THE ERA OF A.I.

In this episode, I break down the current landscape of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and how this era of exponentially improving AI converges with violent motives. What will the future of war look like in a world that relies on autonomous systems to make life-or-death decisions? Who will we hold accountable when people get innocent people killed by these autonomous systems? I begin by t...

The first AI Safety Summit has taken place in the UK. It was held at Bletchley Park, which was the location of code-breaking during WW2. The summit took place over November 1-2 and consisted of roundtables, in which governments, civil society, and big tech representatives come together and share their views on different AI discussions. This is a move in the right direction, and it makes me hopeful...

On Monday, the 31st of October, US President Biden signed an Executive Order on Artificial intelligence. It's the first attempt at legislating the safe use of AI and will set the tone for upcoming EU AI acts. I read and summarized the order and explained the overall goal of each of the eight 'principles' listed. It's really important to stay updated and educated on the development...

In this episode, I explore key takeaways from the book 'System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot' by Rob Reich, Mehra Sahami, and Jeremy M. Weinstein. I specifically look at Chapter 6, 'Can humans flourish in a world of smart machines?'. I compare Human intelligence to AI, discuss the state of social media algorithms that have control over people, and how autom...

In a Social Change course I'm taking, I was inspired to share my findings of AI viewed through a systems lens. In this episode, I share my findings after viewing the development of AI as a system, with key parts that directly influence each other. In a sketched-up mindmap I made, I highlighted key areas; Big Tech, The Government (USA, China), Society, and The Environment. I talk about how all...

This episode is broken into 3 parts; I was inspired by the Bloomberg Business Weekly article "AI Is Thirsty" by Clara Hernanz Lizarranga and Olivia Solon. A look into how data centers that big tech companies run, and how they use hundreds of millions of Litres of water per year - each. I critically read through the key highlights of the article to understand the issue. A Guardian article...

After I watched Ted Talk by Eliezer Yudkowsky 'Will Superintelligent AI End the World?' I decided to begin by explaining the key problems faced within the development of AI currently. I talk about Open AI's pledge to solve the Alignment Problem within four years, through a Superalignment research project led by Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. I highlight key points from an interview/arti...

THE ERA OF AI aka T.E.A. In this pilot episode, I discuss a talk that inspired my interest in AI. The discussion is called ' The AI Dilemma ' and its made by the same people who created The Social Dilemma on Netflix. This episode is getting a feel for the medium of podcasting. I will have a proper mic next episode!!