170: The Robots (Hopefully) Aren't Coming

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4.8 • 521 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Artificial intelligence, machine learning--whatever we're calling it, it sure is in the news a lot all of a sudden. Everything about the use of AI feels uncanny enough lately that we sat down and had a free-wheeling conversation about the subject, from some basic (fuzzy) terms and definitions to Will's use of machine learning at Foo, the endless ethical dilemmas about the use of the technology, and some loose speculation about where AI will be used going forward and how long it'll take someone to unironically name their startup Skynet. Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod

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0:00.0	You mean to tell me they made a soldering iron smart?
0:03.3	Okay.
0:04.3	When you say it that way, it sounds stupid.
0:06.7	But, yeah, like I updated the firmware on my soldering iron last night.
0:11.5	I want out.
0:12.5	I'm done.
0:13.8	No, I'm sorry.
0:15.1	Actually, I'm being extremely flip here.
0:18.0	I could totally see how this would actually be very cool.
0:20.2	It's so freaking
0:21.0	cool. Well, okay, so it's nice to have a temperature controlled soldering iron. Like for the first
0:26.7	40 years of my life, I basically had, you know, the $10 Radio Shack one that you plug in. It's always
0:32.3	the same temperature. And it scorches some stuff. It's not hot enough for other stuff. And like there's no precision and it has a big fat,
0:38.5	chunky point, which is usually fine.
0:40.8	And then I got that hacko, which we talked about on a soldering episode years ago,
0:46.5	which is like a temperature controlled.
0:48.2	Like it's a nice analog soldering state.
0:50.3	Maybe it's a digital.
0:51.0	I don't know.
0:51.3	It's a soldering station.
0:52.4	You can control the temperature.
0:53.8	Yeah. If people haven't heard the patron spotlight, we did with Twinkle Twinkie on.
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