Intelligent Machines (Audio)

IM 837: Could Should Might Don't - Why Tomorrow Doesn't Feel Like Sci-Fi

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With AI hype everywhere, are we confusing slick projections and sci-fi clichés for real progress? This episode exposes the flawed thinking behind tech's boldest predictions and dives into what your future with "intelligent machines" might actually look like—waffles and all.

  • Interview with Nick Foster
  • AI's $344 Billion 'Language Model' Bet Looks Fragile
  • Yann LeCun's mondo preso
  • Elon Musk's xAI Lays Off 500 Data Annotation Workers
  • Bessent: TikTok deal 'framework' reached with China, Trump and Xi will finalize it Friday
  • The OpenAI paper on usage
  • Generative AI at the Crossroads: Light Bulb, Dynamo, or Microscope
  • ChatGPT Will Guess Your Age and Might Require ID for Age Verification
  • Generative AI at the Crossroads: Light Bulb, Dynamo, or Microscope
  • A Maslow-Inspired Hierarchy of Engagement with AI Model
  • I Wasn't Sure I Wanted Anthropic to Pay Me for My Books—I Do Now
  • How an AI Giant Became Obsessed With an Albino Alligator
  • Amazon invests over $1 billion to raise employee pay, lower healthcare costs
  • The Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers
  • Rest of World: A hidden network handles chats for OnlyFans stars. AI could soon take over
  • How Americans View AI and Its Impact on People and Society
  • Roadwarden
  • David Lynch's quirky house

    • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

    Guest: Nick Foster

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