Will AI help us escape the algorithm echo-chamber and become a force for social good?

The Flow State Podcast | The Implications of AI – Terri Owens | Season 1, Episode 1

AI has the potential to help us create solutions to some of the biggest issues we face as a species right now – but will it be deployed as a force for good or simply become another tool in the advertising / capitalist machinery?

Terri and Stu discuss the implications for the next generations if AI becomes part of every day life, the dangers of the commercialisation of education and why you should always listen to your Nan.

Guest: Terri Owens, General Manager – Business Solutions, Acceleration

Terri is a digital professional with a career spanning performance digital advertising, biddable media, affiliates, partnerships, programmatic technology and data. She has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, as well as spearheading internal teams at WPP AUNZ. Terri’s down to earth approach of “leading by doing” is the foundation of her many great relationships in the industry.

Host: Stuart P. Turner, Flow State Marketing

Stu is a digital specialist with over 20 years in agencies and his own businesses under his belt. He created the Flow State podcast for marketers, first and foremost, to explore the real impact of digital on marketing.

References:

• Hard Fork https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork
• Can A.I. Generate the Perfect Thanksgiving? | Priya Krishna | NYT Cooking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT8KoWpqUgg
• AI chatbot ‘encouraged’ man who planned to kill queen https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/06/ai-chatbot-encouraged-man-who-planned-to-kill-queen-court-told
• Martech Landscape – 2023 Supergraphic https://chiefmartec.com/2023/05/2023-marketing-technology-landscape-supergraphic-11038-solutions-searchable-on-martechmap-com/
• Cormac McCarthy https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/14/cormac-mccarthy-obituary
• Black Books – S3 E2 – Elephants and Hens https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526548/
• I’m an AI influencer: Followers crave my sexy snaps — but I don’t exist https://nypost.com/2023/07/25/im-an-ai-influencer-thousands-cant-get-enough-of-my-sexy-pics/
• Experts Say AI Girlfriend Apps Are Training Men to Be Even Worse https://futurism.com/experts-ai-girlfriend-apps-men
• A 23-year-old Snapchat influencer used OpenAI’s technology to create an A.I. version of herself that will be your girlfriend for $1 per minute https://fortune.com/2023/05/09/snapchat-influencer-launches-carynai-virtual-girlfriend-bot-openai-gpt4/
• UK universities draw up guiding principles on generative AI https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/04/uk-universities-draw-up-guiding-principles-on-generative-ai