AI's Cost and Control

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AI requires powerful computers and significant human labor, resulting in high production and operating costs. Government interventions could include restricting access to necessary computer chips or providing more resources to academic researchers. Another approach could be to limit deployment and release of AI systems to commercial actors.

Tech companies are racing to make new, transformative AI tools, with little to no safeguards in place. This is the second episode of “The Black Box,” a two-part series from Unexplainable.

This episode was reported and produced by Noam Hassenfeld, edited by Brian Resnick and Katherine Wells with help Meradith Hoddinott, and fact-checked by Tien Nguyen. It was mixed and sound designed by Vince Fairchild with help from Cristian Ayala. Music by Noam Hassenfeld.

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