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)