AI flirts, controls a fusion reactor, unmasks Q, draws Pokémon

Our 87th podcast episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

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Outline:

• (00:00) Intro

• (01:30) AI Arrives for Serious Photo Editing, Not Just Smartphone Snapshots

• (05:20) Listen to an AI voice actor try and flirt with you

• (10:28) DeepMind’s AI can control superheated plasma inside a fusion reactor

• (15:55) Good News About the Carbon Footprint of Machine Learning Training

• (21:36) Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints

• (26:18) Facial recognition firm Clearview AI tells investors it is seeking massive expansion beyond law enforcement

• (31:23) This AI Generates Fake New Pokémon, And It's Actually Pretty Good

• (34:01) AI generated this moody, entertaining animated music video

• (37:35) Outro