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    #30: Reviving the Dead, Virtual Friends, Virtual Bands

    Ian and Michael revisit the Metaverse and discuss the idea of creating virtual replicas of deceased loved ones and famous historical figures, virtual bands, spending money on virtual real estate, and even the possibility of hosting a podcast in the Metaverse.

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    #29: Autonomous Vehicles

    Self-driving cars have been hyped to the extreme for several years, but is it technically feasible to get them working reliably enough, and even if would be possible, is it a good idea in the first place? Ian and Michael discuss self-driving cars and other forms of autonomous vehicles.

  • A robot standing by two doors, trying to decide which door to takeA robot standing by two doors, trying to decide which door to take

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    #28: AI and Ethics

    Ian and Michael discuss ethical use of AI and the ethics of innovation - if AI and digitalisation will destroy more jobs than it creates, is that a path we should continue walking? And is digitalisation the great equalizer, or will it exacerbate inquality and the darker sides of humanity? In the episode, Ian and Michael discuss the Vatican's AI ethicist, human rights in the era of AI, anti-cheating software in education as an invasion of piracy, racial bias in healthcare, and facial recognition as a tool of oppression.

  • A robot wearing an apron and a chef's hat and holding a bowl, standing in a kitchenA robot wearing an apron and a chef's hat and holding a bowl, standing in a kitchen

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    #27: AI and Food

    Ian and Michael discuss the use of AI in the food making process. How far away are we from completely automated kitchens and restaurants, let alone a robot restaurant with a Michelin star?

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    #26: The Metaverse

    Is the metaverse more than a buzzword? And considering how much time we spend in the digital realm through smartphones and computers, do we really want to double down on a semi-digital reality? Ian and Michael discuss and deconstruct the metaverse concept - with a healthy dose of skepticism.

  • A humanoid robot holding a brush and painting on a canvas; the canvas featuring another robotA humanoid robot holding a brush and painting on a canvas; the canvas featuring another robot

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    #25: AI-created Images

    In the past few months, AI-powered image generators like DALL-E and DreamStudio have been churning out images of truly impressive quality in a variety of styles. Have we reached the point where anyone can be an artist at the click of a button? Ian and Michael discuss AI-generated artwork and imagery, and what it might mean for the future of art and design.

  • A humanoid robot smiling and wearing sun glasses and a summer hat, driving in a cabriolet down a street during summer time, holding up one arm as if to waveA humanoid robot smiling and wearing sun glasses and a summer hat, driving in a cabriolet down a street during summer time, holding up one arm as if to wave

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    #24: The Summer News Round-up

    AI Unfiltered is back from its summer hiatus! Ian and Michael discuss a few AI and technology related news items that caught their eye over the summer, including emotional recognition, deepfakes in the war in Ukraine, a purported "party loyalty checker" AI, and intelligent speed assistance. They also discuss the outcome of the machine translation experiments in episode 23, The Translated Episode.

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    AI Unfiltered returns August 30

    Stay tuned for new episodes of the AI Unfiltered podcast! Meanwhile, check out our earlier episodes!

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    #23: The Translated Episode

    In the last episode before the summer hiatus, Ian and Michael discuss translation and speech in the context of language learning, virtual voice-overs, and virtual movie actors. As an experiment, we've also included excerpts from episode 16 (No code and low code) that have been automatically translated to Spanish and French using speech-to-text (to create the transcript from the original English), machine translation, and text-to-speech!

    AI Unfiltered will be back from its summer hiatus with new episodes on August 30!

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    #22: The AI Resort, Personalised Books, Documenting Peoples’ Life Stories

    With summer in full swing, Ian and Michael discuss the idea of a completely automated, AI-powered holiday resort. The discussion then turns to using AI to create completely individualised and personalised books, and using AI to document peoples' life stories.