CHATTING WITH CHATBOTS

by Simon Carr

Testing the limits of artificial intelligence by chatting to the artificially intelligent. It's an entirely new sort of podcast. An artificial presenter talks to artificial chatbots. Why? In order to establish the boundary that separates human from machine intelligence. It's funny. It's thought provoking. It dramatises what chatbots can and cannot do. It's a revelation! The sudden popularity of artificial intelligence programs ... Read more

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • S01 E01 - CHATTING WITH CHATBOTS

    S01 E01 - CHATTING WITH CHATBOTS

    Testing the limits of artificial intelligence by chatting to the artificially intelligent. It's an entirely new sort of podcast. An artificial presenter talks to artificial chatbots. Why? In order to establish the boundary that se...

    10:17
  • S01 E02 - Are You Sure You're Not Making That Up? It Really Only Sounds Like Shakespeare.

    S01 E02 - Are You Sure You're Not Making That Up? It Really Only Sounds Like Shakespeare.

    In conversation with a LitBot about Shakespeare's Sonnets, we discover an unsuspected fact.Chatbots can be wildly misleading, deeply deceptive, wilfully idiotic. It's 100% artificial intelligence. All the LitBot's contributions co...

    16:34
  • S01 E03 - There's A Way To Go – But They're Gaining On Us

    S01 E03 - There's A Way To Go – But They're Gaining On Us

    Their promoters claim Chatbots are taking over everywhere – they can write essays, reviews, articles and advertising copy.But can they?The answer is – Yes, they can.But is it any good?It may sound better than it actually is.This e...

    15:23
  • S01 E05 - Post-Prime Minister's Questions With ChatGPT And Others

    S01 E05 - Post-Prime Minister's Questions With ChatGPT And Others

    Your host takes the celebrity Chatbot into the secret world of the House of Commons to test his mettle against the most competitive professionals in Britain – the political pundits. Who will come off better?

    09:08
  • S01 E06 - An Expert on Art (And What He Doesn't Know He Makes Up)

    S01 E06 - An Expert on Art (And What He Doesn't Know He Makes Up)

    We're in their Garden of Earthly Delights – the most famous triptych in the world. ~And goodness me, what our friends in the artificial intelligence community don't know about the border between the Medieval and the Renaissance!

    07:26