Its a Machines World

Published: Jan. 13, 2023, 5 p.m.

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Schools across the country are considering whether to ban the new AI chatbot, ChatGPT. On this week\\u2019s On the Media, a look at the ever-present hype around AI and claims that machines can think. Plus, the potential implications of handing over decision-making to computers.

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1. Tina Tallon\\xa0[@ttallon],\\xa0assistant professor of A.I. and the Arts at the University of Florida, on the love-hate relationship with AI technology over the past 70 years, and\\xa0Nitasha Tiku\\xa0[@nitashatiku], tech culture reporter for The Washington Post, on history of the tech itself.\\xa0Listen.

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2. Geoffrey Hinton [@geoffreyhinton], a\\xa0cognitive psychologist and computer scientist, on holograms, memories, and the origins of neural networks. Listen.3. Matt Devost\\xa0[@MattDevost], international cybersecurity expert and CEO and co-founder of the global strategic advisory firm OODA llc., on the rise of AI-powered weapons and what it means for the future of warfare.\\xa0Listen.

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Music:Original music by Tina TallonHorizon 12.2 by Thomas NewmanBubble Wrap by Thomas NewmanSeventy-two Degrees and Sunny by Thomas NewmanEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanFinal Retribution by John ZornLachrymose Fairy by Thomas Newman

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