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Will A.I. Take Your Job — or Make It Better?

Will A.I. Take Your Job — or Make It Better?

FromThe Pulse


Will A.I. Take Your Job — or Make It Better?

FromThe Pulse

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Whether you're a student or a doctor, a plumber or a truck driver, a university lecturer or a radio reporter, artificial intelligence is changing the way we work. For some workers, A.I. is taking over tedious and time-consuming tasks, freeing them up to focus and get more done. For others, it's led to questions about what A.I. means for the future of work — or whether, in a few years, they will have jobs at all. What are the limits of A.I.'s abilities? How can it help us do our jobs better rather than simply replacing us? What checks and balances do we need to control its development? And are there any jobs that will not be affected? On this episode, we explore how A.I. is transforming the way we work — for good and for bad. We hear stories about the future of robot plumbers, the push to integrate A.I. into medical education, how physicians are responding to its increasing presence in medicine, and the dystopian threat of neurotechnology.
Released:
Aug 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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