{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fallthrough","title":"A Discourse On AI Discourse","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/455953b8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4706,"description":"AI is a divisive topic. Some people are AI boosters while others are AI doomers. And then there are those of us who sit in the middle, feeling both sides are not just wrong but that they aren't experiencing a shared reality with the rest of us. In this episode, Kris and Matt are joined by Steve Klabnik to talk about the state of AI and the discourse around it.For our supporters, this episode contains extra chapters of discussion. Get access by signing up at https://fallthrough.fm/subscribe.Thanks for tuning in and happy listening!Notes:Carl Sagan Responds To Christian Grad Student Question About GodWeapons of Math DestructionGoogle apologises for Photos app's racist blunderMy AI Skeptic Friends Are All NutsPlaying to WinThe Infinite GameGlenn Vanderburg of LivingSocial on why software development is an engineering disciplineAnalogs All The Way DownTable of Contents:Prologue (01:35)Chapter 1: Chemistry Is Just Alchemy Rebranded (07:30)Chapter 2: Quantity Is A Quality All On Its Own (15:57)Chapter 3: Optimizing The Individual, Not The Collective (25:39)Chapter 4: What Is Fun? (30:09)Chapter 5: Balancing The Good And The Bad [Supporter Only] (38:18)Chapter 6: The Art of Constructive Criticism [Supporter Only] (38:28)Chapter 7: Embracing The Meta (38:44)Chapter 8: What's Popular Is Popular Because It's Popular (44:56)Chapter 9: What Is A Computer? (51:29)Chapter 10: What's Popular Is Popular Because It's Popular Part II (01:09:24)Epilogue (01:14:09)Socials:WebsiteBlueskyThreadsX/TwitterLinkedInInstagram","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mvdmLvKoUHIRpZ-KrAk2Ojbd3YOV0WEY6iiB3rwNNdc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZWUw/NTFjMmEwMDYwMjdm/MDFjNGRmMThlMWUz/NjQxNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}