What’s Driving the AI Hype?

<p>Love it or hate it, you can’t escape artificial intelligence. People are using Midjourney to make viral photos of Donald Trump’s arrest and the Pop’s puffy coat. Redditors are creating entire fake historical events and backing it up with AI-generated photos. Silicon Valley seems to think this tech is the next big thing, with Google and Microsoft betting big on it and some people begging everyone to pause development for six months.</p><br><p>Is AI changing the world? With us here today to try to answer that question is Motherboard reporter Chloe Xiang.</p><br><p><strong>Stories discussed in this episode:</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7zqdw/people-are-creating-records-of-fake-historical-events-using-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>People Are Creating Records of Fake Historical Events Using AI</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3dwk/chatgpt-can-replace-the-underpaid-workers-who-train-ai-researchers-say" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ChatGPT Can Replace the Underpaid Workers Who Train AI, Researchers Say</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvppm/the-open-letter-to-stop-dangerous-ai-race-is-a-huge-mess" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI Race Is a Huge Mess</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkadgm/man-dies-by-suicide-after-talking-with-ai-chatbot-widow-says" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>'He Would Still Be Here': Man Dies by Suicide After Talking with AI Chatbot, Widow Says</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3dkj/ai-theorist-says-nuclear-war-preferable-to-developing-advanced-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>AI Theorist Says Nuclear War Preferable to Developing Advanced AI</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>We’re recording CYBER live on</strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/motherboardtv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><str