The 10 Best Your Undivided Attention Podcast Episodes
1) The AI Dilemma
At Center for Humane Technology, we want to close the gap between what the world hears publicly about AI from splashy CEO presentations and what the people who are closest to the risks and harms insid...Show More
2) What Happened in Vegas — with Natasha Dow Schüll
Natasha Dow Schüll, author of Addiction by Design, has spent years studying how slot machines hold gamblers spellbound, in an endless loop of play. She never imagined the addictive designs which she h...Show More
3) Trust Falls — with Rachel Botsman
We are in the middle of a global trust crisis. Neighbors are strangers and local news sources are becoming scarcer; institutions that used to symbolize prestige, honor and a sense of societal security...Show More
4) Synthetic Humanity: AI & What’s At Stake
It may seem like the rise of artificial intelligence, and increasingly powerful large language models you may have heard of, is moving really fast… and it IS. But what’s coming next is when we enter s...Show More
5) Two Million Years in Two Hours: A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari is one of the rare historians who can give us a two-million-year perspective on today’s headlines. In this wide-ranging conversation, Yuval explains how technology and democracy have...Show More
6) ‘We Have to Get It Right’: Gary Marcus On Untamed AI
Computer scientist Gary Marcus has been called AI’s loudest critic, and he predicts AI’s exponential curve will soon flatten out. He also thinks we’re unprepared to handle the AI we already have. In t...Show More
‘We Have to Get It Right’: Gary Marcus On Untamed AI
41:43 | Sep 26th, 2024
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7) Can Myth Teach Us Anything About the Race to Build Artificial General Intelligence? With Josh Schrei
What can tales of mythology and magic teach us about the AI race? Mythologist Josh Schrei explains how looking at foundational cultural stories could guide ethical tech development.
8) Echo Chambers of One: Companion AI and the Future of Human Connection
AI companion chatbots feel human but they're not. They're platforms designed to maximize engagement, risking artificial intimacy and addictive intelligence. MIT’s Pattie Maes & Pat Pataranutaporn join...Show More
9) This Moment in AI: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going
It’s been a year and half since Tristan and Aza laid out their vision and concerns for the future of artificial intelligence in The AI Dilemma. In this episode, the guys discuss what’s happened since ...Show More
10) Spotlight: How Zombie Values Infect Society
Zombies are the perfect metaphor to explain something Tristan and Aza have been thinking about lately that they call 'zombie values.' In this Spotlight episode, we talk through some examples of how zo...Show More