Is A.I. Poisoning Itself? + Billionaire Cage Fight + Cooking With ChatGPT

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The New York Times

Technology

4.5 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Whether it’s on TikTok or Twitter, A.I.-generated content is already flooding the web. So, what happens when the technology — prone to confidently making things up — starts ingesting itself? Then, the New York Times reporter Joe Bernstein talks about why Mark Zuckerberg wants to fight Elon Musk in a cage match. Plus, we put ChatGPT’s recipe generation to the test with A.I. cocktails.

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0:00.0	You know, I tried to get on a plane to come and see you in New York on this very day that
0:05.4	we're recording.
0:06.8	But due to June thunderstorms, my flight was canceled and it was impossible to get there
0:11.9	today.
0:12.9	And so once again, we find ourselves apart when we were meant to be together.
0:15.2	Yeah.
0:16.2	We're a star cross podcast hosts and we cannot catch a break.
0:20.1	But what is going on with 5G?
0:21.9	Do you want to tell me that story right now?
0:23.8	Like, is 5G the reason that we're not seeing each other right now?
0:28.0	No, no, it's not.
0:29.0	It's not.
0:30.0	The reason we're seeing each other right now is some combination of like under staffing
0:34.3	and I don't know, poor management at the airlines and inclement weather and it's not a conspiracy.
0:41.2	I don't think.
0:42.2	Well, that's good because you know, the other day, RFK Jr. was saying that Wi-Fi is opening
0:46.4	up my blood brain barrier and I'm like, well, great.
0:48.4	Now I got that to worry about.
0:50.2	It explains a lot.
0:52.0	Your blood brain barriers is weak.
0:53.5	I mean, you know, that is actually hard to say three times.
0:55.8	Blood.
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