Real-world implications of artificial intelligence for writers, creators, and professionals. We cut through the hype to look at practical AI uses, industry developments, legal battles, and ethical questions — with the nuance and transparency these topics deserve. Whether you’re AI-curious, AI-skeptical, or somewhere in between, you’ll find honest insights on when AI helps, when it hurts, and how to navigate the rapidly changing landscape. Hosted by Mignon Fogarty.
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Real-world implications of artificial intelligence for writers, creators, and professionals. We cut through the hype to look at practical AI uses, industry developments, legal battles, and ethical questions — with the nuance and transparency these topics deserve. Whether you’re AI-curious, AI-skeptical, or somewhere in between, you’ll find honest insights on when AI helps, when it hurts, and how to navigate the rapidly changing landscape. Hosted by Mignon Fogarty.
Small AI wins that actually matter: garlic puns to Spanish rock songs
AI Sidequest
43 minutes
3 weeks ago
Small AI wins that actually matter: garlic puns to Spanish rock songs
Learn why AI is changing creative work in unexpected ways. Mignon Fogarty and Jane Friedman look at the delightful small uses of AI (like generating puns and learning Spanish through custom rock songs), then dive into the serious stuff:
Spotify's new anti-slop policy
The $1.5 billion Anthropic book settlement
Why your publisher might owe you money
The crucial difference between "YOLO" AI models and reasoning models that could transform your results
What 900+ professions reveal about society's moral boundaries around AI replacement
Resources Mentioned:
AI Sidequest Newsletter → https://aisidequest.com
Jane's Newsletters → https://JaneFriedman.com
Get Clean URL → https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/get-clean-url/mobpimjmmonkghndllikpdgpapkfckje
Tab Copy → https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tab-copy/micdllihgoppmejpecmkilggmaagfdmb
Mignon's Spanish Song on Suno → https://suno.com/s/mIoIvVr1DXRldhQU
Christopher Penn's LinkedIn Post → https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cspenn_ai-generativeai-genai-activity-7381662838051991553-phvo
Ethan Mollick's LinkedIn Post → https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emollick_an-issue-with-ai-is-that-it-is-almost-intuitive-activity-7382079797260156928-7Cx9
Anthropic Settlement Database → https://secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
"Moral Repugnance" Study → https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5560401
AI Sidequest
Real-world implications of artificial intelligence for writers, creators, and professionals. We cut through the hype to look at practical AI uses, industry developments, legal battles, and ethical questions — with the nuance and transparency these topics deserve. Whether you’re AI-curious, AI-skeptical, or somewhere in between, you’ll find honest insights on when AI helps, when it hurts, and how to navigate the rapidly changing landscape. Hosted by Mignon Fogarty.
