Will AI help us escape the algorithm echo-chamber and become a force for social good?

The Implications of AI - Ep01

AI has the potential to help us create solutions to some of the biggest issues we face as a species right now - but will it be deployed as a force for good or simply become another tool in the advertising / capitalist machinery?

Terri and Stu discuss the implications for the next generations if AI becomes part of every day life, the dangers of the commercialisation of education and why you should always listen to your Nan.

Guest: Terri Owens, General Manager - Business Solutions, Acceleration

Terri is a digital professional with a career spanning performance digital advertising, biddable media, affiliates, partnerships, programmatic technology and data. She has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, as well as spearheading internal teams at WPP AUNZ. Terri's down to earth approach of "leading by doing" is the foundation of her many great relationships in the industry. 

Host: Stuart P. Turner, Flow State Marketing

Stu is a digital specialist with over 20 years in agencies and his own businesses under his belt. He created the Flow State podcast for marketers, first and foremost, to explore the real impact of digital on marketing. References:

Hard Fork

https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork

Can A.I. Generate the Perfect Thanksgiving? | Priya Krishna | NYT Cooking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT8KoWpqUgg

AI chatbot ‘encouraged’ man who planned to kill queen

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/06/ai-chatbot-encouraged-man-who-planned-to-kill-queen-court-told

Martech Landscape - 2023 Supergraphic

https://chiefmartec.com/2023/05/2023-marketing-technology-landscape-supergraphic-11038-solutions-searchable-on-martechmap-com/

Cormac McCarthy

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/14/cormac-mccarthy-obituary

Black Books - S3 E2 - Elephants and Hens

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526548/

I’m an AI influencer: Followers crave my sexy snaps — but I don’t exist

https://nypost.com/2023/07/25/im-an-ai-influencer-thousands-cant-get-enough-of-my-sexy-pics/

Experts Say AI Girlfriend Apps Are Training Men to Be Even Worse

https://futurism.com/experts-ai-girlfriend-apps-men

A 23-year-old Snapchat influencer used OpenAI’s technology to create an A.I. version of herself that will be your girlfriend for $1 per minute

https://fortune.com/2023/05/09/snapchat-influencer-launches-carynai-virtual-girlfriend-bot-openai-gpt4/

UK universities draw up guiding principles on generative AI

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/04/uk-universities-draw-up-guiding-principles-on-generative-ai