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Episode 5: Sam Bankman-Fried's Future Fund, November 9 2022

Episode 5: Sam Bankman-Fried's Future Fund, November 9 2022

FromMystery AI Hype Theater 3000


Episode 5: Sam Bankman-Fried's Future Fund, November 9 2022

FromMystery AI Hype Theater 3000

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jul 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Emily and Alex discuss Sam Bankman-Fried's Future Fund, its essay contest, and the problems with using AI for prediction and resource allocation--mere days before the collapse of FTX. Also, we introduce our "What in the Fresh AI Hell?" segment!This episode was recorded on November 9, 2022. Watch the video of this episode on PeerTube.References:Super Forecasting And AIBill Howe - Applied AI in High-Expertise Settings or Curation as ProgrammingSamir Passi and Solon Barocos - "Problem Formulation in Fairness"Vinod Prabharakan, William Isaac, Donald Martin Jr - Participatory Problem Formation for Fairer Machine LearningDavid Ribes, Andrew S Hoffman, Steven C Slota and Geoffrey C Bowker -The Logic of DomainsShoshana Zuboff - The Age of Surveillance CapitalismLee Vinsel on Criti-hype - Notes on Criticism and Technology HypeYou can check out future livestreams at https://twitch.tv/DAIR_Institute. Follow us!Emily Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyMBender Mastodon: https://dair-community.social/@EmilyMBender Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social Alex Twitter: https://twitter.com/@alexhanna Mastodon: https://dair-community.social/@alex Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexhanna.bsky.social Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park. Production by Christie Taylor.
Released:
Jul 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (35)

Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this podcast, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation. They're joined by special guests and talk about everything, from machine consciousness to science fiction, to political economy to art made by machines.