Weird Things

A running conversation about science, AI, culture, and the strange future arriving early.

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WT: Chaos Vaccine

Published Feb 18, 2019, 8:08 PM

OpenAI reveals a new artificial intelligence to generate news articles. We can see technology synthesize impressive new ideas, so how to we brace ourselves? Plus, Lord of the Rings fanfiction! Saying goodbye to one of our watery friends. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Ex Machina and Transcendence and Demon Seed Justin: Russian Doll and Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy Brian: Night Attack’s South by So Wasted Live Show Bryce: Velvet Buzzsaw

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