Tag: AI
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#114: The Traffic Episode
Ian and Michael discuss the latest scooter news, road culture in different cities, and the woeful lack of common sense among many of our fellow humans while in traffic.
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#112: Teaching English and Cross-cultural Communication
Ian and Michael discuss the future of teaching languages and communication across different cultures, especially in the context of English as a lingua franca.
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#110: Gadget Geekout, Surveillance and Privacy, Hats, Batman
Ian and Michael discuss gadgetry in the form of open ear headphones and spy spectacles, our right to privacy in our ever more recorded lives, the virtues of wearing hats - and Batman and other comics!
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#109: AI on the Decline, Education and Universities
AI Unfiltered returns from summer break! In this episode, Ian and Michael discuss the latest signs of the AI bubble bursting, as well as the role of universities in our education system.
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#108: The High Tech Life
In the final episode before the summer break, Ian and Michael discuss what a life using the cutting edge of technology would look like - will an immersion room be a standard part of our homes in the future?
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#107: AI-Powered PCs, The Hallucination Problem, AI for Mayor
Ian and Michael discuss the latest goings-on in the AI world, including the recently announced AI-powered PC concept, hallucinations being - so far - an intractable problem for large language models, and the AI chatbot running for mayor in Cheyenne, Wyoming. (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)
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#106: Continuous Cruising, Podcast on a Boat, Working in an Office
Ian and Michael discuss continuous cruising and offering their podcasting production services to cruise lines - would you like to spend the rest of your days on a cruise ship? Plus, back on land, the virtues of working in an office in this era of remote work.
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#105: OpenAI and Apple Controversies, AI and Photos, the Next Pandemic
Ian and Michael discuss a variety of topics, including the recent OpenAI voice controversy, the outrage around Apple's latest iPad ad, AI and photo editing, the movie Contagion and its prescient nature, and finally, one of the pair's favourite topics - hologram bands! Plus, our AI-generated contributor Emma returns with "Emma's Artificial Reflections!" (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)
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#104: Royal Portrait Controversy, The Pace of Innovation
Ian and Michael discuss the recent viral controversy around the new portrait of Charles III, before tackling the topic of the speed of innovation in the digital era - are we inventing things at a break neck pace that we actually need, or are we churning out new products for its own sake?
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#103: AI Twins
Ian and Michael discuss Reid Hoffman's demo of a completely AI-generated version of himself - an AI twin. But as cool a technology demonstration as it was, are there any actual use cases for AI twins?