Best Adam Mastroianni Podcasts (2024)

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AI Is Moving Fast. We Need Laws that Will Too. 39:09

4m ago39:09

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AI is moving fast. And as companies race to rollout newer, more capable models–with little regard for safety–the downstream risks of those models become harder and harder to counter. On this week’s episode of Your Undivided Attention, CHT’s policy director Casey Mock comes on the show to discuss a new legal framework to incentivize better AI, one t…

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Blog Extravaganza: The Winners 18:04

3d ago18:04

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Weird anatomy, criminal confessions, and a literal basket case Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/blog-extravaganza-the-winners All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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Esther Perel on Artificial Intimacy (rerun) 44:52

7d ago44:52

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[This episode originally aired on August 17, 2023] For all the talk about AI, we rarely hear about how it will change our relationships. As we swipe to find love and consult chatbot therapists, acclaimed psychotherapist and relationship expert Esther Perel warns that there’s another harmful “AI” on the rise — Artificial Intimacy — and how it is dep…

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There's a place for everyone 18:07

21d ago18:07

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OR: fantastic niches and where to find them Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/theres-a-place-for-everyone All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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Tech's Big Money Campaign is Getting Pushback with Margaret O'Mara and Brody Mullins 43:59

18d ago43:59

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Today, the tech industry is the second-biggest lobbying power in Washington, DC, but that wasn’t true as recently as ten years ago. How did we get to this moment? And where could we be going next? On this episode of Your Undivided Attention, Tristan and Daniel sit down with historian Margaret O’Mara and journalist Brody Mullins to discuss how Silic…

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Bloodletting, leeches, and other FDA-approved treatments 22:39

1M ago22:39

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Links and updates for Summer 2024 Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/bloodletting-leeches-and-other-fda All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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This Moment in AI: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going 36:55

1M ago36:55

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It’s been a year and half since Tristan and Aza laid out their vision and concerns for the future of artificial intelligence in The AI Dilemma. In this Spotlight episode, the guys discuss what’s happened since then–as funding, research, and public interest in AI has exploded–and where we could be headed next. Plus, some major updates on social medi…

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Good ideas don't need bayonets 13:40

2M ago13:40

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OR: Keep stomping necks until utopia arrives Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/good-ideas-dont-need-bayonets All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/good-ideas-dont-need-bayonets Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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Decoding Our DNA: How AI Supercharges Medical Breakthroughs and Biological Threats with Kevin Esvelt 32:47

2M ago32:47

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AI has been a powerful accelerant for biological research, rapidly opening up new frontiers in medicine and public health. But that progress can also make it easier for bad actors to manufacture new biological threats. In this episode, Tristan and Daniel sit down with biologist Kevin Esvelt to discuss why AI has been such a boon for biologists and …

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Who's got the guts to go to the moon? 22:53

2M ago22:53

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OR: "Look, ma! I'm pretending to cure cancer!" Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/whos-got-the-guts-to-go-to-the-moon All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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How to Think About AI Consciousness With Anil Seth 47:58

2M ago47:58

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Will AI ever start to think by itself? If it did, how would we know, and what would it mean? In this episode, Dr. Anil Seth and Aza discuss the science, ethics, and incentives of artificial consciousness. Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and the author of Being You: A New Science of Conscious…

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The first transmissions from Science House 11:14

3M ago11:14

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Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-first-transmissions-from-science All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Ruth's post about pasta: https://ruthdaniel.substack.com/p/long-ago-and-farfalle?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web Violet's post about sleep: https://counterfeitbees.substack.com/p/dont…

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Why Are Migrants Becoming AI Test Subjects? With Petra Molnar 46:19

3M ago46:19

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Climate change, political instability, hunger. These are just some of the forces behind an unprecedented refugee crisis that’s expected to include over a billion people by 2050. In response to this growing crisis, wealthy governments like the US and the EU are employing novel AI and surveillance technologies to slow the influx of migrants at their …

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Surely you can be serious 14:54

3M ago14:54

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OR: "You can do whatever you want, just work for a dictator first" Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/surely-you-can-be-serious All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad. Submissions for the Experimental History Summer 2024 Blog Post Competition, Extravaganza, and Jamboree are due …

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Former OpenAI Engineer William Saunders on Silence, Safety, and the Right to Warn 37:47

3M ago37:47

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This week, a group of current and former employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind penned an open letter accusing the industry’s leading companies of prioritizing profits over safety. This comes after a spate of high profile departures from OpenAI, including co-founder Ilya Sutskever and senior researcher Jan Leike, as well as reports that OpenAI h…

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The Summer 2024 Blog Post Competition, Extravaganza, and Jamboree 7:17

4M ago7:17

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yeehaw Submit your post here. Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-summer-2024-blog-post-competition All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/By Adam Mastroianni

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War is a Laboratory for AI with Paul Scharre 59:16

4M ago59:16

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Right now, militaries around the globe are investing heavily in the use of AI weapons and drones. From Ukraine to Gaza, weapons systems with increasing levels of autonomy are being used to kill people and destroy infrastructure and the development of fully autonomous weapons shows little signs of slowing down. What does this mean for the future of …

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How to get 7th graders to smoke 22:59

4M ago22:59

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OR: "fuzzy, wet, and unfalsifiable" Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/how-to-get-7th-graders-to-smoke All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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AI and Jobs: How to Make AI Work With Us, Not Against Us With Daron Acemoglu 46:48

4M ago46:48

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Tech companies say that AI will lead to massive economic productivity gains. But as we know from the first digital revolution, that’s not what happened. Can we do better this time around? RECOMMENDED MEDIA Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson Professor Acemoglu co-authored a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will…

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Startling differences between humans and jukeboxes 23:07

4M ago23:07

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OR: the secret geniuses of Wisconsin Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/startling-differences-between-humans All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photographs by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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Science will only end once we've licked all the objects in the universe 25:36

5M ago25:36

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OR: the return of Gary the Messiah Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/science-will-only-end-once-weve-licked All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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You can't be too happy, literally 22:01

5M ago22:01

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OR: There's an air conditioner in your head. Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/you-cant-be-too-happy-literally All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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Declining trust in Zeus is a technology 13:34

5M ago13:34

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OR: Leaving the land of tiny muffins Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/declining-trust-in-zeus-is-a-technology All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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Jonathan Haidt On How to Solve the Teen Mental Health Crisis 1:05:17

5M ago1:05:17

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Suicides. Self harm. Depression and anxiety. The toll of a social media-addicted, phone-based childhood has never been more stark. It can be easy for teens, parents and schools to feel like they’re trapped by it all. But in this conversation with Tristan Harris, author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt makes the case that the conditions that l…

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How to drive a stake through your own good heart 24:53

6M ago24:53

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OR: the demise of the Optimize Guys Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/how-to-drive-a-stake-through-your All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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Chips Are the Future of AI. They’re Also Incredibly Vulnerable. With Chris Miller 45:16

6M ago45:16

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Beneath the race to train and release more powerful AI models lies another race: a race by companies and nation-states to secure the hardware to make sure they win AI supremacy. Correction: The latest available Nvidia chip is the Hopper H100 GPU, which has 80 billion transistors. Since the first commercially available chip had four transistors, the…

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Let's build a fleet and change the world 23:08

6M ago23:08

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Abandon Big Ship, get on a Little Ship Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/lets-build-a-fleet-and-change-the All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ To express interest in Science House: https://www.adammastroianni.com/science-house Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad…

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I'm so sorry for psychology's loss, whatever it is 24:37

6M ago24:37

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The plane crashed and nobody checked the bodies. Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/im-so-sorry-for-psychologys-loss All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar (www.heavybootleg.com), photographs by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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Sorry pal, this woo is irreducible 16:13

6M ago16:13

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OR: Crush me under the weight of 1,000 CBT manuals Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/sorry-pal-this-woo-is-irreducible All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar (www.heavybootleg.com), photographs by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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An invitation to a secret society 19:34

7M ago19:34

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OR: why you should be a lizard Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/an-invitation-to-a-secret-society All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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Future-proofing Democracy In the Age of AI with Audrey Tang 34:38

7M ago34:38

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What does a functioning democracy look like in the age of artificial intelligence? Could AI even be used to help a democracy flourish? Just in time for election season, Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang returns to the podcast to discuss healthy information ecosystems, resilience to cyberattacks, how to “prebunk” deepfakes, and more. …

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The illusion of moral decline 32:22

7M ago32:22

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The short version of a paper I published. Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-illusion-of-moral-decline All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photographs by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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U.S. Senators Grilled Social Media CEOs. Will Anything Change? 25:06

7M ago25:06

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Was it political progress, or just political theater? The recent Senate hearing with social media CEOs led to astonishing moments — including Mark Zuckerberg’s public apology to families who lost children following social media abuse. Our panel of experts, including Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, untangles the explosive hearing, and offers …

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I wanted to be a teacher but they made me a cop 25:42

7M ago25:42

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The conundrum in every classroom. Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/i-wanted-to-be-a-teacher-but-they Every post: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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Taylor Swift is Not Alone: The Deepfake Nightmare Sweeping the Internet 42:59

8M ago42:59

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Over the past year, a tsunami of apps that digitally strip the clothes off real people has hit the market. Now anyone can create fake non-consensual sexual images in just a few clicks. With cases proliferating in high schools, guest presenter Laurie Segall talks to legal scholar Mary Anne Franks about the AI-enabled rise in deep fake porn and what …

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Science is a strong link problem 17:09

8M ago17:09

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OR: how to eat fewer asparagus beetles. Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/science-is-a-strong-link-problem All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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Brain training begins in the hips 16:50

8M ago16:50

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A response to a reader's question. Original posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/brain-training-begins-in-the-hips All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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Can Myth Teach Us Anything About the Race to Build Artificial General Intelligence? With Josh Schrei 35:50

8M ago35:50

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We usually talk about tech in terms of economics or policy, but the casual language tech leaders often use to describe AI — summoning an inanimate force with the powers of code — sounds more... magical. So, what can myth and magic teach us about the AI race? Josh Schrei, mythologist and host of The Emerald podcast, says that foundational cultural t…

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You can't reach the brain through the ears 17:22

8M ago17:22

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Why do we have to learn everything the hard way? Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/you-cant-reach-the-brain-through All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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It's very weird to have a skull full of poison 20:54

8M ago20:54

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A tale of ten strangenesses. Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/its-very-weird-to-have-a-skull-full All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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The radical idea that people aren't stupid 17:30

9M ago17:30

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The toilet spoke and I understood the truth. Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-radical-idea-that-people-arent All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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How Will AI Affect the 2024 Elections? with Renee DiResta and Carl Miller 47:15

9M ago47:15

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2024 will be the biggest election year in world history. Forty countries will hold national elections, with over two billion voters heading to the polls. In this episode of Your Undivided Attention, two experts give us a situation report on how AI will increase the risks to our elections and our democracies. Correction: Tristan says two billion peo…

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The dance of the naked emperors 17:04

9M ago17:04

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A followup to "The rise and fall of peer review" Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-dance-of-the-naked-emperors All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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The rise and fall of peer review 22:16

10M ago22:16

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Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that's a good thing Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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2023 Ask Us Anything 35:07

10M ago35:07

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You asked, we answered. This has been a big year in the world of tech, with the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence, acceleration of neurotechnology, and continued ethical missteps of social media. Looking back on 2023, there are still so many questions on our minds, and we know you have a lot of questions too. So we created this episode…

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How to keep cakes moist and cause the greatest tragedies of the 20th century 34:36

10M ago34:36

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Lessons from psychology's original bad dude Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/how-to-keep-cakes-moist-and-cause All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photography by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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The Promise and Peril of Open Source AI with Elizabeth Seger and Jeffrey Ladish 38:44

10M ago38:44

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As AI development races forward, a fierce debate has emerged over open source AI models. So what does it mean to open-source AI? Are we opening Pandora’s box of catastrophic risks? Or is open-sourcing AI the only way we can democratize its benefits and dilute the power of big tech? Correction: When discussing the large language model Bloom, Elizabe…

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Things could be better 23:18

10M ago23:18

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Eight studies reveal a (possibly universal) bias in human imagination Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/things-could-be-better All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.By Adam Mastroianni

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You'll forget most of what you learn. What should you do about that? 24:09

10M ago24:09

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Are we crazy, or are we missing a big secret? Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/youll-forget-most-of-what-you-learn All posts: www.experimental-history.com Music by Brandon Rosiar, pictures by my dadBy Adam Mastroianni

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A First Step Toward AI Regulation with Tom Wheeler 35:24

11M ago35:24

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On Monday, Oct. 30, President Biden released a sweeping executive order that addresses many risks of artificial intelligence. Tom Wheeler, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, shares his insights on the order with Tristan and Aza and discusses what’s next in the push toward AI regulation. Clarification: When quoting Thomas Jeff…

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