On today’s episode, we discuss AI and how it originated, how it works, and what it all means. Matushka Melissa Naasko is joined by her husband, Father Benjamin Naasko, who discusses the philosophical aspect not only as an Orthodox priest but also as an instructor of philosophy, and Ronald Stempien, a computer science PhD student who is able to explain how AI functions in clear and concise language that is easy to understand. Referenced links can be found below. (Links must be copy-pasted into browser.)

Italian Song intended to sound like English but it’s intentionally gibberish:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisencolinensinainciusol

Pareidolia, the tendency of people to find faces and meaning in random patterns and images:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

Eliza Emulator:

https://web.njit.edu/~ronkowit/eliza.html

Man poisons himself by following ChatGPT medical advice:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna225055

Environmental cost of ChatGPT:

https://cee.illinois.edu/news/AIs-Challenging-Waters

Google AI chatbot suggests teen could harm parents over restricted screen time:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd605e48q1vo.amp