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, we highlight an interview with Nick Bostrom about his new book detailing our Utopic AI future.  

New Yorker - Deepfake AI Scams Couple Through Audio by Charles Bethea

Forbes Article on Celebrity Deepfake Images Being Sold on Ebay by Rashi Shrivastava

NYT Article on Teenagers as Victims of Deepfakes by Nicholas Kristof

Washington Post Article on Benign Deepfakes by Nitasha Tiku 

Time Article on Extinction Report by Billy Perrigo

Bloomberg Article on OpenAI Courting Hollywood Studios by Thomas Buckley, Lucas Shaw, and Shirin Ghaffray

Futurism.com Article on AI Nurses from Nvidia by Maggie Harrison Dupre

Guardian Article on UK Jobs At Risk Due to AI by Richard Partington

NYT Article: Sams Club Will No Longer Check Receipts At Door by Sopan Deb

NYT Article on Car Manufacturers Sharing Driving Data With Insurance Companies by Kashmir Hill

NYT Article on Department of Homeland Security Embracing AI by Cecilia Kang

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 probably not in the way either of them intended. 

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 entire Chinese stock market. 

New Yorker Article on Jensen Huang of Nvidia

Hollywood Reporter Interview with Tyler Perry on AI

UPS Cuts 12,000 Jobs W/ Help of AI

CNBC Article on Google's Gemini Blunder

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, Neuralink successfully implants its product into its first human subject.  Lastly, Samsung is looking to build an All-AI, no-Human Chip Factory. 

NYT Article on Anxious Teenagers - by Claire Cain Miller

Asia Times Article on Humanless AI Chip Factories - by Scott Foster

Futurism.com Article on "Onslaught of AI Girlfriends" - by Noor Al-Sibai

NPR Article on Neuralink's First Successful Implant - by Bill Chappell

Time Article on AI Generated George Carlin Comedy Special - by Simmone Shah

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 W/ Industry Experts & Ray Kurzweil

Bill Gates Podcast W/ Sam Altman

Forbes Article on Workplace Skills

NYT Article on Times Suing OpenAI Over Copyright Infringement

NYT Article on Apple Licensing Various News Content

CBS Article on AI Companions and Senior Citizens

Futurism.com Article on Elon's Prediction for a Billion Humanoid Robots

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 concerns via the UAE.  Lastly, AI is advancing scientific research at an astonishing rate.

Futurism.com: Work While You Sleep by Frand Landymore

Google's Deepmind Blog - New Discovery

CNN: Living Robots From Human Cells by Katie Hunt

Futurism.com: Hack Tricks ChatGPT by Frank Landymore

NYT Article: China Concerns Via UAE by Mark Mazzetti and Edward Wong

Futurism.com: SI AI Generated Writers by Maggie Harrison

Washington Post Article on AI Generated Photos by Will Oremus and Pranshu Verma

NYT Article on EU AI Regulation by Adam Satarino

CBS: 60 Minutes Segment on Quantum Computing

NYTs Article on the AI Race 

Elon/Rishi Sunak Interview

Mustafa Suleyman Interview

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 by Kyle Chayka

Futurism.com - Godfather of AI Warns That Powerful Companies Are Seizing Control of it. by Victor Tangermann

Futurism.com - Stability AI Exec Quits Over Use of Copyrighted Works by Noor Al-Sibai

NYT Article on Argentina's Presidential Election by Jack Nicas and Lucia Herrera

Futurism.com - AIs Can Store Secret Messages In Their Text by Maggie Harrison

Futurism.com - AI Insiders Claim They Can't Tell Real From Synthetic by Noor Al-Sibai

Futurism.com - Man Uses AI to Apply for 5,000 Jobs

Forbes - PwC Will Giver Every Worker AI Training and Staffers Access to Chatbots by Jena McGregor

Forbes - Fake Profiles and Anonymous Posts - Social Media is Upending College Life During the Israel-Gaza War by Alexandra Levine

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 Article on Deepfakes in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Tiffany Hsu and Stuar Thompson

NYT Article on Biden's AI Executive Orders by Cecilia Kang and David Sanger

NYT Article on UK AI Summit by Adam Satarino and Megan Specia

Futurism Article on Jon Stewarts Exit from Apple due to AI and China

Forbes Article on Elon's New Chatbot by Robert Hart

Bloomberg Article on Neuralink's Human Trials by Ashlee Vance

Atlantic Article - My North Star for Future of AI by Fei-Fei Li

Indiewire Article on SAG Aftra Deal

NYT Article on Startups Trying to Sell to Pentagon by Eric Lipton

NYT Article on OpenAI Providing Customizable ChatGPT by Cade Metz

Atlantic Article on AI Junk Results by Caroline Nyce

Forbes Article on Mass License Plate Reading by Thomas Brewster

Max Tegmark TED Talk

Wearable AI from Humane

British House of Commons Report

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, and computer programmers in the short term. 

Scientists Inadvertently Contribute to Rising Ocean Temps by Paul Voosen

An AI Tries to Destroy Humanity by Maggie Harrison

Independent Article on Creation of OpenAI Device by Anthony Cuthbertson

NYT: ChatGPT Can Now See and Talk by Kevin Roose

BBC Article on Shock AI Images Impacting Kids in Southern Spain by Guy Hedgecoe

AI Creates New Coca Cola Flavor - by Kaitlyn Tiffany

Atlantic Article on AI Killing "Learn to Code" by Maria Korducki

Yahoo Article on Pepsi Using Tesla Semis by Jeremiah Budin

Washington Post Article on Customer Service Reps Being Replaced by AI by Pranshu Verma

Forbes: Voice Actors Fight for Their Livelihood by Rashi Shrivastava

Futurism: Facebook Paying Celebrities Millions to Turn Them Into Chatbots by Victor Tangermann

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 Israel has to say about AI is worth listening to. 

Washington Post Article on Google Using Your Emails to Train Their LLMs by Geoffrey Fowler

Forbes Article on Tech Leaders Closed Door Meeting W/ Congress

Futurism.com: Meta Launching AI-Powered Friends

Blog Highlighting AI Girlfriends and What That Means for Human Relationships

How to Tell If Your AI Is Conscious - by Oliver Whang

Forbes Article on Amazon Investing in Anthropic - by Siladitya Ray

WSJ Article on Accountants Leaving the Field for Fear of AI - by Mark Maurer

Screenwriters Reach Tentative Deal W/ Studios - by Brooks Barnes & John Koblin

Atlantic Article on Netanyahu as an AI Skeptic

WSJ Article on Atlanta's Commercial Office Space Problem

Bloomberg - What Return to Office Looks Like Globally

WSJ - Bosses Are Counting Badge Swipes To Track Employees Returning

NYT Series on "Being 13"