E231. Agnieszka Pilat Is The Robot Whisperer

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🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Bridget sits down with Polish-born artist, Agnieszka Pilat, who is best known for her series of heroic portraits of technology and for paintings co-created with a quadruped robot, Spot. They discuss Agnieszka's experience going from Communist Poland to non-Communist Poland, the true realities of toilet paper shortages, why you would never make casual conversation in Poland, the spirit of benevolence in America, and her perception of the US vs. the reality when she came to live here. They also cover her work with robots as an artist, how it got started, why she likes working for machines, the parallels between AI and God, her desire to be Diego Rivera for machines, whether it's possible for robots to bring the soul that humans bring to art, the adaptability of humans, the agency they assign to robots, how there's no predicting what might happen in the future with these technological advancements, and why she thinks it’s our responsibility to engage with technology. Check out Agnieszka's art here: pilatart.com Sponsor Links: Allegiance Gold - https://bit.ly/trustbridget-wiw Progressive Insurance - https://pgrs.in/3Dp5ZIW The Adam Carolla Show - https://bit.ly/WiW-AdamCarolla

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0:00.0	This week, we welcome artist Agnieszka Pilat.
0:04.0	It's a very interesting moment, especially with AI.
0:06.5	So when you think about AI, there is a lot of parallels between AI and religion or God.
0:15.4	You can think, and I think there will be religions springing from that.
0:19.7	So the first one, of course, AI, just like God, is omnipresent.
0:25.2	Doesn't have to deal with any kind of our human illness.
0:29.2	Like, doesn't get sick, doesn't have to pay a rent.
0:32.2	It's everywhere all the time.
0:34.1	It actually knows more about you that you know about yourself.
0:37.6	No, this is true.
0:39.4	And it's immortal.
0:41.2	This is Watkins.
0:42.2	Welcome with Bridget Pettasy.
0:43.8	I'm Bridget Pettasy, and you are welcome.
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