{"podcast":{"title":"AI & The Future of Humanity:  Artificial Intelligence, Technology, VR, Algorithm, Automation, ChatBPT, Robotics, Augmented Reality, Big Data, IoT, Social Media, CGI, Generative-AI, Innovation, Nanotechnology, Science, Quantum Computing: The Creative Process Interviews","slug":"ai-and-the-future-of-humanity","podcast_index_feed_id":6664823,"rss_url":"https://thecreativeprocess.squarespace.com/ai-the-future-of-humanity?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.creativeprocess.info/ai-the-future-of-humanity/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5745d9f137013b9d0a627c60/1698402425114-E55P69GRM4ZSRMOGO8EB/AI-THE-FUTURE-OF-HUMANITY-the-creative-process-podcast-SQ.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Mia Funk","episode_count":145,"summary":"What are the dangers, risks, and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in? With the rise of automation, what is the future of work? 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