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Ask Your Doctor if ChatGPT is Right for You - DTNS 4510
Season 10, Ep. 4510
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Geoffrey Hinton, 2018 Turing Award winner for his foundational work in AI, recently left Google so he could speak freely about the dangers of AI without negatively impacting Google whom he believes has acted responsibly in its AI roll-out. Is juice jacking a real threat to users of up to date smartphones? And JAMA has a story about the comparison between real physicians and ChatGPT answering patient questions.
Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe.
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