What Next TBD: Did A.I. Write This Headline?

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Society & Culture, Technology, History

4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The proliferation of chatbots and A.I.-generated art has consumers and tech companies alike convinced that artificial intelligence is ready to be integrated into consumer electronics, products, homes, and across industry. In fact, it’s already in progress. What’s the worst that can happen? Guest: Will Oremus, technology reporter for the Washington Post Host: Lizzie O’Leary If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:04.0	Some people call us American royalty.
0:06.0	We were Liars.
0:08.0	A new series on Prime Video.
0:10.0	We were happy. We wanted for nothing.
0:12.0	Based on the best-selling novel.
0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers. We were liars. New series, watch now, only on
0:28.9	Prime Video. I was feeling a little mischievous when I called up Will Aramis at the Washington Post to talk about AI.
0:43.5	Hello, Will.
0:44.8	Hi, Lizzie.
0:46.2	I want to read something to you, and I want you to see if you can guess what it is.
0:52.1	Here we go.
0:53.6	The age of automation is upon us, and with it comes both excitement and trepidation.
0:59.3	On the one hand, doesn't even say on the one, on one hand, advancements in technology have the
1:04.1	potential to revolutionize industries and improve our daily lives in ways we can't even imagine.
1:09.4	On the other hand, there are legitimate concerns about the societal and economic impacts
1:14.0	of automation, particularly with regards to job displacement and income inequality.
1:19.8	Do you want to take a wild guess what that was?
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