The Alternative Ideas Podcast

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.theguardia...

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...

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-o...

For this episode, David and Jonathan take a critical look at some AI developments that are somewhat unsettling: the UN's "AI for Good" summit featuring some very creepy animatronics, Google's latest privacy policy update that confirms Bard is gathering data without explicit consent from users, and whether legislators should be involved with regulating AI and its capabilities. Goo...

For this episode, David and Jonathan's discussions go in a variety of different directions: Harvard using AI to help teachers with computer science classes, an interesting study from the Verge on AI usage, attempting to clarify some of the confusion around AI terminology, and the fascinating case of ChatGPT vs Jocko Willink. Put on your thinking caps for this one! Harvard AI: https://www.zdnet...

Warning: this episode gets extremely nerdy, because we dive into the controversy surrounding Marvel's newest show using AI to generate the opening credits, and the discussion around AI art, Dropbox's latest AI-powered update, and how Star Wars and Star Trek give us some helpful pictures and perspectives on what AI should look like. So, hold on to your butts, and enjoy the episode! Dropbox...

Can AI tools actually increase collaboration with humans? Create life-like interactions with video game characters? Help you to tell better stories? The answer to these questions, and more, including the things we use AI for in our daily lives, in this episode. Enjoy! Developers using AI to code: https://venturebeat.com/ai/92-us-based-developers-already-using-ai-powered-coding-tools-at-work/ Conva...

For our second episode, we discuss how IKEA is approaching implementing AI into their organization, the surprising number of people who have heard of, but never tried, ChatGPT, the value of real knowledge, and why choosing the more challenging path can often be better for you in the long run. ChatGPT Study: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/24/a-majority-of-americans-have-heard-of-ch...

Welcome to the Alternative Ideas podcast, with hosts Jonathan Brush and David Rethemeyer! In the first episode, they discuss Apple's new Vision Pro headset, a "wearable" AI, whether AI has IQ or EQ, and how a simple walk can change your perspective on reality. Apple Vision Pro: https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-expected-reveal-mixed-reality-headset-developer-conference-2023-06...