Tag: Hype
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#197: AI Histrionics
This week Ian and Michael discuss the recent wave of AI doomsday predictions, starting with the claims that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within just a few years. They question whether these scenarios are justified, or whether the genuine risks are being obscured by sensational headlines, dubious probabilities and the need to grab people's attention. Along the way, the conversation touches on AI in education, the dangers of outsourcing our thinking to machines, and sycophantic chatbots. Plus, our AI-generated contributor Emma Williams returns with a new instalment of Emma's Artificial Reflections!(This episode features AI-generated content and speech)
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#174: AI Anxieties
This week we dig into “AI fatigue” and “AI anxiety”; familiar enough to anyone trying to keep up with the constant churn of tools, hype, and expectations. The conversation circles around whether these concerns are widespread or mostly confined to a small corner of the population, with detours into work, hype cycles, and the limits of human attention. Along the way we veer into broader territory: bubbles (both AI and personal), environmental indifference, questionable television, and the possibility that most people simply aren’t that worried about any of it. (This description was written with help of AI)
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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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#94: The Impatient Society and Technological Revolutions
Ian and Michael ponder the current AI hype and whether our instant gratification society has made us all too impatient when it comes to technological breakthroughs and the speed of development. Plus, the pair discuss a recent court case where a customer service chatbot "hallucinated" a refund policy - much to the dismay of the customer when the company refused to honor the policy! Who's responsible when we've automated the human out of the loop? (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)
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#80: Bags, NFTs, and the Value of Things
Ian and Michael delve into the intriguing landscape of value and worth. They embark on a lively exploration of the significance of brand names, delving into the intricacies of perception and pricing. Their conversation doesn't stop there. The hosts also examine the realm of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), and the dramatic drop in value over the past years. Join their discussion as they unravel the curious intricacies of value in both the physical and digital worlds. (This description has been generated with ChatGPT)
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#44: The Next AI Winter
AI research and development have over the years fallen prey to hype cycles, resulting in two longer so called AI winters in the 1970s and the late 1980s/early 1990s. Is there a risk that we are heading towards another AI winter, or a bubble akin to the dotcom bubble of the early 2000s?