No Such Thing As A Fish 536: No Such Thing As A Soaring Chinchilla
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Jun 20, 2024 In this podcast, they chat about crocodiles coughing up hairballs, AI mastering chess with unique strategies, a chinchilla's dream of flying, Darth Vader's voice shift to AI, and Belgium's expertise in roller coasters and beer recipes. They also cover bizarre animals, English people's historical belief in tails, and the intricate world of toilet paper testing involving fake poo and NASA collaboration.
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AI Chess Mastery
- AlphaZero, an AI, mastered chess in four hours without prior strategies or game examples, surpassing the human world champion.
- It learned by playing against itself and developed unique, risk-taking strategies.
Sarcasm Detector
- Researchers in the Netherlands developed a sarcasm detector trained on sitcoms like "Big Bang Theory" and "Friends."
- There are concerns it might eventually use sarcasm against humans.
ChatGPT's Podcast Prowess
- ChatGPT, after a year's improvement, generated a surprisingly accurate 'No Such Thing As A Fish' podcast transcript.
- It even included a fact about AlphaGo that Lieven Scheire had planned to discuss.