Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?
This podcast episode covers the existential risks of AI, the controversy surrounding a faulty Census Bureau report on noncitizen voting, and Apple's new foldable iPhone. The hosts discuss the implications of these developments for technology, politics, and consumer electronics.
Why it matters
The intersection of AI safety, political misinformation, and consumer hardware trends highlights the diverse challenges facing modern society.
You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer, Leah Feiger on Bluesky at @leahfeiger, and Will Knight on Bluesky at @willknight. Write to us at uncannyvalley@wired.com.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
OpenAI Just Claimed a Huge Math Discovery. Some Academics Are Crying Foul
The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’
A US Census Report on Noncitizen Voting Used Bad Data to Reach Faulty Conclusions
Apple Debuts the iPhone Duo, Its First Folding iPhone
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