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world of weird things podcast: hide your jobs, hide your art, a.i. is coming for everybody
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world of weird things podcast: hide your jobs, hide your art, a.i. is coming for everybody

If you’re wondering when artificial intelligence will start destroying the world as we know it, wonder no more. That time is now.

why the battle between hollywood writers and a.i. should matter to you
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why the battle between hollywood writers and a.i. should matter to you

Hollywood writers are once again on strike. Their goal? Nothing less than figuring out how humans and AI can coexist with runaway late-stage capitalism.

how a.i. is ruining the web and leaving humans behind
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how a.i. is ruining the web and leaving humans behind

ChatGPT and its competitors are set to turn search, news, and social media into a complete dumpster fire.

when artificial intelligence tries to go to court
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when artificial intelligence tries to go to court

In a legal and technical first, a robot lawyer is about to help a human defendant. Is it a good idea? And what happens next?

the brave, new, exploitative world of generative a.i.
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the brave, new, exploitative world of generative a.i.

Generative AI is meant to help writers, artists, and coders. But it may be stealing from them first, creating a legal and ethical nightmare.

why the next big leap in a.i. isn’t new math, but energy savings
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why the next big leap in a.i. isn’t new math, but energy savings

We keep seeing artificial intelligence do more and more impressive things. But the most impressive thing it can do next is to fit in our hands.

how and why machines are getting into art
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how and why machines are getting into art

Writing, animation, and illustration, things that used to be uniquely human, are now being invaded by artificial intelligence. So, what’s next for creatives?

how an a.i. could churn out millions of bioweapons, and how we’d fight back
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how an a.i. could churn out millions of bioweapons, and how we’d fight back

Don’t worry about the AI, worry about the humans training it, say researchers who found out how easy it is to turn machines evil.

how artificial intelligence is helping to crack fusion
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how artificial intelligence is helping to crack fusion

Researchers trying to give the world a nearly limitless source of clean energy are getting a hand from an AI trained to fight against 100+ million degree plasma.

will all the aliens we meet end up being robots?
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will all the aliens we meet end up being robots?

A popular thought among experts thinking about alien life is that any intelligent life we discover in space will be artificial. But how realistic is this notion?

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