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

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

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