality of mass unemployment with no prospects of employment and the potential unrest that could come from it. Also, Elon promotes a two year severance for federal workers to retrain. Lastly, we discuss the dark side of AI comp…

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AI Goes Nuclear, Port Workers Strike Over Automation, and Should We Be Concerned About OpenAI? 31:10

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This week we discuss the port worker strike over automation. AI and Data Centers are reviving the nuclear industry. Lastly, should we have concerns over what's going on at OpenAI? NYT Article on Port Worker Strike Every Blog Explanation on o1 from OpenAI Futurism Article on o1 Initiating Conversations NYT Article on Reopening of Three Mile Island B…

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China's AI Paradox, OpenAI and Project Strawberry, and Oprah Brings AI to Primetime 30:55

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This week we discuss China's struggling economy and how the very investments China is making in AI and technology threaten to put more folks out of work, leading to civil unrest. Also, should we believe the hype around OpenAI's next big release, Project Strawberry? Maybe. Lastly, Oprah brings AI to primetime TV. NYTs Article on China's Struggling E…

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AI Agents, Kids and Screens, and Has AI Hit a Wall? 35:20

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This week we review the temperature around AI. Has AI development stalled or is the next big leap right around the corner? Also, AI Agents are coming by the billions and may be the tool AI gives us that changes work and life. And, we look at the correlation between screen time and the behavior of children. UBI Study CBS Piece on Kids and Screens Fr…

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A Social Media Horror Story, Ray Kurzweil's Tech Future, and a Surgeon General's Warning on Social Media 34:49

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This week we dicuss some terrible parenting decisions in the name of influencer stardom. Also, our Surgeon General thinks social media needs a warning label. Also, Ray Kurzweil has a new book and he's as fascinating to listen to as he is confusing to listen to. Lastly, is your phone tracking your driving? It may be and it may be costing your more i…

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Apple's Big AI Reveal, Microsoft Recalls Recall, and the Rise of the AI Executive 37:34

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This week we discuss Apple's layering of AI across their products. How safe is the data on your Iphone? Also, Microsoft recalls Recall. Yes, you read that right. We also discuss the growing concerns over the sacrificing of AI safety in the name of being first to AGI. Lastly, have you eaten your rocks today? Please send any comments or questions to …

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An Alarming Prediction on Jobs, OpenAI's Safety Faceplant, GPT4o, and GPT5 is On the Way 51:28

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This week we discuss the major reveals from OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. The race for AI assistants and agents is on. We also discuss the second global AI safety summit in Seoul, South Korea. Also, we discuss some very sobering takes on the future of work. Could 50% of all jobs to be replaced by AI by 2027? One AI Leader thinks it will happen. Ka…

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Deepfake Used for Revenge, Nvidia and the Push for Robotics, and a Note or Two on AI and Jobs 31:15

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This week we look at the first known case of an AI Deepfake used for revenge. Can we expect more of this? We also look at AI and the potential impact on jobs. Will I train the AI that replaces me at work? Probably. In good news, we discuss new laws across the West as legislation is implemented on sexually explicit deepfakes and legislation is passe…

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AI Therapy, AI Agents, and Jon Stewart Weighs in on AI and Jobs 30:02

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This week we discuss the rise of the AI therapist, Woebot. Also, what are AI Agents and how soon will AI Agents become efficient enough to perform white collar work? Why are robots built like humans? The answer may (or may not) surprise you. Also, China AI campaigns against the west. Lastly, is AI losing it's luster or is it just getting going? Nap…

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The First Emotionally Intelligent AI, Mass Surveillance via AI Everywhere, and Nick Bostrom on Our Utopic Future 30:13

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This week we discuss Evi, from Hume AI. Evi is the "first" emotionally intelligent AI assistant or companion. We also discuss the growing state of surveillance as entities as varied as Sam's Club or the Departement of Homeland Security embrace AI to "help." We also talk about deepfakes and how vulnerable kids are at the hands of deepfakes. Lastly, …

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Growing Anti-AI Sentiment, The All-In-One AI Software Engineer, and Can We Live Without TikTok? 30:55

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This week we discuss the all new all-in-one AI Software Engineer, Devin, and Devin's potential impact on the field of software engineering. We also discuss growing Anti-AI sentiment. Who is upset with AI and why? We also discuss Tik Tok and why it's a growing concern and why it should go. Lastly, Simon & Garfunkel collaborate with Sir-Mix-A-Lot but…

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Elon Sues Open AI, Google's Gemini Face-plant, and Tyler Perry on AI in Hollywood 30:25

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This week we discuss just how disruptive AI will be to Hollywood and making shows and movies. Also, Elon sues OpenAI. Additionally, our western leaders could learn a thing or two from Singaporean officials who are already making moves to hep people pivot mid-career due to AI. Lastly, we look at supercomputer maker Nvidia, which is now as big as the…

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Taylor Swift a Victim of Explicit AI Images, Social Media Concerns for Kids, and Neuralink Successfully Implants It's First Chip Into a Human 33:09

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This week we discuss the harms faced by teenagers using social media and how social media is going to go into overdrive with AI. We also discuss the explicit AI created photos of Taylor Swift and how helpless people are in the face of having their likeness used in an explicit way. Also, election engineering with AI tools is already underway. Plus, …

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The Robots Are Coming, An Ambiguous Future Without Work, and Tech Layoffs 31:30

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This week we discuss just how fast robotics is progressing and how soon robots will come to factories near you. We also discuss tech leaders and their abstract views on a future without work. Also, the New York Times sues OpenAI over copyright infringement. Lastly, AI is already making an impact in the way of layoffs in tech. Financial Times Video …

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AI Companions, AI Clones, and a Sober Take on AI Replacing White Collar Workers 51:38

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This week we discuss Mustafa Suleyman's sobering take on AI replacing workers in the short term. Plus AI Companions are here. Also, the EU passed the world first substantial AI regulations. How effective will they be? Also, in news I thought I'd never read, Scientists are working to make it possible to work in your sleep. There's also more China co…

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What did Ilya See?...Turmoil at Open AI, AI Companions, and AI Surveillance at Work 1:10:02

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Reuters Article on OpenAI Turmoil Profile from the Guardian on Ilya Sustkever BI Article on AI Surveillance at Work by Clem De Pressigny WSJ Interview with Gerd Gigerenzer by Danny Lewis FT Article on White Collar Work Already Impacted by AI Futurism.com - Young Children Destroy AI Basic Tasks by Maggie Harrison New Yorker Article on AI Companions …

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AI Summit at Bletchley Park, AI Deepfakes in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, and AI is Big Brother 42:54

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This episode covers the Excecutive Orders on AI from President Biden, the International AI Summit at Bletcheley Park, and the use of AI in local policing practices. We also discuss how deepfakes are muddying the waters in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Also, wearable AI is now available. Lastly, any takers for Neuralink's human trials? NYT Artic…

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AI Can Now "See, Talk, and Hear," Celebrity AI Chatbots, and Customer Service Jobs at Risk 45:02

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This episode we look at the current state of AI, since the release of ChatGPT 3.5 late in 2022. We also discuss ChatGPT being able to see and hear and the implications of that. We also discuss the coming celebrity AI chatbot companions and assitants. Lastly, we discuss the technology that could impact truck drivers, customer service representatives…

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Return to Work, AI Companions, Bibi Netanyahu on AI 40:33

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This week we discuss the push by bosses across corporate America to get people back in the office and whether or not it makes sense. We also discuss the push by tech companies to cash in on lonliness amongst their users so they can cash in on advertisements. Also, Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with the studios. Lastly, what the leader of…

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The Coming Humanist Renaissance 39:43

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This week we discuss The Coming Humanist Renaissance. As technology and robots become advanced, ubiquitous, and replace humans at every turn, will humans rise to the occasion and assert the place of humans over technology? Also, we discuss AI and ethical dilemmas presented by AI. Also, China's ChatGPT is slightly different than it's American counte…

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Headline City - AI Pirates, Neuro-Rights, and AI Can Identify Passwords By Sounds of Keystrokes 39:45

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After an extended break, this week we discuss several headlines that have made news recently. We look at piracy by AI labs, who use copyrighted material to train their large language models. We also discuss the ability of advanced hackers using AI to figure out your passwords by accessing your microphone to listen to your keystrokes on your keyboar…

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Data Revolts Against AI Companies, AI Journalist, and AI in Education 28:25

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This week we review the mounting law suits agains AI companies and their use of protected or copyrighted data in their systems. We also look at Google's new technology, which can write news articles. The larger focus this week is on education and how education will change in the future. Lastly, we highlight the Future of Life Institute's dramatizat…

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Hollywood Strikes (Partially) Over AI Fears, Robots for Good, and Unintended Consequences 32:10

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This week we review the deluge of headlines involving AI. Elon starts an AI research company. Unions and Civil Rights groups meeting with VP Harris. Actors join writers on strike (partially) for fear of AI. Also, AI labs are sued by content creators for the first time. How should content creators feel about their content going into training AI syst…

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Planes Without Pilots, AI Lobbying, and Mass Surveillance via Wi-Fi 28:55

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In this episode we discuss what companies or industries are lobbying for favorable AI regulation. We also discuss the future of commercial aviation. It's a future without human pilots. We discuss how real artisans are being replaced on Etsy by artifically generated "art." We discuss the future of programming. Will programming be around in five year…

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UBI, The Beatles, and AI's Impact on Loneliness 33:56

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In this episode we discuss UBI and it's viabiilty for workers displaced by AI. We also discuss the loneliness epidemic and how AI will impact relationships. Can you have a meaningful relationship with an AI? Should robots have rights? Also, AI can faciliate a church service, but does it makes sense? And some good news. We'll get a new Beatles song …

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Blue Collar vs. White Collar: What Jobs Will AI Take Over First? 46:48

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In this episode we discuss the deluge of headlines in AI, including the latest AI declaration and some of ChatGPT's first victims in white collar jobs. We also discuss how AI will impact white collar jobs and blue collar jobs. What jobs will go first? How soon will a robot be able to build a house? Also, we discuss swarming drones putting out wildf…

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AI Gets Its Day on Capitol Hill 45:40

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This week the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy and Technology held a hearing with AI leaders on the technology. How should it be viewed? Should it be regulated? How should it be regulated? And how does it impact work? We'll listen and discuss the points and answer some listener questions. Senate Hearing on AI Max Tegmark Article in Time on …

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Episode 3: Headlines, Headlines, Headlines 30:56

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This week we discuss the deluge of articles and news from this week about AI and the impact of those stories on life and work. AI Generated Pizza Commercial Tech Leaders Visit the White House Godfather of AI Leaves Google to Warn of Dangers of AI Study Site Chegg Stumbles Because of ChatGPT Levi's Plan to Use AI Models Walmart Uses AI to Negotiate …

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Episode 2: Mr. Musk Goes to Washington, AI Ethics, & AI Anxiety 29:05

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On this week's episode, we discuss potential regulation for AI technologies, AI ethics, and AI anxiety. Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights NYT Article on Teen Depression Asilomar AI Principles Forbes Article on Goldman Sachs Jobs Report Futurism.com article on AI Movies Neuralink Send Questions/Comments to [email protected].…

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Episode 1: AI Basics and the Race With China 23:28

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On this weeks episode we discuss AI at a very rudimentary level. This will help us in understanding the implications of AI and what's to come and how it relates to work. We also discuss the AI arms race with China and how China is competing with the US in advancing AI technologies. Show Notes: LA Times Article on Truckers Union Lobbying Legislature…

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Episode 0 - An Overview 38:05

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AI is advancing at a rapid rate. Humans will be impacted in every way imaginable. This episode and series will focus on how AI will impact work and how we as humans will have to adapt to AI if we want to remain relevant with work. Or should we even try? Kai Fu Lee: AI Superpowers The Hard Fork Podcast Lex Fridman Podcast The Ezra Klein Show For que…