Wed. 04/20 - The AI Microwave Out for Revenge
The story of a self-described mad scientist who gave a microwave the soul of his childhood imaginary friend using AI, and then it tried to kill him. Plus, texting etiquette from Emily Post’s great-great-grandchildren. Sponsors: Outer, Get $300 off...
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The story of a self-described mad scientist who gave a microwave the soul of his childhood imaginary friend using AI, and then it tried to kill him. Plus, texting etiquette from Emily Post’s great-great-grandchildren.
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Links:
- Someone Turned Their Imaginary Friend Into an AI Microwave and It Wanted to Kill Them (IGN)
- I gave my microwave a soul with AI and it tried to kill me (Lucas Builds The Future, YouTube)
- Magnetron Twitter thread (Lucas Rizzotto, Twitter)
- Here are a few ways GPT-3 can go wrong (TechCrunch)
- Are you bad at texting? Here are the new rules for 2022. (Washington Post)
- Andy Serkis will direct an animated adaptation of Animal Farm. (Literary Hub)
- The cartoon that came in from the cold (The Guardian)
- Vin Diesel Reveals Fast & Furious 10 Title as Production Begins (Collider)
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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