• The Alternative Ideas Podcast

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The Alternative Ideas Podcast

By: Unbound
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  • What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for you, right now? That’s the question that Jonathan Brush and David Rethemeyer are looking to answer, as they combine their knowledge, wisdom, and wit, to discuss the latest developments in AI, and how everyday people like themselves can respond to it.
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  • AI vs Cancer, Talking with Tolkien, & What We've Learned | S1E9

    AI vs Cancer, Talking with Tolkien, & What We've Learned | S1E9
    Aug 16 2023

    In this final episode of the season, David and Jonathan turn to some more positive uses of AI: increasing the effectiveness of cancer screenings, and using custom AI to build out a chatbot that lets you "have a conversation" with authors such as Tolkien or Lewis. They also conclude by discussing their biggest takeaways from producing this season.


    Cancer screenings: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/02/ai-use-breast-cancer-screening-study-preliminary-results

    Tolkien chatbot: https://wng.org/podcasts/talking-with-tolkien-1691452850


    Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/


    Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer Producer: Michael Caprera
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    46 mins
  • Celebrities Selling AI Deepfakes, AI Content Identification, & Preventing AI Job Replacement | S1E8

    Celebrities Selling AI Deepfakes, AI Content Identification, & Preventing AI Job Replacement | S1E8
    Aug 7 2023

    How do you know what's real? That's one of the primary issues that David and Jonathan discuss for this episode, as they look at the push to have all AI generated content labeled, the struggle to identify AI generated text, celebrities selling their identities to be used as deepfakes, and the challenging concern of AI replacing human jobs. EU AI Content Labeling: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/05/google-and-facebook-urged-by-eu-to-label-ai-generated-content OpenAI Text Identifier: https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-cant-identify-ai-generated-text-bad-for-internet-models-2023-7 Celebrity AIs: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-deepfakes-celebrity-marketing-brands-81381aa6?mod=djemalertNEWS&ref=futuretools.io Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/ Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer Producer: Michael Caprera
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    44 mins
  • Elon Musk's xAI, WormGPT, & the Importance of Human Reality | S1E7

    Elon Musk's xAI, WormGPT, & the Importance of Human Reality | S1E7
    Jul 25 2023

    Things get a little scary in this episode, as David and Jonathan discuss the implications of WormGPT (ChatGPT with no ethical boundaries), Elon Musk's "universe-understanding" AI, and why staying grounded in the reality of being human amidst all of these advances is so vitally important. WormGPT: https://www.pcmag.com/news/wormgpt-is-a-chatgpt-alternative-with-no-ethical-boundaries-or-limitations Elon's xAI: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/13/elon-musk-launches-xai-startup-pro-humanity-terminator-future xAI Website: https://x.ai/ Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/ Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer Producer: Michael Caprera
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    41 mins
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