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OpenAI whistleblowers on the fight over AI safety | Machine Gods : Short Wave Technology
Technology
1w ago

OpenAI whistleblowers on the fight over AI safety | Machine Gods : Short Wave

Check out NPR’s newest podcast, Machine Gods. It’s the official podcast of the singularity, meaning — the hypothetical future when machines will outpace our own intelligence…and our control. Whether you think that future is coming or not, hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are here to help you understand the people trying to build it… and how their technology works. On this episode, listen to their exclusive interview with safety researchers who were fired by OpenAI. Interested in more technology and AI news? Email us your question at [email protected] public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Voting ends Tuesday. Here's how the campaigns are closing : Consider This from NPR Technology
Technology
1w ago

Voting ends Tuesday. Here's how the campaigns are closing : Consider This from NPR

We’re at that moment in the political calendar where it’s all about what could happen. So much of what comes next in Washington hinges on what happens at the polls during the midterms. We’ll look at what we’re hearing from Democrats and Republicans in the final hours of the election cycle.This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Brianna Scott, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.It was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Christopher Intagliata and Tinbete Ermyas.Our executive producer is Courtney Dorning.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Does a high IQ make you smart? : It's Been a Minute Technology
Technology
1w ago

Does a high IQ make you smart? : It's Been a Minute

Why IQ still matters to people - even if it's biased.President Trump and Silicon Valley tech bros are obsessed with IQ, but the history of intelligence testing is full of bunk race science and eugenics. With the rise of AI's "super intelligence," should we still be ranking human intelligence at all? In this crossover episode with our friends at Code Switch, we explore who gets labeled as smart with Quinn Slobodian, author of Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right and Angela Saini, author of Superior: The Return of Race Science.For more episodes about the politics of intelligence, check out:The price you pay for being smartBooks vs. Brain Rot: why it's so hard to readYou might be suffering from AI brain frySupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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