This is a bonus episode where I go solo to discuss the emergence of Artificial Intelligence and the potential downsides of it.It goes without saying that I am very excited about the prospects of AI but I wanted to take a contrarian approach to my own ideas on the benefits of these disruptive technologies and discuss in length some potential harms that may arise.Thank you for listening / watching! If you enjoyed this episode, let me know! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, comment, and share the episode with your loved ones.----Highlights:00:00 intro03:14 DeepFakes04:30 AI and Extortion05:41 Greenskull AI Uses Voice Cloning06:53 Risks for Individuals07:57 Watermark for ChatGPT09:58 Ray Kurzweil's Predictions11:00 Using AI for misinformation.14:00 We must build a foundation based on protecting the individualSOURCES:AI experts warn deepfakes could lead to crimes like extortion and terrorismhttps://www.inverse.com/input/culture/ai-experts-warn-deepfakescould-lead-to-crimes-like-extortion-and-terrorismDeepfakes Ranked as Most Serious AI Threathttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/aug/deepfakes-ranked-most-serious-ai-crime-threat AI-enabled future crimehttps://crimesciencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40163-020-00123-8Predictions by Ray Kurzweilhttps://www.kurzweilai.net/futurism-ray-kurzweil-claims-singularity-will-happen-by-2045#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20have%20also%20set%20the,level%20intelligence%2C%E2%80%9D%20Kurzweil%20said.Extortion and AIhttps://securityintelligence.com/articles/how-protect-against-deepfake-attacks-extortion/Open AI Watermark for ChatGPThttps://techcrunch.com/2022/12/10/openais-attempts-to-watermark-ai-text-hit-limits/DeepFakes: Is This Video Even Real?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OqFY_2JE1cGreenskull AI Video on Voice Cloning:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RUQ_vZ-og0