With secret labs and expert guests, Sleepwalkers explores the thrill of the AI revolution hands-on, to see how we can stay in control of our future.
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Night after night, beautiful young women are murdered in the city of Memphis, home of the blues. The police have no clues and it all comes down to Detective Renee Juliard, a tough, gritty woman not very well liked among her collegaues, to save the city from the fear that continues to build like an enraged hurricane. Tim Seale, a married newspaper editor is having trouble sleeping. Morning after morning, however, he awakes with his clothing damaged and sometimes even blood on his hands. As he ...
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We explore the hidden role of cobalt in the A.I. revolution. The element is a key ingredient of lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from cell phones to laptops to electric vehicles. But the way cobalt is mined is troubling. New Yorker journalist Nicolas Niarchos takes us to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which accounts for more than 70…
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In this special bonus episode, Oz and Karah share their trip to the Consumer Electronics Show. They present excerpts from a conversation with Matt Monahan of The Washington Post about how to best harness the power of AI, while avoiding common pitfalls. Matt is head of product for Arc Publishing, which began life as The Post's internal publishing su…
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In this special episode, Oz and Karah examine our evolving relationship with the technology we create. Karah meets Jason Cohen, CEO of Analytical Flavor Systems, to see if his team can hack her taste preferences, and use AI to create a new flavor of beverage that she will love. Oz and Karah also look ahead to Season 2, previewing stories they are e…
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The rules are changing. At a time when technology promises to allow the lame to walk and the blind to see, we're forced to ask: what makes us uniquely human? In this final episode of Season 1, we speak with the so-called "sage of Silicon Valley," Yuval Noah Harari, about humanity's future. We try out technology that claims to deliver on a miracle, …
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A.I. is already better than human doctors at diagnosing skin and breast cancer. And as machine learning advances, it's becoming able to decode more complex information, like brain waves and the human genome. A.I. is beginning to revolutionize medicine, and allowing us to see into the future of our bodies...but can we ever know too much about oursel…
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War has been a driver of breakthrough technology for a long time. The first waves of artificial intelligence and even the internet came out of DARPA, a defense agency whose original mission was to keep the U.S. technologically ahead of the Soviet Union. But what happens when the battlefield is increasingly dominated by autonomous weapons, which don…
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Robots are coming for our jobs, and not just in factories. Artificial intelligence doesn't distinguish between blue collar and white collar work, which means that the economy of the future will look very different. And as it changes, we'll need to make big adjustments. But A.I. is also being used in the fight against world hunger. This episode, we …
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We travel to Silicon Valley where Astro Teller welcomes us inside X, Google's secretive innovation laboratory, to explain how one of the most powerful companies on earth is building the future. X is working on everything from creating new antibiotics to restoring internet connectivity after natural disasters. And they're not alone. Tech companies a…
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It's getting harder to tell reality from fiction. Fake news and misinformation are all around us, and they're increasingly used as weapons of war. But what happens when A.I.-doctored videos are added to the mix? We meet the people fighting back against deep fakes, and even using them for good. And we visit Facebook headquarters to learn how Russian…
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Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world where computers know exactly what we're feeling? It may sound far-off but advances in sensor technology and A.I. are making us easier to read than ever. For some, this conjures fears of a Minority Report future. For others, it means revolutions in medicine and end-of-life care. We speak with le…
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If data doesn't make you think of a new world order, it should. AI is enabling wholesale surveillance, and changing the landscape in countries like China, where cameras monitor citizens to decide their social credit score. But how is this already playing out in the US? We speak with experts on both sides of the Pacific, and visit the NYPD to learn …
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If there's one thing that sets people apart from machines, it's creativity, right? Automation may take over certain jobs, but what happens when algorithms start to learn from our work to create their own? This episode, we speak with people using AI to generate films, poetry, music, and even recipes. And the founder of Google X, Sebastian Thrun, exp…
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Welcome to the A.I. revolution that is already transforming our lives, for good and evil. But what exactly are we sleepwalking into? We start by investigating the connections between online dating, terrorism, and screen addiction. In this episode we hear from: Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology, Gillian Brockell of the Washington Po…
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This is Sleepwalkers. With secret labs and expert guests, Oz Woloshyn and Karah Preiss explore the thrill of the AI revolution hands-on, to see how we can stay in control of our future. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The conclusion of Sleepwalker. Jud attempts to save a badly injured Renee. But can he save himself from the Memphis Mutilator?
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Facing imminent death, Renee must use her intelligence to save herself from the hands of the Memphis Mutilator. But is it a futile attempt? Meanwhile, someone searches out Renee in hope of keeping her safe. But is this interdiction too late?
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Chapters 13 and 14.As Tim prepares his underground dwelling for company, Renee walks into a trap. Now it's time for Renee to see exactly what she's made of.
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Tim is drawn to a decayed inner city building as his body begins to shut down on him. Renee discovers the other residents of the Seale home and shoots off in hot pursuit of Tim.
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Episode 7 Chapter 11 Following the lead to the alleged killer’s home, Renee is accompanied by the worst cops Memphis has to offer. But what she finds within the home is much worse that bad attitudes.
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Episode 6 Chapters Nine and Ten Tim awakes on the floor of his office, confused, disoriented. Something has happened; he just does not know what. But he knows one thing: he has to take action. Renee, close to burnout, struggles with the guilt of failing on a case, then, like divine intervention, a lead presents itself.…
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Chapter Seven and Eight Detective Juliard starts feeling the stress of the unsolved case that is quickly turning cold. Tim discovers that the newly named Memphis Mutilator is amassing a cult following.
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Chapter SixTim Seale’s nightmare seems an evil omen. He awakes and is rejected by his wife. Only then does he discover an injury he can’t explain.
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Chapter FiveRegina Capshaw gets a call in the middle of the night. Alarmed, she answers the caller’s plea for a rendezvous. What she discovers instead of a grieving friend is the boogeyman she’s always heard about but never believed existed…until now.
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Chapters Three and FourMonica Gypsum is discovered by a sanitation worker and we’re introduced to Detective Renee Juliard. Tim Seale arrives at the office and finds out about the murder and decides to dig a bit himself.
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Chapters One and TwoMonica Gypsum, walking the lonely streets of Memphis, TN finds out that America isn’t the safe place she’d always thought it to be. Tim Seale, a newspaper man awakes, and finds things different than when he closed his eyes the previous night.
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