7.18.23 The power of AI, pushing back on euthanasia, and death at the border

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🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Elon Musk unveils a company using AI to try and understand the universe; Lawmakers in Germany vote down two bills aimed at legitimizing euthanasia; and border communities do what they can to dignify the remains of migrants who die while crossing into the United States. Plus, celebrating 155 years of golden retrievers, commentary from Bethel McGrew, and the Tuesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Building Worldviews, a podcast dedicated to thoughtful dialogue about life's deepest questions. Building Worldviews … wherever you get your podcasts or at praxiscircle.com.From Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers, hosting youth and campus groups year-round in Brevard North Carolina and Cono Iowa. More at ridgehaven.orgAnd from Covenant College: Christ-centered community and quality education that equips students for calling and career. More at covenant.edu/WORLD

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0:00.0	The world and everything in it is made possible by a listener like me.
0:10.3	My name is Joyce Rockwell.
0:12.8	I live in Dunwoody, Georgia with my husband David and I'm a retired nurse.
0:20.0	I hope you enjoyed today's program.
0:22.4	Good morning.
0:29.2	Elon Musk launches a new AI company and the Senate hears of AI's threats to national security.
0:35.0	What are the opportunities and dangers?
0:37.1	I guess the overarching goal of XAI is to hold a good AI with the overarching purpose of
0:43.0	just trying to understand the universe.
0:44.9	Also today Germany slows down on legalizing medically assisted suicide while other nations
0:50.6	debate expanding the practice.
0:53.2	And part one in a story of how border communities care for the remains of migrants who die trying
0:58.5	to enter the US.
0:59.5	If they can't keep up with the smugglers or they can't follow the instructions the smugglers
1:03.3	are simply abandoned to die.
1:05.6	And World opinions commentator Bethel McGrew calls out political bias in critics of a conservative
1:11.2	film that succeeds at the box office.
1:35.5	Russia says it is pulling the plug at a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to safely ship
1:39.5	grain around the world.
1:41.8	United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called that announcement very bad news.
1:51.5	Ukraine is often referred to as the world's bread basket.
1:54.7	Many countries that struggle to fend off famine rely heavily on grain from Ukraine.
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