Text-generating algorithms such as chatGPT are everywhere now. But how do they actually work, and what are the risks and consequences of their use? In this episode of Netzrauschen, we revisit mur.at’s last year’s worklab and take a deep dive into  the inner workings of such Large Language Models or LLMs. Media researcher Sarah Burkhardt and philosopher Maks Valencic explain what lies behind the surface of AI-powered tools, and how using them can impact our own way of thinking. For some fun on the side, you’ll also hear some hilarious chatbot fails and human-AI-collisions.

Concept and moderation: Margarethe Maierhofer-Lischka
sound editing: Gernot Tutner
talks by: Sarah Burkhardt, Maks Valencic
Other voice footage by participants of mur.at’s 2024 worklab and Electromagnetic Field Festival 2022 (source: media.ccc.de)
music by Gernot Tutner (signation) and Artur Aravidi („Cyber Scape“ and „Cyber Dream“, published on the Free Music archive). AI voices are from luvvoice and mobile phone companion apps.