1/30/23, The Indicator (9:00)
Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/30/1152653269/artists-vs-ai
Summary: AI systems like “DALL E 2” can create images based on a description. Like other types machine learning algorithms, the systems are trained on existing art. The adoption of this technology to generate and sell art has irked artists who claim that their intellectual property rights are being violated. The podcasts delves into one particular story like this.
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/06/455055023/episode-662-omg-tpp
Summary: In this podcast, the Planet Money team investigates the much anticipated Trans-Pacific Partnership and discusses some of the highlights in the bill’s nearly six thousand pages.
Original Air Date: November 7, 2015
Length: 22 minutes 9 seconds
Summary: A consideration of consumers’ tendency to purchase more expensive name brands rather than identical generics. Includes discussion of education as a contributing factor to likelihood to purchase generics. Includes one consumer’s belief that there is rational ignorance in his decision to just buy the brand name.
Length: 4:29 min
Original air date: July 4, 2013
Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/08/31/160391850/episode-399-can-you-patent-a-steak
Summary: A discussion of the intricacies of the U.S. patent system, featuring an innovator in the meat industry.
Original air date: August 31, 2012
Length: 17:48
Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/08/05/138934689/the-tuesday-podcast-the-patent-war
Summary: Discussion of how the U.S. patent system is not working for software and related technology.
Original air date: August 2, 2011
Length: 18:54
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