313: The Universe's Super Being

AI in TNG. Humanity in the 21st century is embarking on a path that includes more and more uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance our lives. In The Next Generation, we see examples in the 24th century of many different kinds of advanced artificial intelligence that can help us to examine where our current AI journey is taking us. In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Justin Oser and Joe Keegan are joined by guest Jenn Tifft of the Snap Trek podcast to discuss artificial intelligence in The Next Generation. The discussion includes Data and his android family as well as the episodes "Elementary, Dear Data," "Evolution," "The Quality of Life," "Emergence," and "11001001." Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Listener Feedback (00:02:09) Welcome, Jenn! (00:07:32) Data and his family (00:09:09) "Elementary, Dear Data" (00:31:15) "Evolution" (00:44:42) "The Quality of Life" (00:54:22) "Emergence" (01:03:19) "11001001" (01:12:06) Final Thoughts (01:17:15)   Closing (01:24:15)   Running time: 1 hour, 29 minutes, 23 seconds Hosts Justin Oser, Joe Keegan   Guest Jenn Tifft   Production Joe Keegan (Editor and Producer) Amy Nelson (Producer) Justin Oser (Producer)  Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Joe Keegan (Associate Producer) Jim McMahon (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)