The AI Chronicles 

Welcome to the show. What it is about, what you can expect, how you can get involved, and who we are going to bring on the show.

Consciousness, intelligence, AI? What does it all mean? Who says what, where did it originate, how can we relate and what we can do to make sure it does not destroy us. Discussion with Sandra Battaglini, comedian, artist, and podcast show host.

Starting with Socrates, people have been trying to figure out human cognition, the mind, and soul. Now that we have AI, do we also have a window into our world? Is this the way to evolve - or will it become a tower of babel? Talking with Professor Ron Baecker, professor of computer science, who is an early founder of the computer science discipline of HCI.

This episode looks at Models - the thing that makes AI in its current format possible. We will dig into the term, and look at when and how it is used, in which kinds of AI.

The dark side, what are we talking about when we say, AI can ruin the world? Book reports, and comments from some of our best and most well informed people - harari

The Inner workings of the biggest AI company in the world, we look at Open ai, it's development, controversies, demons, and benefits.

Machine learning, deep learning, how it was developed, how it is used, what it means to us.

Algorithms - data, and Harari's warnings.

The Artist's perspective: The controversy of artists, and AI taking away their agency, work, etc. Yes, this is somewhat true, but this is rapidly turning into an opportunity for those willing to take that leap into the AI.

What does that AI black box look like? What data is it taking in and how does it represent who and what we are?

Looking at the extremes - the utopia vs the dystopia - and their representations in literature and film.

While we are probably all using generative ai at this state, not would be a good time to get under the hood and understand how this is done, and to learn about the history of this research.

With AI so rapidly gaining control of the way we work and learn, how are the schools going to catch up? How fast can they change before becoming irrelevant? Are teachers getting the help they need?

Now that everyone knows about AI, it would be a good time to take stock, and to look at some of the tools (that have been around for years) and see if more people can now understand how to use them.

Lets dig into agents. What are they, how can we use them, what can they do, do they want to be human? Do they need a face? What do we say to an agent? Can we have many? Are agents the key to AI working with humans in the future? Or today?

Ever wonder what is involved in training AIs? In this episode, we talk about what it means to train an AI, and dig into some of the different aspects of training that can put you in the loop.