Episode 106: “Human Era” and the AI Apocalypse

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week the ladies dive into the fascinating realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They explore the multifaceted nature of AI, its potential, and the critical considerations surrounding its use in our modern world. Though sleep deprived and a little tipsy, Kat still managed to fit in several mentions of Star Trek and at least one reference to Jem the Holograms, while Moni struggled to name any of the sci-fi movies Kat referenced in their conversation correctly!! Tune in as the ladies try to wrap their minds around an AI takeover and the possibility of humans becoming obsolete, or not. There were lots of laughs this week so tune in and enjoy the show!

Trigger Warning: Please be advised: This episode contains spoilers, adult content & language.
This show is for open minded adults 18 and older. We are not professionals or educators…just friends having candid conversations meant for entertainment purposes.

**Dedication: To our patrons!! Thank you!!

Moni: To new beginnings and perseverance.
Kat: To @ddowdy of HERspective Podcast on becoming a new mom, and Alan Turing, the pioneer of Artificial Intelligence. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alan-Turing

Show Notes: *About the topic: What is Artificail Intellegence and why should we care?
Mentioned on the show:
Geoffrey Hinton, the guy who helped create AI tech, quits and warns the public of the dangers: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/tech/geoffrey-hinton-leaves-google-ai-fears/index.html#:~:text=Geoffrey%20Hinton%3A%20AI%20pioneer%20quits,CNN%20Business

*Terminator plot: It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn son will one day save mankind from extinction by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence in a post-apocalyptic future.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator#:~:text=It%20stars%20Arnold%20Schwarzenegger%20as,in%20a%20post%2Dapocalyptic%20future.

*Artificial Intelligence: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)https://youtu.be/Sqa8Zo2XWc4

*Matrix: When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth–the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.(imbd)

*West World:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/plotsummary/
*Jem and the Holograms: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/Jem
*Hitchhikers Guide to the Gallexy: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Hitchhikers-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-novel-by-Adams

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