Love it or hate it, you can’t escape artificial intelligence. People are using Midjourney to make viral photos of Donald Trump’s arrest and the Pop’s puffy coat. Redditors are creating entire fake historical events and backing it up with AI-generated photos. Silicon Valley seems to think this tech is the next big thing, with Google and Microsoft betting big on it and some people begging everyone to pause development for six months. Is AI changing the world? With us here today to try to answer that question is Motherboard reporter Chloe Xiang. Stories discussed in this episode: People Are Creating Records of Fake Historical Events Using AI ChatGPT Can Replace the Underpaid Workers Who Train AI, Researchers Say The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI Race Is a Huge Mess 'He Would Still Be Here': Man Dies by Suicide After Talking with AI Chatbot, Widow Says AI Theorist Says Nuclear War Preferable to Developing Advanced AI We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch and YouTube. Watch live during the week. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.  Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.