Mr. Altman Goes to Washington + Casey Goes on This American Life
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In a congressional hearing this week, OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, appeared to be on the same page as lawmakers: It’s time to regulate A.I. But like so many other proposals to regulate tech, will it actually happen? The Times’s technology reporter Cecilia Kang helps us understand whether Congress will actually act, and what that could look like.
Then, Casey talks with Twitter’s former head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, before and after Elon Musk took over the company.
ChatGPT can now hear, see and speak — and that’s just the start of the deluge of A.I. news this week. Kevin and Casey unpack the lightning-speed updates.
Then, Meta’s next-generation headset, Quest 3, is here. Is there still hope for the metaverse?
And: An interview with a prompt engineer. Yes,...
Published 09/29/23
Hey Bard, can you take a look at my Gmail and psychoanalyze me?
Turns out, that’s not a question Google’s chatbot, Bard, can answer with any veracity despite new features that allow it to plug into your Gmail, Google Drive and more . Kevin and Casey on why Bard isn’t answering all their...
Published 09/22/23