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Strange News: Is LaMDA alive? Cartel Corruption, Predatory Banking in Utah
Strange News: Is LaMDA alive? Cartel Corruption, Predatory Banking in Utah
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Google employee Blake Lemoine is on leave after going public with his belief that the company's "Language Models for Dialog Applications," or LaMDA, is alive. A high-ranking member of Mexican law enforcement has been sanctioned for his long-standing, deeply illegal arrangement with a drug cartel. Over in Utah, a bank has been flagged for issuing 189% interest loans through auto repair shops. All this and more in this week's Strange News.
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Released:
Jun 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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