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Mar 2023
57m 39s

How Smart Is AI? (Part Two) with Meredit...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
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We’re back with the second half of our special two-part episode about algorithms and artificial intelligence, featuring returning guest Meredith Broussard. Yesterday, we got the T on ChatGPT, and learned why we can’t trust algorithms to be fair or objective. Today, Jonathan and Meredith get personal about their encounters with algorithms, and consider what a ... Show More
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