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

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.
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