The speakers discuss the usefulness of chat GPT in transforming information by summarizing or expanding text. They highlight its value beyond just Q&A, describing it as a 'calculator for words.' They also explore practical applications, such as voice input and desired features like autocorrect and favorites.
Author, journalist, travel writer & software engineer Jon Evans joins us to weigh in on the cultural history (and present-day sentiment) of AI doom. Along the way, we talk plausible Sci-Fi, ultrasound drug delivery, the maybe-evolving laws of physics & even weirder stuff.
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- Jon Evans – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
- Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
- Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
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