AI in Pop Culture and Our Everyday Lives
She? That’s the artificial intelligence (AI). An endless source of inspiration for screenwriters in Hollywood and beyond, but also a reality in the world today. It may not yet be as impressive as Jarvis or as susceptible as HAL, but AI is omnipresent. In the software we use every day, in our smartphones, tablets and computers, but also in our offices and homes with the democratization of home automation and virtual assistants.
For a long time, AI was relegated to the status of a technology for automating low value-added tasks. When it comes to searching for information, analyzing data, gathering content and finding correlations between different variables, AI is unbeatable. But when ChatGPT came out in November 2022, we witnessed a real transformation. A democratization and an unprecedented wave that, in just a few weeks, overturns all equilibriums.
And yet, despite its omnipresence, AI is still often misunderstood, its full potential and implications reduced to mere headlines and sensationalist articles.
Introducing the "AI Experience" Project
It was this realization that prompted me to create "AI Experience", a multi-dimensional, bilingual (French and English) project aimed at deciphering the complex world of AI.
"AI Experience" takes three complementary forms: a podcast, a blog and a website. The common thread running through these three platforms is the ambition to demystify AI, dismantle the myths surrounding it and present a balanced perspective on its current and future impact. It’s a project that aims to be accessible to everyone, whatever your prior knowledge of AI.
At the heart of the project is the "AI Experience" podcast, which highlights the stories of professionals from different fields, describing how AI is already shaping their work and envisioning its influence on the future. In each episode, I interact with these professionals to understand the nuances of AI in their specific professions and see how they imagine the future. My aim is to shed light on the gray areas, going beyond the buzz to understand how AI is transforming the day-to-day lives of certain professions in concrete terms.
Complementing the podcast, the blog and website will provide a space to dig deeper into the concepts discussed in the podcast, offer additional resources and engage in discussion with a nascent community. These platforms will be an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences and learn in an interactive and engaging way.
The inspiration for "AI Experience" came to me as a marketing professional and storyteller, observing how AI, and in particular generative AI like ChatGPT, is transforming our world. With any technological advance, comes the responsibility to understand and navigate its implications. That’s why "AI Experience" is dedicated to giving a voice to those living and shaping this AI revolution, either actively or passively, to offer a more comprehensive and nuanced perspective on AI, its implications for our society and its impact on our personal and professional lives.
"AI Experience" is more than just a project - it’s a mission to educate, engage and enlighten on one of the most important and exciting topics of our time. I invite you to join me on this adventure by subscribing to the podcast, visiting the website and following the blog. Together, let’s explore the real implications of AI, beyond the headlines.