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For years, as a dinner party guest you ate what you were served. Now, diets, intolerances, cultures and overall preferences are haunting party hosts.Hosts are now spending more time and money having dinner parties because of these food preferences.So, it begs the question: are di ...  Show more

Tomorrow will see the Galway West and Dublin Central constituencies take to the ballot box for the by-elections.Who are the front runners in each constituency, and will there be any surprises?Louise Burne is Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, and joins Shane to disc ...  Show more

We all know about the potential threats as AI becomes more advanced. They range from spreading disinformation, undermining our democracy (as discussed in our previous episode with Miles Taylor), to completely upending the job market. But could AI be used to radically transform th ...  Show more

Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic, the company that created Claude. Amanda Askell is an AI researcher working on Claude’s character and personality. Chris Olah is an AI researcher working on mechanistic interpretability. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https: ...  Show more

What happens when machines become funnier, kinder, and more empathetic than humans? Do robot therapists save lives? And should Angela credit her virtual assistant as a co-author of her book?

AI has been a powerful accelerant for biological research, rapidly opening up new frontiers in medicine and public health. But that progress can also make it easier for bad actors to manufacture new biological threats. In this episode, Tristan and Daniel sit down with biologist K ...  Show more