ScarJo vs. ChatGPT + Neuralink’s First Patient Opens Up + Microsoft’s A.I. PCs
Update: 2024-05-24
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This week, more drama at OpenAI: The company wanted Scarlett Johansson to be a voice of GPT-4o, she said no … but something got lost in translation. Then we talk with Noland Arbaugh, the first person to get Elon Musk’s Neuralink device implanted in his brain, about how his brain-computer interface has changed his life. And finally, the Times’s Karen Weise reports back from Microsoft’s developer conference, where the big buzz was that the company’s new line of A.I. PCs will record every single thing you do on the device.
Guests:
- Noland Arbaugh, the first Neuralink patient
- Karen Weise, technology correspondent for The New York Times
Additional Reading:
- Scarlett Johansson Said No, but OpenAI’s Virtual Assistant Sounds Just Like Her
- Leaked OpenAI Documents Reveal Aggressive Tactics Toward Former Employees
- Despite Setback, Neuralink’s First Brain-Implant Patient Stays Upbeat
- Can Artificial Intelligence Make the PC Cool Again?
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That young man has an indomitable personality.
This may sound alarmist, but would BCI's allow for mind control? The idea that tech companies can perform software updates on something embedded in your brain is kind of terrifying. I feel like the most terrifying thing is that a company might be able to directly influence your decision making, and you might never know.