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The launch of 'Machine Gods,' a new AI podcast from Casey Newton in partnership with NPR, introduces a journalistic philosophy called 'AI realism'—a middle path between AI doomerism and unchecked accelerationism. The episode frames a nuanced, ethically grounded approach to covering artifi
The launch of 'Machine Gods,' a new AI podcast from Casey Newton in partnership with NPR, introduces a journalistic philosophy called 'AI realism'—a middle path between AI doomerism and unchecked accelerationism. The episode frames a nuanced, ethically grounded approach to covering artifi
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Casey NewtonDavid AgranovichJoshua Akiyam
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