AI flirts, controls a fusion reactor, unmasks Q, draws Pokémon

<p>Our 87th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p> <p>Subscribe: <a href='https://feed.podbean.com/aitalk/feed.xml'>RSS</a> | <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-ai/id1502782720'>Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/17HiNdxcoKJLLNibIAyUch'>Spotify</a> | <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKARTq-t5SPMzwtft8FWwnA'>YouTube</a></p> <p>Outline:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">(00:00) Intro</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(01:30) <a href='https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ai-arrives-for-serious-photo-editing-not-just-smartphone-snapshots/'>AI Arrives for Serious Photo Editing, Not Just Smartphone Snapshots</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(05:20) <a href='https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/17/22936978/ai-voice-speech-synthesis-audio-deepfake-sonantic-flirtation'>Listen to an AI voice actor try and flirt with you</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(10:28) <a href='https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/02/16/1045470/deepminds-ai-can-control-superheated-plasma-inside-a-fusion-reactor/'>DeepMind’s AI can control superheated plasma inside a fusion reactor</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(15:55) <a href='https://ai.googleblog.com/2022/02/good-news-about-carbon-footprint-of.html'>Good News About the Carbon Footprint of Machine Learning Training</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(21:36) <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/technology/qanon-messages-authors.html'>Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(26:18) <a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/16/clearview-expansion-facial-recognition/'>Facial recognition firm Clearview AI tells investors it is seeking massive expansion beyond law enforcement</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(31:23) <a href='https://kotaku.com/fake-pokemon-ai-pocket-monster-generator-legends-arceus-1848534924'>This AI Generates Fake New Pokémon, And It's Actually Pretty Good</a></li> <li style="f