Episodios

  • EP 27: David Shapiro Confirms P(Doom) is 0%: Could All Machines Be Benevolent?

    EP 27: David Shapiro Confirms P(Doom) is 0%: Could All Machines Be Benevolent?
    Aug 22 2024
    In this episode of 'Humanity Unchained,' host Julia McCoy welcomes AI expert David Shapiro to discuss the alignment problem in artificial intelligence and the journey towards creating benevolent machines. Shapiro shares his intriguing experiments with GPT-2, his YouTube and AI career, and the development of his book 'Benevolent by Design.' The conversation covers the feasibility of achieving benevolent AGI, the current state of AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, and predictions on how AGI will reshape society. They also delve into the optimism surrounding AI's potential and the steps necessary to ensure that AI systems align with human values. Subscribe for insightful discussions on AI's future impact on humanity. Follow David Shapiro @DaveShap 00:00 The Unexpected Start of an AI Journey 01:15 Welcome to Humanity Unchained 02:02 Introducing David Shapiro 03:28 The Alignment Problem and Benevolent AI 06:53 The Three Heuristic Imperatives 09:53 Claude: The Benevolent Machine 14:44 The Future of AI Companies 19:46 Discussing the Book 'Who, Not How' 20:18 The Mystery of the Strawberry Account 21:37 OpenAI's Hype and Delivery 22:28 Advancements in AI Voice Technology 25:38 The Future of Humanoid Robots 27:22 Optimism in AI and Job Automation 28:11 Global Cooperation and AI Safety 35:01 The Absence of Malevolent AI Evidence 37:33 Closing Thoughts and Future TopicsAbout the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai
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    39 m
  • EP 26: Are you too late to AI? - Austin Armstrong

    EP 26: Are you too late to AI? - Austin Armstrong
    Jul 31 2024
    Pre-order Upskill: Become AI Proof https://a.co/d/acQvLda AI in Marketing: Transformative Strategies and Success Stories with Austin Armstrong In this episode of 'Humanity Unchained,' hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce welcome digital marketing expert Austin Armstrong. They dive into the rapidly evolving world of AI, discussing the transformative impact of faceless AI videos, tips for leveraging AI in business, and Austin's personal journey from MySpace influencer to CEO of Socially Pro and Syllabi. Austin shares valuable insights about content strategy, AI tools, and the importance of staying ahead of technological trends. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or new to AI, this episode offers practical advice and a vision for the exciting possibilities ahead. 00:00 The Rise of Faceless Videos 01:24 Welcome to Humanity Unchained 01:46 Introducing Austin Armstrong 02:51 Austin's Journey in Digital Marketing 05:24 The Birth of Syllabi 07:08 Secrets to Social Media Success 10:46 Faceless AI Videos: A Game Changer 14:50 The Importance of AI Upskilling 19:57 Is It Too Late to Start with AI? 24:38 Top AI Tools and Final Thoughts About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai
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    32 m
  • EP 25: The Future of Law in the Age of AI with Gary Marchant

    EP 25: The Future of Law in the Age of AI with Gary Marchant
    Jul 17 2024
    In this episode of Humanity Unchained, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce discuss the significant impact of AI on the legal profession with Gary Marchant, Regents Professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU. Gary shares insights on how AI is transforming legal tasks like research and document review, and its potential to increase efficiency, lower costs, and improve access to justice. They also delve into the ethical and legal implications of AI in law, such as hallucinations in AI-generated legal documents, copyright issues, and the concerns of unauthorized practice of law with AI bots. Tune in to explore the pivotal changes AI is bringing to the legal landscape and the opportunities it opens for new and existing lawyers.
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    25 m
  • EP 24: The Singularity is Nearer: A Deep Dive with Mike Stone

    EP 24: The Singularity is Nearer: A Deep Dive with Mike Stone
    Jul 2 2024
    In this episode of "Humanity Unchained," hosts Jeff Joyce and Julia McCoy, along with special guest Mike Stone, delve into Ray Kurzweil's latest book and his TED Talk. They discuss Kurzweil's predictions about the future of technology and his claims about AI advancements, life extension, and the singularity. The conversation covers topics such as the feasibility of merging human consciousness with technology, the potential impact of AI on our future, challenges in AI development, and the skepticism surrounding the cult-like following of singularity enthusiasts. Join the discussion for a fascinating exploration of what our future might hold. 00:00 Introduction and Today's Topic 00:19 Ray Kurzweil's Predictions and Achievements 01:11 The Singularity and Future Visions 03:13 Discussion on Kurzweil's Latest Book 04:00 Debating the Feasibility of AI and Nanotechnology 07:26 Challenges and Realities of AI Integration 14:54 Potential Breakthroughs and Future Implications 22:09 The Evolution of AI: From Symbolic to Connectionist 23:05 The Black Box of Connectionist AI 23:35 AI's Path to Self-Improvement 24:17 The Future of Biohacking and AI 24:49 Challenges of AI Hallucination and Data Integrity 26:39 Reasoning vs. Predictive AI 28:10 The Role of LLMs in AI Development 29:28 Longevity Research and AI 30:52 Skepticism Around Longevity Claims 33:09 The Feasibility of Nanobots and AGI 35:59 Concluding Thoughts on AI and Longevity About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai
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    40 m
  • EP 23: How a 26,000 Employee Healthcare Company Uses Nvidia AI with Michael Stone

    EP 23: How a 26,000 Employee Healthcare Company Uses Nvidia AI with Michael Stone
    Jun 20 2024
    Join Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce, hosts of Humanity Unchained, as they sit down with Michael Stone, a veteran IT specialist with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector. In this special episode, Michael discusses the intersection of AI and healthcare, the challenges of AI implementation due to issues like hallucination, and the future potential if these challenges are overcome. Gain insight into real-world applications of AI in healthcare, from analyzing patient data to drug discovery, and understand the complexities and legal constraints involved. Don't miss this deep dive into the future of healthcare technology!Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and Special Guest Announcement 00:40 Meet Michael Stone: IT Veteran in Healthcare 02:17 Challenges of AI in Healthcare 05:48 The Hallucination Problem in AI 08:18 Future of AI and AGI 13:51 NVIDIA's Role in Healthcare AI 18:36 Upskilling in the Age of AI 23:12 Potential of AI in Medical Data Analysis 35:48 Concluding Thoughts and Future Prospects About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai
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    37 m
  • EP 22: AI’s Impact on Jobs, Coffee Robots, and Consciousness Debate

    EP 22: AI’s Impact on Jobs, Coffee Robots, and Consciousness Debate
    Jun 6 2024
    In this episode of the Humanity Unchained podcast, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce tackle the latest iteration of AI news and its implications for humanity, jobs, and daily life. They dive into a fascinating story about NAVR, South Korea's largest search engine, which uses over 100 autonomous robots to deliver coffee in their 36-story building. The hosts also react to videos of food delivery robots being vandalized and discuss whether AI can achieve consciousness. This thought-provoking discussion covers topics from AI ethics to potential future scenarios with AGI, emphasizing the importance of alignment and safety in AI development. Timestamps:01:34 Welcome to Humanity Unchained 01:53 AI in South Korea: Autonomous Coffee Delivery 04:21 Hollywood's Food Delivery Robots Under Attack 05:48 The Robots Will Remember This: A Discussion on AI and Sentience 07:11 Joe Rogan and AI: Befriending Our Future Overlords 08:53 Can AI Have Consciousness? 21:49 The Future of AI: Risks and Rewards 30:08 Closing Thoughts and FarewellAbout the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai
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    33 m
  • E21: OpenAI's Next Frontier, Elon Musk’s $6B AI Ambition, and the Future of Supercomputers

    E21: OpenAI's Next Frontier, Elon Musk’s $6B AI Ambition, and the Future of Supercomputers
    May 29 2024
    What's real, what's hype? OpenAI has announced the training of a new model that promises to surpass GPT-4, setting sights on achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). Jeff and Julia explore the implications of this ambitious project, and the formation of a new safety and security committee designed to ensure responsible development and deployment of AI technologies. We also cover Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, which has recently raised a staggering $6 billion in a Series B funding round. We discuss plans to launch xAI's first products and Musk's announcement to build a supercomputer that is poised to be four times more powerful than existing GPU clusters. With a valuation of $18 billion pre-investment, xAI is gearing up to compete with AI giants like Microsoft and OpenAI. Highlights of the episode include: OpenAI’s partnership with News Corp for access to vast amounts of content. The formation of a safety and security committee for OpenAI. Elon Musk's vision of a supercomputer powered by 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs. The significance of these developments for the future of AI and supercomputing. OpenAI’s new AI model training and AGI aspirations The formation of a new safety and security committee at OpenAI Elon Musk’s xAI and its $6 billion funding round Plans for a supercomputer powered by 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs The future of AI and supercomputing See ARC Show Notes here. About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: Content at Scale
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    37 m
  • E20: Google + OpenAI Spring AI News Recap, How to Upskill, + We Ask Chris Evans (of Traffic & Funnels) What He Thinks of Machine Sentience

    E20: Google + OpenAI Spring AI News Recap, How to Upskill, + We Ask Chris Evans (of Traffic & Funnels) What He Thinks of Machine Sentience
    May 23 2024
    History was in the making as we saw incredible AI technology news drop at Google's recent I/O conference and OpenAI's Spring Update. We're breaking down Google's Project Astra, showcasing real-time AI awareness that hints at a future where machines exhibit conscious-like behavior; and OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o, including enhanced voice interaction capabilities that bring us closer to seamless AI-human conversations. Listen in for a debate on the potential resurgence of the metaverse, driven by AI advancements and wearable tech, and how societal chaos may increase the desire for such immersive distractions. We also touch on the implications of AI's growing role in everyday life, from improving work efficiency to raising ethical questions about machine sentience and consciousness. In the second half of the podcast in a special segment, Chris Evans, co-founder of Traffic & Funnels (a $70M agency) joins the show to share his experience of integrating AI into his consulting business. He's new to AI, and exploring it all. We ask him point-blank "do you think AI has a soul?" And the answer was great. Listen in to catch it! Tune in for a captivating and thought-provoking discussion that challenges our perceptions of AI and its role in shaping our future. This is an episode you won't want to miss. Highlights: Google's Project Astra and real-time AI awareness OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o and advanced voice interaction capabilities The future of the metaverse and AI's influence AI's impact on work efficiency and ethical considerations Special guest Chris Evans on using AI in consulting About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai
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    1 h y 9 m