AI Quick Bits with Scot Pansing
AI generated video content is a lightning rod of a topic. There’s a huge amount of negative sentiment, in part due the massive flood of “AI slop” infiltrating the Internet. I’m based in Los Angeles, and it feels like the vast majority of the creative community is viscerally opposed to generative AI. This is not surprising, considering that their labor environment is being disrupted, not to mention the fact that the technology could not exist without training on their content, which it did without consent or compensation. That being said, new technologies are...
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In this episode I discuss the past, present, and potential future effects of technology and AI on labor with Benjamin Shiller, an economist and author of the book AI Economics: How Technology Transforms Jobs, Markets, Life, & Our Future. Benjamin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Brandeis University, and his research primarily focuses on the economic impacts of digitization and new technologies. Benjamin Shiller: Block shares soar as much as 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half: Why AI Boosts Creativity for Some Employees but Not Others: ...
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In this episode I discuss digital duplicates ("AI deepfakes") with Atay Kozlovski, a postdoctoral researcher at the Delft University of Technology. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Zurich, an MA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Bern, and a BA from Tel Aviv University. Atay Kozlovski: Deepfakes and Beyond: Mapping the Ethics and Risks of Digital Duplicates: Digital Dybbuks and virtual Golems: the ethics of digital duplicates in Holocaust testimony: AI Conversational Simulations with Deceased Holocaust Survivors Must Serve as Conduits for...
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In this episode I discuss deepfakes and technology security with Aaron Painter, CEO of Nametag. His company's mission is to protect every online account from impersonation. A former Microsoft executive with global leadership experience, Aaron is passionate about restoring digital trust in an age of deepfakes and AI-driven scams. He is also the bestselling author of Loyal: Listen Or You Always Lose, a practical guide to leading with trust and purpose.
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Scot Pansing delivers the keynote for the 2025 Faculty Student Engagement and Assessment Conference.
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In this episode I discuss the world of AI Ethics and Responsible AI, and ethics in general, with Reid Blackman, founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consultancy. Reid is also the author of the book "Ethical Machines" and hosts a podcast by the same name. Virtue designs Responsible AI programs, and their clients include Amazon, Etsy, Kraft Heinz, Merck, US Bank, Nationwide, and more. Reid’s written work has appeared in The Harvard Business Review and The New York Times. Prior to founding Virtue, Reid was a professor of philosophy at Colgate University and UNC-Chapel Hill. ...
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In this edition of AI Quick Bits, I chat with Oz Krakowski, Chief Business Development Officer at Deepdub. We discuss the business of overdubbing for media and entertainment, and how generative AI is affecting these workflows. This is also the first video edition of AI Quick Bits, so if you would like to watch as well as listen, head over to https://www.youtube.com/@ScotPansing Deepdub: https://deepdub.ai
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In this episode I chat with Scott Michaels, Chief Product Officer at Apply Digital. Scott and I get into the details of what sorts of challenges and opportunities businesses are experiencing when incorporating generative AI into their products and workflows. Apply Digital: Google Cloud Next: Accelerate creative media content with gen AI (KraftHeinz Tastemaker at 22:00): Doomed to fail? Most AI projects flop within 12 months, with billions of dollars being wasted: Optimizing for AI Search: MCP: The new “USB-C for AI” that’s bringing fierce rivals together:
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In this episode I speak with Rong Yan, Chief Technology Officer of HeyGen. HeyGen:
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In this episode I speak with Louis Rosenberg, CEO & Chief Scientist of Unanimous AI. Louis is also the co-author of the newly released book Our Next Reality, and many scientific papers, including "The Manipulation Problem: Conversational AI as a Threat to Epistemic Agency." Unanimous AI: Our Next Reality: The Manipulation Problem: The AI Dilemma: Privacy Lost: Arrival Mind: Friend: "AI Quick Bits" art: Jamillah Knowles / Better Images of AI / Data People / CC-BY 4.0
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ElevenLabs
https://beta.elevenlabs.io/
ChatGPT
https://chat.openai.com/
Midjourney's response to creating a 17th century Dutch still life with fruit:
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