ChatGPT Curious is a podcast for people who are…well…curious about ChatGPT. Go figure. Join Dr. Shanté Cofield, also known as the Maestro, to explore what ChatGPT actually is, (really though, are the files in the computer?), how to use it, and what it might mean for how we think, work, create, and move through life. Tune in every Thursday to get your fix. Stay curious.
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ChatGPT Curious is a podcast for people who are…well…curious about ChatGPT. Go figure. Join Dr. Shanté Cofield, also known as the Maestro, to explore what ChatGPT actually is, (really though, are the files in the computer?), how to use it, and what it might mean for how we think, work, create, and move through life. Tune in every Thursday to get your fix. Stay curious.
This episode is about giving you a clear, simple definition of a word that gets thrown around constantly: AI. You’re hearing it in every commercial, on every app, and in every new feature rollout. But what is it, really? I share a plain-language definition — “software that can guess” — contrast everyday examples of AI with simple automation, and give quick context on where the term came from, how regulating agencies define it, what is meant by “agents” and “AGI”, and how close we realistically are to what Terminator predicted. (Spoiler, not close at all.)
Main Topics Covered
Creating informed consumers
“AI is…” exercise
A colloquial, plain-language definition for AI
Things That Are AI vs Things That Are NOT AI
AI as a kitchen sink marketing term
AI origin story: John McCarthy + the Dartmouth proposal
Official definitions from OECD and NIST
Understanding autonomy and “AI agents”
The forecast on AGI: artificial general intelligence
How I used ChatGPT this week: bulkhead light and bulb hunt
Links & Resources for This Episode
Listen to Ep 1: Everything You Actually Need to Know About ChatGPT
Listen to Ep 4: Overhyped or Underestimated: Is ChatGPT Coming for Your Job?
Read the proposal for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
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ChatGPT Curious
ChatGPT Curious is a podcast for people who are…well…curious about ChatGPT. Go figure. Join Dr. Shanté Cofield, also known as the Maestro, to explore what ChatGPT actually is, (really though, are the files in the computer?), how to use it, and what it might mean for how we think, work, create, and move through life. Tune in every Thursday to get your fix. Stay curious.
