Videos
'AI Text Generator Basics' (Mark Marino)
This three-and-a-half minute video, which was made using generative AI, provides a basic but useful introduction to generative AI. It ends with the point that ChatGPT thinks as it writes, uncritically. (opens in a new window)Mark Marino, the creator of this video, is an academic who specialises in electronic literature and digital writing.
'Artificial Intelligence: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'
This 30-minute video is from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a satirical current affairs show that first aired on HBO in February 2023. In this episode John Oliver looks at many different kinds of generative AI (text, image, music, voice), and explains how it works, what it can do, and how it might be developing into the future. Please be aware that Last Week Tonight contains strong language and irreverent humour.
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Podcasts
'Power Trip: The Age of AI'
The (opens in a new window)podcast Intelligence Squared has produced this excellent mini-series on Generative AI that serves as a more advanced critical introduction to the topic. Intelligence Squared, whose media partner is the New York Times, has made a name for itself as a leading forum for debate on the key topics of the day.
'Planet Money podcast mini-series on generative AI'
This is the first of a three-episode mini-series in which the presenters see whether they can create a podcast episode entirely with generative AI. The (opens in a new window)podcast wonderfully demonstrates the affordances and the limitations of generative AI in researching, writing and voicing the script for a podcast episode. Please be aware that several companies involved in generative AI sponsor the show.