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The Joe Rogan Experience: Scariest Parts of AI Explained (2024)

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Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin are the co-founders of the Center for Humane Technology and the hosts of its podcast, "Your Undivided Attention." Watch the Center's new film "The A.I. Dilemma" on YouTube.

Clip taken from JRE #2076 w/ Aza Raskin & Tristan Harris

Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to systems or machines that mimic human intelligence to perform tasks and can iteratively improve themselves based on the information they collect. AI manifests in various forms, some of which are simple and narrow—like the algorithms that suggest your next video on a streaming service—and others that are complex and broad, aiming to tackle more general tasks that would require human-level understanding and reasoning.

The real-world advancement of AI brings several potential fears and concerns:

1. Job Displacement: One of the most immediate fears is that AI will automate tasks currently performed by humans, leading to significant job displacement across many industries. While AI can lead to the creation of new job categories, the transition may be challenging for many workers.

2. Privacy: As AI systems require vast amounts of data to learn and make decisions, there is a significant risk to privacy. This data can include personal information, and there's always the potential for misuse or breach of privacy.

3. Security: More sophisticated AI systems increase the risk of their use in cyber attacks. Autonomous drones or other AI-controlled equipment could also be used in military applications, raising concerns about the automation of warfare.

4. Bias and Discrimination: AI systems learn from existing data, which can include biased human decisions. This can lead to AI systems that propagate these biases, potentially leading to discriminatory practices, especially in sensitive areas like hiring or law enforcement.

5. Loss of Human Control: There's a philosophical and ethical fear that as AI systems become more advanced, humanity might lose control over them. This includes worries about superintelligent systems whose goals might not align with human values or safety.

6. Ethical Use: Determining the ethical boundaries for AI use, especially in critical areas such as surveillance, decision-making in healthcare, and the criminal justice system, remains a major challenge.

7. Social Manipulation: AI can be used to create deepfakes, bots, and other tools that can be used for misinformation, potentially influencing elections, swaying public opinion, and destabilizing societies.

Addressing these fears requires thoughtful regulation, ongoing research into AI ethics and safety, and a broad societal dialogue about how AI should be integrated into daily life. It's crucial that these systems are developed and deployed in a manner that aligns with societal values and norms to ensure they benefit humanity broadly.

5 Must Have Items For Your Home

1) Echo Show 10

For many people all over the world, communicating with friends and family is right in the palm of their hands with their phones. I love my phone. I think I take it everywhere and I am not sure how good of a thing that is but I do it anyway. One day, I ran into a dilemma. My charger broke and my phone was dying. I had to make a call to my mother to ask a question. Now, my first thought was to run to my car and charge my phone while I talk to my mom. But, at the corner of my eye was this nice size screen staring back at me. The Echo Show 10. I bought this because I am a techie and I just wanted something new and fancy in my room that gave me the weather on command (and could show all of my home camera views). Well, it can also make video calls (while following me around) and surely this became a new essential to life when communicating with my parents and various family members..

2) Fire TV Stick 4k

The Firestick has become the staple of TV entertainment for many homes in the U.S.. People often look at you funny if you do not have one in your home with all kinds of installed Movie Apps. No matter the reason, I can tell you for a fact that the Fire TV Stick 4k is a must have for 1 specific reason: The Remote. The Remote, now, has volume control buttons that are straight from heaven. The convenience of not having to use another remote just to turn the volume up or down is worth the cost for an upgrade.

3) Holmes Desktop HEPA-Type , 3 Speeds plus Optional Ionizer small Air Purifier

The Holmes Desktop Air Purifier has single handedly changed everything about the air quality in my home. Now, some may say well if you just change out your homes air filer with a REALLY high quality filter then you will have really good air quality in your home. I would agree with that statement 100% but those air filters cant catch everything, especially if your like me with open windows everywhere. The Holmes Desktop provides an additional layer of air filtration that has gotten rid of my seasonal allergies and sleepless nights due to allergy related issues. I have one that sits on my night stand and is ON most of the day (yes, that might be slight over kill but I will live with the consequences of a slightly higher electric bill by $2-$3). Its worth every penny and I change out the filters once every two months (FYI). Give it a try, it will not disappoint.

4) USB Rechargeable Motion Sensor LED Lighting Wireless Stick

There are times in life where the little things matter the most. I can’t tell you how many times I get up from my sleep at night and go wondering for various things or taking certain mandatory actions (if you get my drift). The LED Closet light has made these nightly tasks pleasantly wonderful because I no longer have to turn on a SUPER BRIGHT room light or lamp. I simply get up and as I move from room to room, these bad boys turn on and guide me along my path. I will admit, positioning is everything but in the right position, the lights are subtle and mood setting. I cant image life without them.

5) Amazon Basics 15-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper

The Amazon Basic Shredder might not be in someone else’s top 5 but between junk mail, old documents, new documents, bills and more, I find myself using this at-least once a day. Yes, I said it. Once a day. There isn’t much more that I can say about this marvelous machine but I will keep going. The thought of removing clutter from my life brings me joy. The thought of secure documents no longer existing in paper form produces a smile that cannot be replicated by simply sticking old documents in a file cabinet. Not having a big clunky file cabinets taking up 1/3 of my office is where this Cross Cut Paper Shredder swoops in the to save the day. I can’t speak for everyone but this is definitely a must have in your home for 2021.

Hotel Must Haves For All Travelers

Hotel Must Haves For All Travelers

A travelers life is often compacted into small bags, an airplane ticket and a passport. The destinations are picked and the hope of a great time is often the goal (even when on a business trip). We often hope that our safety is never in compromised but in the world we live in, you can never be too careful.

5 Things to Do Before You Release Your Music

1)      Copyright Everything: This goes without saying, copyrighting your music is a MUST.  There is no reason why an artist should not copyright his or her music.  There is no excuse.  The copyright office has made the process super simple with an online submission site.  Simply register with ECO (Electronic Copyright Office) and submit your music.  There is a small fee to register your music. The most important part is reading through the instructions to make sure you are properly submitting all material.  If you don’t like to read, find an uncle that graduated from college with no less than a 2.5 grade point average and you will be fine.

2)      Lock in Your Distributor:  One great debate is what music distribution company an artist / musician should use to get their music to the masses.  Of course, do your research but I will draw a line in the sand for you if you’re an independent artist.  There are many music distribution companies like CDBaby, Songtradr, Landr, etc., BUT at the top of the list is TUNECORE and DISTROKID (I use both for various reasons).  After you have selected the distro company, add your projected SINGLE(s) and ALBUM(s) for the next sixth months to your discography. 

3)      Publishing Duh:  Register with a nationally recognized publishing company.  After registering with a publishing company, immediately register your music to ensure you are getting paid when your music is played/used.  There is an open discussion somewhere on the planet about which publishing company is the best: SESAC, ASCAP, BMI or Harry Fox Agency?  Personally, I am registered with ASCAP but I have heard great things about the opposing companies.  Bottom line, do your research.  Ask your artist friends, see what their thoughts are, and then go with your gut (hoping it’s not gas).

4)      Get Nielsen:  It’s a very interesting thing that many artist don’t know about Nielsen Sound scan.  Nielsen has a very powerful place in the music industry and I would love to explain what that is but for the sake of time, visit the website and see for yourself.  Register with Nielsen Virtual Encoding (may require sending an email to customer service to create a login) to ensure that your music has an identity when being played on the Radio and TV airways (a indolent explanation).  Upload every song in your catalog and make sure you have your UPC number and release date available for each song.

5)      Sound Exchange:  Sound Exchange is a very unique entity controlled by the government oddly enough.  They collect royalties from internet radio stations and other internet media outlets.  Year after year, Sound Exchange collects millions of dollars that go unclaimed because many artist have no clue that they need to register their music with S.E...  Take the time out of your schedule to make sure that your music is registered with S.E. to collect optimal profits for your creativity.

How To Get 10 Million Streams

Let’s get things clear. If you’re an artist or musician looking for the easy way into developing a strong fanbase and getting a ton of streams with little effort then this is NOT the read for you.

WARNING: The Bots

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As many artists have come to find out, there are plenty of services that offer STREAMS at a low cost using a BOT technology that automates streams from specific locations around the world. Now, in the beginning this might seem useful to inflate your numbers. Also, it may feel good to see some added coins in your account once the streams have been tallied up. The problem is, you put your hard work and music at risk because the music streaming companies are HIP to this kind of thing and your account can be disabled and your music taken down. Now, do you really want to take that chance. Probably not!

10,000,000 STREAMS: Made simple

1) Be your biggest fan: Get accounts to all the primary music platforms (APPLE, TIDAL, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE) and STREAM YOUR OWN MUSIC 24/7… Sounds silly right but at the end of the day, you have to love what your create FIRST and show it by playing it as often as possible. You might be surprised who is listening.

2) Enlist your community: The grassroots approach will always be a winner when looking to build a fanbase and get your streams rolling. Text, Snap, Tweet & Instapost your direct artist link or music link to EVERYONE you know (except coworkers because the people at your job might get a little jealous). Your music is to be shared everyday all day to those closest to you and encourage them to share it as well.


3) Advertise on Social Media: My philosophy is $1 dollar a day for a year will build your following and create a consistent flow of streams. Its no longer about the BIG budget advertising. Instead its about consistent advertising. I find it interesting, that people I know will NOT click my advertised post until they have seen it about 3 to 5 times. Oddly enough its a known rule in advertising that people have to see things over and over and over again before their interest has peaked just enough to WANT whatever is being advertised. BE CONSISTENT.

4) Build Your Website: Yes, we are in the era of Instagram and Youtube being the primary source of many artist’s rise to fame but one thing that keeps music executives rich is they drive traffic to their own site (FYI, most music industry executives OWN or have OWNERSHIP in all the music streaming platforms). PLUS, when you have your own website you not only control the content, an artist can MERCHANDISE which creates an additional revenue stream for the artist. Okay, so lets stick to the script. Websites allow you to control your content and with SEO (search keywords), artist are able to pull in views from search engine results.

5) Content Content Content: Create as much music as possible and release it. Do as many videos as possible and release. If your serious about taking your career to the next level, never stop creating. Also, never limit yourself to one Genre. Create all kinds of music. Create music that could fill stadiums or pack elevators. Many years ago sticking to one specific genre was just the THING to do but in 2020 versatility is your friend and will get your streams to new heights.

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6) Playlists Are Your Friends: Create your own playlists with your music but also include the music of other talented artists you know. Share your playlists with those artist and encourage them to do the same. Create your own network of playlists. Become the curator of your sound or genre. Don’t let the music industry control who becomes the next big thing. Take control.

7) Wear Your Brand: As an artist, you must be a walking billboard for your music. Put your logo, artist name, website name, album artwork or something related to your brand on a T-shirt, hat, jacket, socks or whatever you can find. These days, people will google or search your name before you can utter a word.

I wish I had more to tell but that’s it. As I get hip to new and innovative ways to build the best artist journey, The Asmbly will share because leveling the playing fields is all about building a better artist community first.