Humanity Unchained

Humanity Unchained

Humanity Unchained: An AI Show Hosted by Julia McCoy & Jeff Joyce covers humanity’s future in an era of artificial intelligence. No topic around AI and the future of life and work is off limits. Subscribe for a new episode every week. Learn more about BrandWell: https://brandwell.ai/

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October 9, 2024 41 mins

Join hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce as they engage with Dr. Kyle Kabasares, a NASA data scientist, YouTube creator, and physics PhD, on the future of AI and supercomputing. The discussion covers Kyle's work at NASA Earth Exchange, the impact of supercomputing and machine learning on Earth science data, and his viral experience with AI models simulating extensive coding tasks. The episode delves into topics like artificial general...

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In this riveting episode of Humanity Unchained, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce sit down with multi-year entrepreneur Joseph Lazukin to delve into his innovative AI-driven trading bot. The conversation spans a broad range of topics, from the challenges in creating a successful trading algorithm to the broader implications of AI on job displacement across various industries. Joseph discusses his journey in web3 game development and...

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In this episode of Humanity Unchained, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce delve into the evolution of their podcast and company, now rebranded as Brandwell. Joined by special guests Justin McGill and Ben Harper, they discuss the journey from Content at Scale to Brandwell, the impact of AI on various industries, the potential of artificial general intelligence (AGI), and the future of work. Tune in for insights on upskilling, AI-drive...

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In this episode of 'Humanity Unchained,' host Julia McCoy welcomes AI expert David Shapiro to discuss the alignment problem in artificial intelligence and the journey towards creating benevolent machines. Shapiro shares his intriguing experiments with GPT-2, his YouTube and AI career, and the development of his book 'Benevolent by Design.' The conversation covers the feasibility of achieving benevolent AGI, the current state of AI ...
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Pre-order Upskill: Become AI Proof https://a.co/d/acQvLda AI in Marketing: Transformative Strategies and Success Stories with Austin Armstrong In this episode of 'Humanity Unchained,' hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce welcome digital marketing expert Austin Armstrong. They dive into the rapidly evolving world of AI, discussing the transformative impact of faceless AI videos, tips for leveraging AI in business, and Austin's personal ...
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In this episode of Humanity Unchained, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce discuss the significant impact of AI on the legal profession with Gary Marchant, Regents Professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU. Gary shares insights on how AI is transforming legal tasks like research and document review, and its potential to increase efficiency, lower costs, and improve access to justice. They also delve into the ethical and...
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In this episode of "Humanity Unchained," hosts Jeff Joyce and Julia McCoy, along with special guest Mike Stone, delve into Ray Kurzweil's latest book and his TED Talk. They discuss Kurzweil's predictions about the future of technology and his claims about AI advancements, life extension, and the singularity. The conversation covers topics such as the feasibility of merging human consciousness with technology, the potential impact o...
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Join Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce, hosts of Humanity Unchained, as they sit down with Michael Stone, a veteran IT specialist with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector. In this special episode, Michael discusses the intersection of AI and healthcare, the challenges of AI implementation due to issues like hallucination, and the future potential if these challenges are overcome. Gain insight into real-world applications ...
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In this episode of the Humanity Unchained podcast, hosts Julia McCoy and Jeff Joyce tackle the latest iteration of AI news and its implications for humanity, jobs, and daily life. They dive into a fascinating story about NAVR, South Korea's largest search engine, which uses over 100 autonomous robots to deliver coffee in their 36-story building. The hosts also react to videos of food delivery robots being vandalized and discuss whe...
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What's real, what's hype? OpenAI has announced the training of a new model that promises to surpass GPT-4, setting sights on achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). Jeff and Julia explore the implications of this ambitious project, and the formation of a new safety and security committee designed to ensure responsible development and deployment of AI technologies. We also cover Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, which has recent...
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History was in the making as we saw incredible AI technology news drop at Google's recent I/O conference and OpenAI's Spring Update. We're breaking down Google's Project Astra, showcasing real-time AI awareness that hints at a future where machines exhibit conscious-like behavior; and OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o, including enhanced voice interaction capabilities that bring us closer to seamless AI-human conversations. Listen in for a debat...
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Welcome to a groundbreaking episode of the "Humanity Unchained" podcast! This special edition was recorded live at the Content Hacker Live event in Austin, Texas, in front of an enthusiastic audience of content creators and business owners. Our hosts, Jeff Joyce and Julia McCoy, lead a riveting panel discussion featuring an incredible lineup of guests: Jeff J. Hunter, Mark de Grasse, Jordache Johnson, Matt Wolfe, and Owen Video. Th...
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Terrible reviews are hitting YouTube this week for the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin. Why? What's going on? In this episode, Jeff and Julia explore the difference of real physical AI solutions versus shiny, flashy AI hype. We also chat about some of Jeff's favorite physical AI products standing out in the sea of flashy products that haven't lived up to the hype; including Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses (with Llama 3), the Limitless Pe...
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On April 18, 2024, Meta announced the release of Llama 3, breaking every benchmark for open source AI models and putting Meta nearly neck-and-neck with OpenAI itself. This puts Meta on the map in the world of AI and LLMs, only rivaled by OpenAI itself. Hear Jeff and Julia expertly break this down including what's coming with Meta's Llama 3 400B and the Ray Ban glasses. Jeff and Julia also bring on guest Luke Dominique Warner, UBI a...
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This April, Washington released a proposal from the Center for AI Policy (CAIP) that they're calling "Responsible Advanced Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024," or the RAAIA. This legislation establishes a framework for regulating advanced AI systems, championing public safety, and fostering technological innovation with a sense of ethical responsibility. But is it all it's cracked up to be? Is the US government really our best bet...
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The Arizona desert just became the hottest place to supply chips that power the future. Today, we're covering breaking news that brings an incredible billion-dollar advancement in chip development to none other than Arizona – per Reuters, "The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday, April 8, it would award Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC) U.S. unit a $6.6 billion subsidy for advanced semiconductor production in Phoen...
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In this action-packed episode, co-hosts Jeff Joyce and Julia McCoy cover some huge breakthroughs and giant questions as we hurtle towards a post-labor economy with AI fueling 100% of the work we do, impacting every industry. First up, we talk about how the first patient to get a cybernetic AI brain chip implant from Elon Musk's Neuralink, Noland Arbaugh, was able to move a cursor to play online chess using just his brain in a lives...
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Future Tense, our AI show, has officially been rebranded as Humanity Unchained! ✨ In E13 of what was formerly Future Tense, now Humanity Unchained, we cover the story of rebranding Future Tense into our new show and our vision for the future of this show & the conversations we are creating. Warning: some of the deepest, wildest conversations about AI and the future of humanity will be coming at you. 🔮  In this episode, we also...
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In today's episode, we're covering a bunch of breaking news starting with Elon Musk's lawsuit directed at OpenAI, alleging they broke the founding agreement by giving priority to profit over the benefits to humanity. But is this the real reason, or is the race to Artificial General Intelligence a motive? Will we see them duke it out in court? Jeff feels a battle of the bots is on the way. We also bring your attention to Anthropic's...
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In today's episode, we cover what Sam Altman said about AGI (artificial general intelligence), a new NASDAQ / Motley Crew headline reporting how AI could add an estimated $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030 – and the stock winners are not what you think (it's not Microsoft, Apple, or Alphabet). Plus, Tyler Perry halting his custom $800M studio expansion on 300+ acres after seeing OpenAI’s Sora. We also cover Google's Gemin...
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