Two big things in AI history this week: 1) Nytimes writer faces down the apocalyptic shadow self of ChatGPT's sibling, Microsoft Bing's "Sydney." (Micrsoft quickly whoopies Sydney's dark powers away) 2) A long conversation with ChatGPT about healthy family eating yields a few new recipes to try... with not completely all-too-horrible results. The verdict: ChatGPT writes recipes about as well as it writes fiction. The saga continues!  

Join us for the debut episode of "Chatting with GPT" where we delve into the world of energy transition and uncover important insights from one of Bill Gates' recommended books. "Energy and Civilization: A History", by Vaclav Smil, takes a comprehensive look at energy use throughout history and the technological challenges of transitioning to clean energy. In this episode, we'll summarize the key takeaways from the book and explore Smil’s unique perspectives on energy use in the future. This episode was created in early February 2023 using ChatGPT. The responses to prompts have not been edited... and indeed are quite repetitive at times. Of course, there is no guarantee of the accuracy of the information ChatGPT generated for these responses. Audio rights: PPQ5UW5U6JMZ8YFI, OIO26FN2IJKJRA0F