TRC #689: The Science of Dune's Sandworms + AI Personal Assistants

Update: 2024-05-20

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Could the huge Sandworms in Frank Herbert's Dune really exist? Adam looks at how scientifically plausible these odd creatures might be. In light of recent news about Open AI's GPT-4o and Google's Project Astra, Darren look at the latest advances in AI personal assistants, speculates where this could be leading and shares a passage from his book Uncontrollable on the topic.

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TRC #689: The Science of Dune's Sandworms + AI Personal Assistants

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TRC #689: The Science of Dune's Sandworms + AI Personal Assistants

TRC #689: The Science of Dune's Sandworms + AI Personal Assistants