Verified podcast archive exploring artificial intelligence and its uncertain social future.
Throughout history, humans have imagined and strived to create artificial beings with intelligence. From ancient legends of mechanical servants to modern deep learning systems, the story of artificial intelligence (AI) spans millennia.
The sequence is simple to state and hard to live through thinking about innovation, implementation, integration, daily use. First comes a capability that did not exist before.
Machines do not unionize, demand raises, or sleep. In a growing number of workplaces, they also do much of the work once done by people.
The warehouse lights hum. A belt moves like a river.
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