New podcast, Enough about AI, aims to demystify Artificial Intelligence

A new podcast, Enough about AI, explores the fast-changing world of Artificial Intelligence from an Irish perspective.

The series has launched with three episodes: demystifying the jargon and getting started with understanding AI; charting the history of computing that’s led us here (from Ancient Greece, via County Cork in the 1850s); and profiling the different models and tech companies at the forefront of the AI revolution. 

New episodes are added weekly and will explore the philosophy of how we think about thinking, examine how models like ChatGPT are tested and trained, discuss regulation and the potential misuse of AI, and peer into the uncertain future and potential doom of humanity that this tech might herald.

Speaking about Enough about AI, Dr Dónal Mulligan said

“We’re living through a time of such swiftly-accruing change with these technologies, that it’s difficult to get a handle on where they seem to have come from and where they might take us”, Dónal Mulligan said, in relation to the podcast. 

Ciarán and I share the sense of curiosity and concern about AI development that many people are likely feeling, and we hope the series will offer some insights and provoke some thought. We’re both especially eager to communicate how vitally important it is for us all to take a critical look at how we use these GenAI tools, like ChatGPT, and apply the lessons from our previous uses of social media where we shared too much data too freely.”

Ciarán O’Connor said

“There's a potential that AI could quickly become a bit of a Wild West scenario. The potential impact for generative AI in either producing or promoting misinformation is very real for myself and my colleagues, particularly during elections.” 

You can listen to Enough About AI wherever you get your podcasts and at enoughaboutai.com