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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Jerry Kaplan: What You Need to Know About Generative AI
Description: Have we finally discovered the holy grail of artificial intelligence (AI)—machines that match or exceed human intelligence?Advances in generative AI (GAI) have created a new class of computer systems that exhibit astonishing proficiency on a wide variety of tasks with superhuman performance, producing novel text, images, music, and software by analyzing enormous collections of digitized information. Soon, these systems will provide expert medical care; offer legal advice; draft documents; write computer programs; tutor our children; and generate music and art. These advances will accelerate progress in science, art, and human knowledge, but they will also br...