For the third episode, Finian and Ben are joined by musical genius Wesley Chang, creator of the Beyond ME podcast tune, to talk all things music.

All episodes are split up into chapters for your listening convenience.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:00:43 - Wesley and Finian’s musical backgrounds

0:06:42 - Musical periods and styles

0:09:55 - Improvisation and live demo

0:13:10 - Muscle memory and neuroscience

0:19:54 - Thought process behind improvisation

0:28:44 - How Wesley made our podcast music

0:42:45 - Just a couple drama club kids

0:57:18 - When Broadway shows go wrong…

1:01:37 - Why live performances matter

For the second episode, the guys talk about recent updates in the AI world, generative entertainment, and predictions for iOS 18.

All episodes are split up into chapters for your listening convenience.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:00:58 - GPT-4o

0:05:10 - Touching on iOS 18

0:09:43 - Why multimodal models matter

0:11:09 - Artificial general intelligence

0:14:38 - GPT-4o efficiency

0:18:49 - Arc browser

0:22:40 - Google AI and ethical concerns

0:32:53 - Open source AI?

0:39:37 - AI generated videos

0:43:33 - GPT-4o voice demo

0:47:29 - We’re doomed

0:52:30 - Can human creativity be replicated?

0:56:01 - Human complacency in AI-generated entertainment

1:12:34 - The inevitable AI bandwagon

1:17:40 - Saying goodbye to Siri?

1:29:46 - Is this safe for humans?

1:37:44 - AI government and the alignment issue

Music created by ⁠⁠Wesley Chang

For the first episode, Ben and Liam are joined by Finian Richardson to talk about the futures of computing, society and artificial intelligence.

All episodes are split up into chapters for your listening convenience.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:41 - Quantum computing

0:10:39 - Robotics

0:34:49 - So how ‘bout this AI thing?

0:40:44 - Predictions of the future

0:49:11 - Falling away from humanity

0:58:40 - Virtual reality

1:04:43 - Is AI taking over?

1:17:02 - What does an AI-driven future look like?

1:25:20 - AI vs. the human brain

1:30:12 - Governing highly intelligent AI

1:33:52 - So, what’s the limit?

1:37:45 - One million AI babies

Music created by ⁠⁠⁠Wesley Chang