Show Notes
As the UK’s general elections approach, we take a closer look at some of the novel characters emerging in the race to leadership. This month Smera and Jonah are joined by Michael Katell, an Ethics Fellow in the Turing’s Public Policy Programme, to discuss AI Steve – the chatbot standing in this year’s election. Smera gives the lowdown on Scarlett Johansson’s legal battle with OpenAI, in a story of life imitating art, imitating life, and Jonah gets all Dr Doolittle at the thought of talking to the animals with the help of AI. Find out about the Turing’s Public Policy Programme - Public Policy | The Alan Turing Institute
Topics discussed in this episode: 00:00 Introduction to Too Long, Didn't Read 00:35 AI Steve: The UK's First AI Candidate for Parliament 03:45 Exploring AI's Role in Politics with Dr. Mike Cattell 23:20 Mike Katell's Vision for a Better Society 25:15 AI and the Music Industry 26:00 Scarlett Johansson vs. OpenAI 27:42 Legal Implications of AI 31:42 Gender and AI Voices 36:54 Animal Communication Breakthroughs 48:32 Conclusion and Thanks
Resources mentioned in this episode: AI Steve AI Steve in Guardian Independent article S.A.M Wired try AI Steve The World's Top Fighter Pilots Fear This Woman's Voice The use of male or female voices in warnings systems: a question of acoustics - PubMed Dazed on AI Steve The voice of Her Scarlett Johansson sues Open AI ScarJo v Open AI - Wired Animal communications Scientists enlist AI to interpret meaning of barks - BBC Elephant names study - Guardian Aza Raskin talk Whales talk Nature article Nature paper New AI Can Help Decode Types of Dog Barks Deepsqeak Parrots name their young Positive Could AI put an end to animal testing?
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