MAEKAN It Up — #021: China starts rating its citizens to increase trust and AI becomes increasingly common
On MAEKAN It Up #021 Charis co-hosts with special guest Nathan Kan. Nathan is an editor at MAEKAN and together with Charis they make it an episode all about dystopia. Charis talks about the Social Credit System in China that will soon assign ratings to all Chinese citizens. Nathan brings up the increased use of AI and hypothesizes about when robots might takeover creative jobs.
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This week's drawing features the individual illustrative talents of Charis and Nathan as they visualize the show's topics. Be inspired as you get a glimpse of Nathan's drawing skills instead of Eugene's.
MAEKAN It Up draws from our topical newsletter “the Briefing,” published twice a week. You can subscribe to MAEKAN It Up and other audio stories via your favorite podcast app or platform.
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