What happens when voices can be copied so well they can fool friends, family… and voters?
Staff writer Charlie Warzel has followed the explosion of AI technology with a mix of fascination and fear. DALL-E, Midjourney, Chat-GPT. New leaps in AI tech seem to happen every month now. Recently, he narrowed in on AI voice cloning for a feature for The Atlantic.
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Aug 7
No Easy Fix | 2. Tolerance
At the onset of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s, U.S. cities began trying new ways to stop the spread of infection among drug users. Ideas that were first seen as radical, such as needle exchanges, quickly caught on—because they worked. San Francisco is one of the first places ... Show More
35m 1s
Feb 2024
What's next for generative AI? Three pioneers on their Eureka moments
"This is going to be the most transformational moment, not just in technology, but in culture and politics of all of our lifetimes." Three AI pioneers, all of them in Time's Top-100 most influential people in AI, share their views on the past, present and future of this transform ... Show More
26m 30s
Jan 2023
ChatGPT : le robot qui révolutionne l’intelligence artificielle
Lancé à la fin du mois de novembre 2022, ChatGPT démocratise l’intelligence artificielle. Conçu comme un robot de conversation qui répond par écrit aux questions que vous tapez sur votre clavier, ChatGPT est capable de répondre à n’importe quelle question posée par des humains, d ... Show More
15m 42s
Feb 2021
Introducing: The Experiment
A new podcast from The Atlantic and WNYC Studios, The Experiment, tells stories from our unfinished country. On the first episode, host Julia Longoria tells the story of the “zone of death,” where a legal glitch could short-circuit the Constitution—a place where, technically, you ... Show More
34m 18s
Mar 2024
Voice Cloning with OpenAI, WW2 Voices Revived, and the Chinese Room Argument Debate
In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore the cutting-edge advancements in AI voice cloning technology, focusing on OpenAI's new "Voice Engine" model. Learn about the potential applications, ethical concerns, and the industry's approach to responsible deployment of ... Show More
4m 25s
May 2024
AI monthly update: AI pins, Perplexity’s rise and Google’s journalism play
Failed AI gadgets, big tech’s AI bubble, Saudi Arabia and more are the subjects of our AI update this month. In a fast paced industry, we’re thankfully joined by Martina Bretous, the editor of Hubspot’s Next in AI (blog.hubspot.com/ai) to give us an update on the biggest headline ... Show More
19m 16s