Episode 143: Artificial Intelligence in Lower Decks

Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast

English - December 10, 2022 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
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Guest: Daniel Nicholls

From Badgey to Peanut Hamper, AGIMUS to the Aledo, artificial intelligence is rife in Star Trek: Lower Decks. Daniel Nicholls, the Information Systems Manager at Carnegie Sciences's Earth & Planets Laboratory, joins Mike to discuss how these fictional examples of AI reflect our fears and desires for AI in the real world.

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