Is AI the Devil? Episode #1: How’d We Get Here?

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Cohosted by Jesse and Curious Cat's, Jennifer. The name started out as a joke, but then we found out some folks out there are calling AI the antichrist. We just wanted to talk about it, since everyone else is, but come from it as the creatives we are.

In this episode we will cover:

The Birth and (maybe) Death of the Internet

Social Media Golden Days and Now

Artificial Intelligence - Why can't anyone explain how it works?

Let's Do Something to Feel Better, Like RIGHT NOW

Forever links to organizations that are human-first in regards to tech:

80,000 Hours

Center for Humane Technologies

The producer behind the intro music Ferdinichtfernando

Sources Specific to this Episode: 

History of Artificial Intelligence, Britannica.com

Unconfuse Me, Bill Gates Interviews Yejin Choi about Artificial Intelligence, YouTube

If you remember one AI disaster, make it this one, AI in Context, YouTube

Silicon Valley Insider EXPOSES Cult-Like AI Companies, Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao, YouTube

AI Psychosis - with reporter, Karen Hao, YouTube

Why Everyone Is So Wrong about AI Water Usage, Hank Green, YouTube

"Generative AI" is not what you think it is, Acerola, YouTube

How Afraid of the AI Apocalypse Should We Be? The Ezra Klein Show, YouTube (interview with Eliezer Yudkowsky)

AI - Silver Crest Group answers a few key questions

If it's useful...

Statement signed in the early days

In the early days giants in the tech sphere like Sam Altman and Bill Gates signed a statement which read: "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war." 

And then...nothing happened.

Anxious about AI? Take two minutes to contact your local politician and ask them to tap the brakes on this technology. Still worried? Contact one of the orgs below and get involved.

But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog.

Hero Organizations:

80,000 Hours

Center for Humane Technologies

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