In this inaugural episode of the FTP Podcast, panelists discuss AI-related news from recent weeks, as AI continues to present imaginative use cases and potential policy questions. Topics include the release of the Sora AI-generated video social networking app for Android, a report on pilot projects and startups having a high rate of failure, a recent court decision requiring chat logs from OpenAI to be turned over for discovery in a case, and the newest non-human Hollywood star Tilly Norwood and the impacts on AI in creative industries.

Links to articles discussed:

1. Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day (TechCrunch)
2. MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing (Fortune)
3. OpenAI Must Turn Over 20M User Logs, Judge Orders (Law360)
4. AI star Tilly Norwood shocked Hollywood. Now her creator plans for 40 more (San Francisco Chronicle)

Panelists:

• Jeremy Riel (Host), Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago & IGPA Science and Technology Working Group Co-Lead.
• Ken Suh, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Illinois Chicago

The FTP podcast brings together a panel of interdisciplinary faculty experts across the University of Illinois System to discuss trends and news from recent weeks in tech and policy while looking toward the future. Produced by the Science and Technology Working Group, Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA), University of Illinois System.