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Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It?

New advancements in technology are making it harder than ever to tell the difference between a computer and a human speaker... but what's going on under the hood? Is it really "language," or just a digital illusion? Check out GPT-3 in action at AI Dungeon: https://play.aidungeon.io/

Season 1 Episode 3 Length 11:26 Premiere: 05/05/21

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