Good Robot #2: Everything is not awesome

Future Perfect by Vox Media Podcast Network

Mar 15, 202553:05Society & Culture

When a robot does bad things, who is responsible? A group of technologists sounds the alarm about the ways AI is already harming us today. Are their concerns being taken seriously? This is the second episode of our new f...

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