Episode 29: How LLMs Are Breaking the News (feat. Karen Hao), March 25 2024

Award-winning AI journalist Karen Hao (karendhao.com) joins Alex and Emily to talk about why LLMs can't possibly replace the work of reporters -- and why the hype is damaging to already-struggling and necessary publications.
References:
Adweek: Google Is Paying Publishers to Test an Unreleased Gen AI Platform (adweek.com/media/google-paying-publishers-unre…)
The Quint: AI Invents Quote From Real Person in Article by Bihar News Site: A Wake-Up Call? (thequint.com/explainers/ai-generated-article-p…)

Fresh AI Hell:
Alliance for the Future (affuture.org)
VentureBeat: Google researchers unveil ‘VLOGGER’, an AI that can bring still photos to life (venturebeat.com/ai/google-researchers-unveil-v…)
Business Insider: A car dealership added an AI chatbot to its site. Then all hell broke loose. (businessinsider.com/car-dealership-chevrolet-c…)
• More pranks on chatbots (twitter.com/ashbeauchamp/status/17480345191044…)
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Music by Toby Menon.
Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park (naomipleasurepark.com).
Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.