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Intel secures a preliminary deal with the U.S. government for up to $8.5 billion in Chips Act funding, signaling a major move in semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S. This initiative is part of President Biden's broader efforts to boost domestic chip production, highlighting the geopolitical importance of semiconductors in the AI-driven global landscape. Plus a surprising number of American's think AI can make better TV and movies than exist now. Today's Episode Brought to You By: Plumb - Build, test, and deploy AI features with confidence - https://useplumb.com/  ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.  Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

2023 might go down as the year that artificial intelligence became mainstream. It was a topic of discussion everywhere - from news reports, to class rooms to the halls of Congress.

ChatGPT made its public debut a little over a year ago. If you'd never thought much about AI before, you're probably thinking - and maybe worrying - about it now.

Jobs are an area that will almost certainly be impacted as AI develops. But whether artificial intelligence will free us from drudge work, or leave us unemployed depends on who you talk to.

Host Ari Shapiro speaks with NPR's Andrea Hsu on how people are adapting to AI in the workplace and ways to approach the technology with a plan instead of panic.

This episode also feature's reporting on AI and Hollywood background actors from NPR's Bobby Allyn.

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Stability AI's CEO Emad Mostaque has predicted that there will be no human coders within 5 years. On today's episode, NLW explores this prediction in terms of what evidence there is for and against it. Before that on The Brief, he looks at why ChatGPT had its first decline in traffic ever last month, as well as CNET's push towards AI content.  Today's Sponsor: Supermanage - AI for 1-on-1's - https://supermanage.ai/breakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.    Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe   Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown   Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown   Learn more: http://breakdown.network/ Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerShare on SocialDownload Audio File

The Writers Guild of America is striking after not being able to come to an agreement with TV and film executives. At the heart of the matter is the use of AI, and many believe the issues at stake are broadly relevant for other industries as well.