Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 296

Episode 296 is here and includes Bard, ChatGPT, BritGPT (yes, really) and Twitter verification woes. Tune in!

Episode 296 is here and includes Bard, ChatGPT, BritGPT (yes, really) and Twitter verification woes. Tune in!

Episode 296 kicks off with news that Oasis may be reforming – except not really. Turns out some boffins have figured out how to use A.I to create new Oasis music. Unsurprisingly, UMG (Universal Music Group) aren’t too happy. From A.I to A.I, the next story looks at the evolution of Google’s Bard bot and following that there’s discussion around the U.K government’s decision to build their own super-computer, with the purpose of, you guessed it, artificial intelligence.

To wrap up, the team discuss a story about Twitter’s recent problems around verification status.

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