Does it matter if people are grooving to AI generated music? Was this an inevtible next step in a world where we can stream unlimited music? Should Spotify ban AI music?

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The Velvet Sundown

Suno

Do we want humanoid robots to have personality? Are robots being cute-washed? Do we want Disney designing robots?

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Nvidia CEO introduces its Disney collab bot

Neo humanoid robots

Can chatbots drive people to psychosis? Do we realise how powerful our language is? Can we trust AI companies to mitigate these risks?

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Sources and Links:

They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling - Kashmir Hill's NYTimes article

ChatGPT induced psychosis - Reddit Thread

Early methods for studying affective use and emotional well-being on ChatGPT - OpenAI and MIT Research

Will AI make us more productive? What can we learn about the age of AI from the internet revolution? Do we need to rethink the global economic structure?

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AI Alone Cannot Solve The Productivity Paradox - Carl Benedikt Frey

Alpha Evolve episode

What does a utopic AI future look like? Noo is joined by the show's chief research assitant (ChatGPT) to continue the discussion on Dario Amodei's Machines of Loving Grace.

Listen to part one here

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Sources and links:

Machines of Loving Grace by Dario Amodei

ChatGPT more empathetic than human doctors

What will AI do to war? How will biases in data affect decision making in autonomous weapon systems, policing and surveillance? Who is ultimately accountable when these systems go wrong?

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Sources and links:

Drones, AI and new technology will dramatically change nature of war - The Guardian

As AI evolves, pressure mounts to regulate 'killer robots' - UN

Stargate

All My Sons - Arthur Miller

Stop Killer Robots

Has Google won at AI with its new self improving AlphaEvolve agent? What does this model mean for human scientists and mathematicians? Is this AI agent a real creative thinker?

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AlphaEvolve

AlphaEvolve explained

Are AI chat bots making more things up? Is it getting worse?How worried should we be about lying AI?

Hannah and Noo unpack all this and more on this week's episode.

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Sources and links:

A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse - New York Times article

Apple News AI mishaps - BBC News article

Are you ready to become the boss of 10 AI agents? That's what Microsoft predicts for the future of work. But are we all cut out to be bosses of AI teams? And what skills are needed to thrive in this brave new world?

Join Noo and Hannah as they unpack all this in today's episode.

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Sources and Links:

Microsoft blog post

Geoffrey Hinton CBS interview

A Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of Politics - The Ezra Klein episode Hanah forgot

Machines of Loving Grace - Dario Amodei

How do you prove you're human in a world flooded with AI? Would you sell the rights to your identity? Would you listen to this podcast if it's hosts were AI generated?

Join Hannah and Noo as they discuss all this and more in today's episode.

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(We are actually human by the way)

Sources and Links:

Workdays with Thy

Cada's voice cloning

Excerpt from Thy's show (courtesy of James Cridland)

Eleven Labs

Michael Parkinson Podcast - "Virtually Parkinson"

Goatseus Maximus

Goatseus Maximus Explained