ChatGPT Curious
ChatGPT Curious
Podcast Description
ChatGPT Curious is a podcast for people who are…well…curious about ChatGPT. Go figure. Join Dr. Shanté Cofield, also known as the Maestro, to explore what ChatGPT actually is, (really though, are the files in the computer?), how to use it, and what it might mean for how we think, work, create, and move through life. Tune in every Thursday to get your fix. Stay curious.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various themes related to ChatGPT and artificial intelligence, covering topics like the fundamentals of LLM and AGI technologies, comparisons of opposing AI schools of thought, and what the implications of AI might be on everyday life. Episodes include explorations of technical terminology, deep dives into the history of AI development, and discussions on ethical considerations surrounding AI use.
ChatGPT Curious is a podcast for people who are…well…curious about ChatGPT. Go figure. Join Dr. Shanté Cofield, also known as the Maestro, to explore what ChatGPT actually is, (really though, are the files in the computer?), how to use it, and what it might mean for how we think, work, create, and move through life. Tune in every Thursday to get your fix. Stay curious.
This episode is about giving you a clear, simple definition of a word that gets thrown around constantly: AI. You’re hearing it in every commercial, on every app, and in every new feature rollout. But what is it, really? I share a plain-language definition — “software that can guess” — contrast everyday examples of AI with simple automation, and give quick context on where the term came from, how regulating agencies define it, what is meant by “agents” and “AGI”, and how close we realistically are to what Terminator predicted. (Spoiler, not close at all.)
Main Topics Covered
- Creating informed consumers
- “AI is…” exercise
- A colloquial, plain-language definition for AI
- Things That Are AI vs Things That Are NOT AI
- AI as a kitchen sink marketing term
- AI origin story: John McCarthy + the Dartmouth proposal
- Official definitions from OECD and NIST
- Understanding autonomy and “AI agents”
- The forecast on AGI: artificial general intelligence
- How I used ChatGPT this week: bulkhead light and bulb hunt
Links & Resources for This Episode
- Listen to Ep 1: Everything You Actually Need to Know About ChatGPT
- Listen to Ep 4: Overhyped or Underestimated: Is ChatGPT Coming for Your Job?
- Read the proposal for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
- Subscribe to the ChatGPT Curious Newsletter: The Curious Companion
- Submit a Question
- Visit the Website
- Feeling curious AND generous? Click here to support the podcast.
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