Why the Future of AI Should Terrify and Thrill You

Plain English with Derek Thompson

The Ringer

News Commentary, News

4.7 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This is the 100th episode of Plain English! I don’t know how that’s possible. Thanks to all of you who have listened. This has been a ton of work and a ton of fun. I’m still figuring out what this show is; how to balance news and tech gossip and big society questions and war coverage. There are days I think I know exactly what I’m doing and days I think I know even less than when I started out. And I just want to say to all the folks who have, on any medium, offered negative feedback or positive feedback: I’m reading it. Today, we're joined again by our first-ever guest, Kevin Roose from the 'New York Times,' to talk about Elon vs. Twitter and the deep implications of the year's astonishing breakthroughs in AI. If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at PlainEnglish@Spotify.com. You can find us on TikTok at www.tiktok.com/@plainenglish_Host: Derek Thompson Guest: Kevin Roose Producer: Devon Manze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Yasu Solic and I'm the host of BandSplain, a show where we explain cult bands and iconic
0:06.3	artists by going deep into their histories and discographies.
0:10.4	We're back with a brand new season at our brand new home, The Ringer Podcast Network,
0:14.8	tackling a whole new batch of artists, from grunge gods to power pot pioneers to new metal
0:19.8	legends and many, many more.
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0:30.5	Oh, is that a pumpkin spice latte?
0:32.5	No, it's the pumpkin spice latte?
0:35.1	Starbucks.
0:36.0	Obviously.
0:36.8	You know, I once got so obsessed with pumpkin spice, I only wore orange for a month.
0:40.4	Ugh, that's nothing.
0:41.7	I once got so obsessed I got a pumpkin shame into my hair.
0:44.2	Oh yeah? Well, last year I cured outside Starbucks for a week
0:47.2	and my tent was a shape of a pumpkin.
0:49.0	Well, I'm changing my name to pumpkin spicy.
0:54.0	The Starbucks original is back.
0:55.8	Go all out pumpkin spice, subject to availability while stocks last.
1:00.4	Pantsy mini cheddar.
1:01.3	They don't get cheddar than this.
1:04.3	Hmm, could be the greatest cheese knock ever.
1:07.7	They might well breathe.
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