Follow the Funding of AI Doom

This week, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis welcome Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, author of "The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication" and the AI Panic newsletter, to discuss how some AI safety organizations use questionable surveys, messaging, and media influence to spread fears about artificial intelligence risks, backed by hundreds of millions in funding from groups with ties to Effective Altruism.

INTERVIEW

Introduction to guest Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt

Research on how media coverage of tech shifted from optimistic to pessimistic

AI doom predictions in media

AI researchers predicting human extinction

Criticism of annual AI Impacts survey

Role of organizations like MIRI, FLI, Open Philanthropy in funding AI safety research

Using fear to justify regulations

Need for balanced AI coverage

Potential for backlash against AI safety groups

With influence comes responsibility and scrutiny

The challenge of responsible AI exploration

Need to take concerns seriously and explore responsibly

NEWS BITES

Meta's AI teams are filled with female leadership

Meta embraces labeling of GenAI content

Google's AI Test Kitchen and image effects generator

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