Follow the Funding of AI Doom

This week, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis welcome Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, author of "The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication" and the AI Panic newsletter, to discuss how some AI safety organizations use questionable surveys, messaging, and media influence to spread fears about artificial intelligence risks, backed by hundreds of millions in funding from groups with ties to Effective Altruism. INTERVIEW Introduction to guest Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt Research on how media coverage of tech shifted from optimistic to pessimistic AI doom predictions in media AI researchers predicting human extinction Criticism of annual AI Impacts survey Role of organizations like MIRI, FLI, Open Philanthropy in funding AI safety research Using fear to justify regulations Need for balanced AI coverage Potential for backlash against AI safety groups With influence comes responsibility and scrutiny The challenge of responsible AI exploration Need to take concerns seriously and explore responsibly NEWS BITES Meta's AI teams are filled with female leadership Meta embraces labeling of GenAI content Google's AI Test Kitchen and image effects generator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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AI Inside explores the complexities of artificial intelligence and its impact on the world at large. Hosted by tech podcaster Jason Howell and media expert Jeff Jarvis, AI Inside takes a thoughtful look at the promise and challenges of AI while inviting some of the industry's most notable players and thinkers to engage in thoughtful dialogue about AI, neither overhyping its potential nor dismissing public concerns about its development. With a deep interest in AI's impacts on art and culture, Jason uses his rich experience in technology and creativity to understand its capabilities better. Jeff is a respected voice on technology's influence on media and society, thanks to his popular blog BuzzMachine and books like "The Web We Weave" and "The Gutenberg Parenthesis." Together, Jason and Jeff aim to advance public understanding of this world-changing technology at an important inflection point.