A Beginner's Guide to AI

Friday, November 17, 2023 Building the Future: How AI is Transforming Construction

Today we build a vision of how artificial intelligence could revolutionize the construction industry. Professor GePhardT leads us on a tour of an AI-e...

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 GPU Giant: How NVIDIA Drove the AI Revolution

Today's podcast explores graphics chip giant NVIDIA's pivotal role in enabling the AI revolution. We learn how NVIDIA capitalized early on usi...

Saturday, November 11, 2023 After Animal Rights Robot Rights? Or do intelligent machines deserve legal protection?

Today we explored the intriguing concept of computer rights - the idea that advanced AI systems could be granted legal protections and ethical treatme...

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Finetuning AI to Your Needs: The Power of Customization

Discover how finetuning allows anyone to easily customize advanced AI models for specialized tasks. Learn how finetuning builds on transfer learning t...

Saturday, November 4, 2023 Robocop and the Real-World Rise of AI Policing

Robocop envisioned an AI-powered cybernetic police officer, raising enduring questions about automation and ethics in law enforcement. In this episode...

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Exposing the Prejudices Inside Artificial Intelligence

Today's episode unpacks the complex issue of bias in artificial intelligence. We explore how bias emerges through training data, algorithms, and h...

Saturday, October 28, 2023 AI with Chinese Characteristics: Will China's Authoritarian Model Triumph in the Technological Revolution?

China aims for global supremacy in artificial intelligence by 2030. Its strategy involves massive funding, concentrated talent, and tight state cont...

Monday, October 23, 2023 When Bots Babble: Exploring the 4 Types of Hallucinations Generated by ChatGPT & Co

Today on A Beginner's Guide to AI, we explore the phenomenon of hallucinations in large language models like ChatGPT and GPT4. These advanced AIs ...

Friday, October 20, 2023 AI: Hollywood's New Imagination Engine

This episode explores how AI may transform film and TV production, from writing tools to visual effects. While promising more efficiency and new creat...

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 How Deepfakes Could Undermine Voters in 2024 Presidential Election

This episode explored the alarming implications of exponentially advancing deepfake technology and its potential to unfairly manipulate voters in the ...

Saturday, October 14, 2023 Smile, You're on Camera! The Rise of Facial Recognition AI Tech

Today we explore the rise of facial recognition systems and the privacy debates surrounding this AI capability. We learned how the tech identifies peo...

Thursday, October 12, 2023 Galactica and the Ghost in the Machine - AI Lessons from a Sci-Fi Classic

In this episode, we explored the AI themes in Battlestar Galactica through the humanoid Cylons. Originally created as robotic slaves, the Cylons evolv...

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