85. Dispatches from the Apocalypse - Left POCket Project Podcast

Jan 16, 2023 · 1h 43m 24s
85. Dispatches from the Apocalypse - Left POCket Project Podcast
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In this episode, Richard & Wendi discuss a few news items around AI, art for public consumption, and policing as well as the strange trajectory of left populism in the...

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In this episode, Richard & Wendi discuss a few news items around AI, art for public consumption, and policing as well as the strange trajectory of left populism in the US — Readings & Resources: “Artificial Intelligence: The Risks Could Outweigh the Rewards” https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debate/artificial-intelligence-risks-could-outweigh-rewards/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT9D1dggb9QOTo4kwLegy_vpFIaGCGGfwIDgE3bTP2AFB23Zkh-RNNYaAoj3EALw_wcB#/?utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=ai%20issues&utm_campaign=Economics+%26+Finance&utm_source=adwords&hsa_kw=ai%20issues&hsa_cam=15231245947&hsa_ver=3&hsa_acc=4857278459&hsa_ad=602983206464&hsa_grp=140558910707&hsa_src=g&hsa_mt=b&hsa_tgt=kwd-607311173958&hsa_net=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Economics+%26+Finance&utm_source=adwords&hsa_kw=&hsa_cam=14323626438&hsa_ver=3&hsa_acc=4857278459&hsa_ad=571210950443&hsa_grp=132253490540&hsa_src=g&hsa_mt=&hsa_tgt=dsa-1556830528721&hsa_net=adwords “AI Creating 'Art' Is An Ethical And Copyright Nightmare” https://kotaku.com/ai-art-dall-e-midjourney-stable-diffusion-copyright-1849388060 “Twitter Surveillance Startup Targets Communities of Color for Police” https://theintercept.com/2020/10/21/dataminr-twitter-surveillance-racial-profiling/ “Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Boston draws online mockery, disdain” https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/01/15/mlk-statue-boston-backlash/ Paulina Alberto - Terms of Inclusion https://uncpress.org/book/9780807871713/terms-of-inclusion/#:~:text=Terms%20of%20Inclusion%20tells%20a,citizenship%20in%20twentieth%2Dcentury%20Brazil. Ana Lucia Araújo - Slavery in the Age of Memory https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/slavery-in-the-age-of-memory-9781350048492/ “New 9 ft. sculpture pays tribute to Biggie Smalls in Brooklyn” https://www.brooklynvegan.com/new-9-ft-sculpture-pays-tribute-to-biggie-smalls-in-brooklyn/ “Boston unveils "Embrace" sculpture of MLK and Coretta Scott King” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/boston-unveils-embrace-sculpture-mlk-coretta-scott-king-rcna64990 “Understanding the AI Alignment Problem” https://bdtechtalks.com/2021/01/18/ai-alignment-problem-brian-christian/ E. M. Forster - The Machine Stops https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops#:~:text=%22The%20Machine%20Stops%22%20is%20a,and%20Other%20Stories%20in%201928. --- -Intro: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone -Outro: "Let It Play” by Miguel Migs (ft. Martin Luther) --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpoc Spreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftpoc Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/13trBKujjjBnmWHeDZcC5Z or search "LeftPOC" iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leftp…d1329313097?mt=2 or search "LeftPOC" in podcasts Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@leftpoc Support: patreon.com/leftpoc
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