The AI warnings are getting louder
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The AI warnings are getting louder

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 3, 202636 min
  • Technology

Hey everybody, it’s Nilay. We’ve got a little bonus drop for you today — I was recently interviewed about AI safety by Shumita Basu for Apple News In Conversation, and I enjoyed the conversation so much I asked if we could share it with you all. We’ve actually got a few bonus drops coming up this month; we’ve been having a lot of great conversations lately, and we want to get them out to you on the news cycle. And of course, nothing is moving as fast as the AI safety news cycle. So enjoy this...

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Hey, it's Sue Bird. I'm back this week with a brand new episode of Birds Eye View. I am joined by Portland Fire Head Coach Alex Sarama to discuss bringing his unique coaching style to the WNBA and channeling this year's momentum into the fires next season. But first, Coach Sarama and I break down the action from round one of the playoffs. Make sure to

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check out Birds Eye View on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, everybody. It's Eli. We've got a little bonus drop for the feed listeners today, I was recently interviewed about AI safety by Shimita Basu for Apple News and Conversation. And I enjoyed that conversation so much, I asked if we could share it with you all.

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We've actually got a few bonus drops coming up this month. We've been having a lot of great conversation lately. When I get them out to you on the news cycle. And of course, nothing is moving as fast as the AI safety news cycle. So enjoy this one, and we'll see with much more on this topic in the weeks ahead. This is In Conversation from Apple News.

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