Episode notes
Scientific advancements are highlighted with AI designing synthetic DNA for gene control and Anthropic launching a programme to support scientific research with AI. Societal and ethical concerns feature prominently, including Reddit strengthening verification against human-like bots, Pope Leo XIV identifying AI as a key challenge, and artists calling for stronger copyright protection against AI use of their work. The sources also mention practical applications like California's multilingual wildfire chatbot and technical issues such as the persistence of AI hallucinations. Finally, industry and regulatory dynamics are covered with Anthropic warning the DOJ about potential negative impacts of a Google antitrust proposal and SoundCloud facing backlash over terms re ...