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Using AI is probably the only way I would consume Joe Rogan podcasts. But do you worry that this will contribute to our polarizing political landscape by taking

Using AI is probably the only way I would consume Joe Rogan podcasts. But do you worry that this will contribute to our polarizing political landscape by taking things out of context? Do we trust AI to have deep understanding of the nuances of conversation and debate?

eob 4y ago
[Steamshipper here] We debated this a lot internally -- specifically whether we should pick a less charged initial dataset to experiment with. In the end, one of the reasons we decided to run with it was because we felt the controversy times listenership actually made it more needing of computer-assisted search. There aren't a lot of potentially hazardous situations that could benefit from a deep analysis of Fresh Air, but there are quite a few situations related to Rogan's show that probably could have been engaged with more effectively if there was better access to the underlying data. The hope is that easier search into "original/source data" will ultimately act as a net-positive societally. E.g.: best way to show the Rogan show was behaving irresponsibly during the pandemic is to make it really easy to get the receipts. But more generally -- so too on either side of any debate. Totally agree on the "AI and nuance" problem. I think this is going to be perpetual (and good, and necessary) question that needs a lot of attention.
- zhenyagu 4y ago
  That makes sense! And as I thought about it, this is an excellent example of where AI can enhance but not replace human decision making. It can make it easier to search through his podcasts, but still require human input to make the correct interpretation.
hallway_monitor 4y ago
Hello, bias. Have you listened to any full episodes? He's generally a pretty great interviewer. There's a reason his audience is bigger than most other media outlets. There are a lot of episodes I'm not interested in but some are very interesting and informative.
- noSyncCloud 4y ago
  So now if someone doesn't like something you like, they're the biased one?

eob 4y ago

[Steamshipper here] We debated this a lot internally -- specifically whether we should pick a less charged initial dataset to experiment with. In the end, one of the reasons we decided to run with it was because we felt the controversy times listenership actually made it more needing of computer-assisted search. There aren't a lot of potentially hazardous situations that could benefit from a deep analysis of Fresh Air, but there are quite a few situations related to Rogan's show that probably could have been engaged with more effectively if there was better access to the underlying data. The hope is that easier search into "original/source data" will ultimately act as a net-positive societally. E.g.: best way to show the Rogan show was behaving irresponsibly during the pandemic is to make it really easy to get the receipts. But more generally -- so too on either side of any debate. Totally agree on the "AI and nuance" problem. I think this is going to be perpetual (and good, and necessary) question that needs a lot of attention.

zhenyagu 4y ago
That makes sense! And as I thought about it, this is an excellent example of where AI can enhance but not replace human decision making. It can make it easier to search through his podcasts, but still require human input to make the correct interpretation.

hallway_monitor 4y ago

Hello, bias. Have you listened to any full episodes? He's generally a pretty great interviewer. There's a reason his audience is bigger than most other media outlets. There are a lot of episodes I'm not interested in but some are very interesting and informative.

noSyncCloud 4y ago
So now if someone doesn't like something you like, they're the biased one?