Is Hollywood cooked? Tom Paton (AiMation Studios) on angry DMs, del Toro and who owns Hollywood in 2050. Full episode tomorrow. #TheInferencePodcast #AI #AIFilm
Behind the scenes with Tom Paton (AiMation Studios). Is Hollywood cooked? Full episode Sunday. #TheInferencePodcast #AI #AIFilm
HS2 Went From £32bn to £100bn. What Went Wrong?
Why pricing a megaproject that takes 20 years to build is so hard. Brexit, COVID and AI were never in the estimate.
#HS2 #Infrastructure #TheInferencePodcast
Excel Has Caused More Engineering Mistakes Than AI
He has never seen an engineering spreadsheet without errors. The formulas are hidden, so checking means going cell by cell.
#Excel #Engineering #TheInferencePodcast
After ChatGPT, Every Coursework Looked the Same
A former structural engineering lecturer on what happened to marks when students started using AI, and why struggle matters.
#Education #ChatGPT #TheInferencePodcast
I Don't Want AGI. Why the AI Bubble Popping Could Be Good
An engineer who builds AI says today's models are a happy stopping place, and a bubble popping could be good for humanity.
#AGI #AIBubble #TheInferencePodcast
Your Degree Is Worth a Job Interview
Is a civil engineering degree still worth the time and the debt when AI can do more of the work?
#EngineeringCareers #University #TheInferencePodcast
Is the Engineer Checking the Work, or Renting the Signature?
An engineer's signature carries personal legal liability. You can be jailed for negligence, even if AI did the drawing.
#CivilEngineering #Liability #TheInferencePodcast
AI designs the bridge. The engineer goes to jail. Dr Michael Rustell on who really carries the risk. Full episode tomorrow on YouTube. #TheInferencePodcast #AI #Engineering
Behind the scenes with Dr Michael Rustell. Who goes to jail when AI designs the bridge? Full episode Sunday on YouTube. #TheInferencePodcast #AI #Engineering
Why AI Labs Want Open Models Banned
A competitor giving it away for free. "I need a moat."
#OpenSource #OpenWeights #TheInferencePodcast
Pausing AI: Real Fear or IPO Strategy?
The cynical view of why AI labs want to slow the frontier.
#Anthropic #OpenAI #TheInferencePodcast
Is There an AI Bubble?
Real technology, disproportionate speculation. Just like the railways and the internet.
#AIBubble #Investing #TheInferencePodcast
Gig Work Flexibility Is a Myth
Always online, chasing the next big job that never comes. It's a bit like gambling.
#GigEconomy #Uber #TheInferencePodcast
AI Sacked Him. Who's Responsible?
The boss and the AI pointing at each other like the Spider-Man meme.
#AIAccountability #FutureOfWork #TheInferencePodcast
Is All Wage Labour Exploitation?
The gap between what you produce and what you're paid.
#Capitalism #Work #TheInferencePodcast
Big Tech Plus the State Is the Real Danger
IBM and Nazi Germany showed what surveillance and power can do together.
#BigTech #Surveillance #TheInferencePodcast
If a Human Boss Did This, It Would Be Illegal
Pay-setting algorithms can learn to collude with each other.
#Competition #AlgorithmicCollusion #TheInferencePodcast
Every ChatGPT Answer Is a Hallucination
Right or wrong, the model is doing exactly the same thing.
#ChatGPT #LLM #TheInferencePodcast
