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Making It Up 181:

Creative writing with language AI and sexism in women’s athletic uniforms

Eugene and Charis discuss “Ghosts” by Vauhini Vara, a creative writing piece written with the assistance of the language AI GPT-3 (Generative Pre-Trained Transformer 3). They also talk about sexism and double standards in sports as seen in recent discussions around uniform requirements in women’s sports.

 

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  • 00:07:02 Language AI
  • 00:29:01 Sexism in sports

 

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