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Making Sense of AI

Release Date: 08/23/2023

2024 Year in Review and 2025 Predictions. Also, Drones, Agents, and Mass Surveillance.

Making Sense of AI

This episode we look back on AI stories from 2024 and look forward to 2025.

AI Agents, Social Unrest Due to AI, and Elon Promotes The Two Year Severance

Making Sense of AI

This week we talk about AI Agents and how they'll help you be more efficient at work, for a time. We also discuss the hard reality of mass unemployment with no prospects of employment and the potential unrest that could come from it. Also, Elon promotes a two year severance for federal workers to retrain. Lastly, we discuss the dark side of AI companions.

AI Goes Nuclear, Port Workers Strike Over Automation, and Should We Be Concerned About OpenAI?

Making Sense of AI

This week we discuss the port worker strike over automation. AI and Data Centers are reviving the nuclear industry. Lastly, should we have concerns over what's going on at OpenAI?

China's AI Paradox, OpenAI and Project Strawberry, and Oprah Brings AI to Primetime

Making Sense of AI

This week we discuss China's struggling economy and how the very investments China is making in AI and technology threaten to put more folks out of work, leading to civil unrest. Also, should we believe the hype around OpenAI's next big release, Project Strawberry? Maybe. Lastly, Oprah brings AI to primetime TV.

AI Agents, Kids and Screens, and Has AI Hit a Wall?

Making Sense of AI

This week we review the temperature around AI. Has AI development stalled or is the next big leap right around the corner? Also, AI Agents are coming by the billions and may be the tool AI gives us that changes work and life. And, we look at the correlation between screen time and the behavior of children. by Adam Satariano and Roser Toll Pifarre by Jonathan Zittrain

A Social Media Horror Story, Ray Kurzweil's Tech Future, and a Surgeon General's Warning on Social Media

Making Sense of AI

This week we dicuss some terrible parenting decisions in the name of influencer stardom. Also, our Surgeon General thinks social media needs a warning label. Also, Ray Kurzweil has a new book and he's as fascinating to listen to as he is confusing to listen to. Lastly, is your phone tracking your driving? It may be and it may be costing your more in your insurance rates. by Mary Louise Kelly, Kathryn Fink, and Courtney Dorning by Thomas Germain by Katherine Blunt by Dr. Vivek Murthy

Apple's Big AI Reveal, Microsoft Recalls Recall, and the Rise of the AI Executive

Making Sense of AI

This week we discuss Apple's layering of AI across their products. How safe is the data on your Iphone? Also, Microsoft recalls Recall. Yes, you read that right. We also discuss the growing concerns over the sacrificing of AI safety in the name of being first to AGI. Lastly, have you eaten your rocks today? Please send any comments or questions to . by Tripp Mickle by Andy Greenberg by Tayla Minsberg by David Streitfeld by Avital Balwit by Kevin Roose by Noor Al-Sibai

An Alarming Prediction on Jobs, OpenAI's Safety Faceplant, GPT4o, and GPT5 is On the Way

Making Sense of AI

This week we discuss the major reveals from OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. The race for AI assistants and agents is on. We also discuss the second global AI safety summit in Seoul, South Korea. Also, we discuss some very sobering takes on the future of work. Could 50% of all jobs to be replaced by AI by 2027? One AI Leader thinks it will happen.

Deepfake Used for Revenge, Nvidia and the Push for Robotics, and a Note or Two on AI and Jobs

Making Sense of AI

This week we look at the first known case of an AI Deepfake used for revenge. Can we expect more of this? We also look at AI and the potential impact on jobs. Will I train the AI that replaces me at work? Probably. In good news, we discuss new laws across the West as legislation is implemented on sexually explicit deepfakes and legislation is passed to protect your neural data. by Christy Cooney by Jonathan Moens - by Cameron Henderson by Chelsea Davison and Ivan Ehlers

AI Therapy, AI Agents, and Jon Stewart Weighs in on AI and Jobs

Making Sense of AI

This week we discuss the rise of the AI therapist, Woebot. Also, what are AI Agents and how soon will AI Agents become efficient enough to perform white collar work? Why are robots built like humans? The answer may (or may not) surprise you. Also, China AI campaigns against the west. Lastly, is AI losing it's luster or is it just getting going? by Evan Armstrong by Ian Bogost by Joe Hindy by Kow Ewe

More Episodes

After an extended break, this week we discuss several headlines that have made news recently. We look at piracy by AI labs, who use copyrighted material to train their large language models. We also discuss the ability of advanced hackers using AI to figure out your passwords by accessing your microphone to listen to your keystrokes on your keyboard. No worries there. And when you miss your car payment, your car may drive itself back to the dealer.

The Atlantic Article on Pirated Works Being Used to Fuel Large Language Models by Alex Reisner

The Atlantic - Mind Reading Through AI and Data by Ross Andersen

China-US Arms Race in Drone Technology by Alastair Gale

Hollywood Protest - Studios Invest in AI by John Koetsier

The $900,000 Netflix AI Job by Chip Cutter

From Forbes - What Industries Will AI Expand? by Bill Conerly

Colleges Seek to ChatGPT Proof Assignments by Jocelyn Gecker

ChatGPT Fever Spreads in US Workplace by Richa Naidu, Martin Coulter, and Jason Lange

AI Bias in Professional Headshots by Katie Mogg

AI and Small Business by Charles Taylor

Profits Take a Hit, News Org Invest in AI by Jonathan Barrett

AI Can Identify Password Through Sound of Keyboard Strokes by Nicola Davis