{"id":20023,"date":"2023-03-21T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=20023"},"modified":"2023-03-20T10:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T16:36:13","slug":"iain-s-thomas-jasmine-wang-can-ai-answer-lifes-biggest-questions","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/iain-s-thomas-jasmine-wang-can-ai-answer-lifes-biggest-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Iain S. Thomas &#038; Jasmine Wang: Can AI Answer Life&#8217;s Biggest Questions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mention to someone the words \u201cartificial intelligence,\u201d and chances are you\u2019ll get a very emotional response. For some, the thought of AI triggers fear, anger, and suspicion; for others, great excitement and anticipation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with technologist and philosopher Jasmine Wang along with poet Iain S. Thomas, coauthors of the new book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Makes Us Human? An Artificial Intelligence Answers Life\u2019s Biggest Questions<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Whatever your view on AI, we think you\u2019ll find this conversation profoundly interesting and informative!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen now as Tami, Jasmine, and Iain discuss the artificial intelligence known as GPT-3; holding an attitude of \u201ccritical techno optimism\u201d; finding kinship with digital beings; the question of sentience; the sometimes \u201challucinatory\u201d nature of generative AI; the three main aspects of deep learning technology\u2014classification, recommendation, and generation; AI as a creativity compounder; bringing a moral lens to the development and deployment of AI; the central human themes of presence, love, and interconnectedness; acting with intent and living with meaning; and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insights at the Edge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&amp;As with our guests. 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