On this Star Wars Day, we explore how conversational AI—from Siri to ChatGPT—actually works, what it understands (and doesn’t), and why it’s not quite C-3PO. From hilarious voice assistant fails to the future of emotionally aware chatbots, we’re decoding the real science behind “talking to robots.”
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AI Innovations Unleashed: The Ghost in the Machine
Welcome to a new series of the AI Innovations Unleashed podcast, The Digital Afterlife: Tales from the Machine. In this premiere episode, “The Ghost in the Machine,” the Doctor of AI, Dr. JR, sits down with researcher Dr. Lena Varga to explore the intersection of technology and human emotion. We dive into the world of “grief tech”, examining how AI is being used to create digital ghosts of loved ones.
Our discussion covers the psychological effects of interacting with these AI-powered avatars, the ethical and legal minefields of post-mortem data rights, and the booming business of commercializing immortality. We also look at the global cultural perspectives on digital death and what the future holds for this rapidly evolving field.
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Join us next time for “The Haunted Server” as we delve into how data bias can manifest in bizarre ways and whether a system can truly be “haunted” by its data.
? Episode Summary:
In celebration of Star Wars Day, Dr. JR and AI linguist Dr. Casey Brightman explore the galaxy of Conversational AI—from voice assistants like Siri and Alexa to advanced chatbots like ChatGPT. Learn how these systems work, what they really understand, and how close we are to talking with robots that “get us.”
Plus, we dive into some hilarious AI fails, uncover the history of language models, and preview what’s coming next in emotionally intelligent AI. Whether you’re a techie, a Star Wars fan, or just trying to stop your smart speaker from ordering Baby Yoda merch—this episode is for you.
? What You’ll Learn:
- What Conversational AI is (and isn’t)
- How voice assistants interpret your commands
- Why language models don’t actually “understand”
- The real-life gap between sci-fi robots and today’s AI
- The evolution from rule-based bots to deep learning LLMs
- New breakthroughs in multimodal AI and emotional speech
- Funny real-world fails that show AI’s limits
- Sneak peek into Episode 3: Can AI Be Biased?
? Mentioned in This Episode:
- Google Gemini 1.5
- Meta’s Voicebox
- Stanford/MIT AI Research (JAIR, April 2025)
- Paper: “Attention Is All You Need” (Vaswani et al., 2017)
- Bender et al. (2021): “Stochastic Parrots” – FAccT Conference
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