In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss ChatGPT.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· The suddenly ubiquitous artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT is making many people nervous. Niki referred to this New Yorker article and this City Journal essay. Neil and Natalia drew on this New York Times article by technology columnist Kevin Roose. We all referenced this Discourse magazine essay about science fiction dystopianism.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia recommended Dani Blum’s New York Times article, “How the Language of Therapy Took Over Dating.”
· Neil discussed Jake Traylor’s NBC News article, “A Nonstop Kentucky Prayer ‘Revival’ is Going Viral on TikTok, and People are Traveling Thousands of Miles to Take Part.”
· Niki shared journalist Erik Wemple’s Twitter thread on the disconnect between the reporting of supposed election fraud and the beliefs of Fox News anchors involved.
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