Nova, A.I. Revolution

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Wednesday, March 27, at 9 PM
Thursday, March 28, at 2 AM
Tuesday, April 2, at 5 PM

Can we harness the power of artificial intelligence to solve the world’s most challenging problems without creating an uncontrollable force that ultimately destroys humanity? With the rise of ChatGPT, the world has been transfixed by the power and potential of the latest generation of A.I., with its abilities to answer complex questions, write essays, generate realistic-looking images — even pass a lawyer’s bar exam — all in a matter of seconds. Correspondent Miles O’Brien meets scientists using the latest algorithms to accelerate discovery in fields from medicine to climate change — some even using A.I. to build O’Brien a new robotic arm — and explores how humanity can avoid the worst potential impacts of powerful technologies that in some ways we don’t fully understand.