Making Sense of AI

About Making Sense of AI

"Making Sense of AI" is one father's attempt to try and understand, and make sense of, our technological future. AI is infiltrating every facet of life and keeping up with the pace of technology is an undertaking most parents don't have time for. This podcast will hopefully give you the news you need to know, in a way you can understand it, to help you and your family wade through our AI future.

Publisher

Jack Forester

Category

society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Apr 2023

Latest episode

30 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Dec 2024

   2024 Year in Review and 2025 Predictions. Also, Drones, Agents, and Mass Surveillance.

   This episode we look back on AI stories from 2024 and look forward to 2025.

2. 

   14 Nov 2024

   AI Agents, Social Unrest Due to AI, and Elon Promotes The Two Year Severance

   This week we talk about AI Agents and how they'll help you be more efficient at work, for a time.  We also discuss the hard reality of mass unemployment with no prospects of employment and the potential unrest that could come from it.  Also, Elon promotes a two year severance for federal workers to retrain.  Lastly, we discuss the dark side of AI companions. Microsoft Announces AI Agents Article on Programming Jobs Drying Up 25% of Code Produced at Google is by AI AI Companion Suicide

3. 

   3 Oct 2024

   AI Goes Nuclear, Port Workers Strike Over Automation, and Should We Be Concerned About OpenAI?

   This week we discuss the port worker strike over automation.  AI and Data Centers are reviving the nuclear industry.  Lastly, should we have concerns over what's going on at OpenAI? NYT Article on Port Worker Strike Every Blog Explanation on o1 from OpenAI Futurism Article on o1 Initiating Conversations NYT Article on Reopening of Three Mile Island BlackRock and Microsoft Form Coalition for Energy and Data Centers Atlantic Article on Microsoft's Hypocrisy Verge Article on Hollywood Supporting AI Safety Bill Wall Street Journal on OpenAI Hemorrhaging Leadership Reuters Article on OpenAI's Restructuring Sam Altman's Blog (https://ia.samaltman.com/)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

11 ratings

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