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And now for everyone's second favorite game show, after letting your dog put peanut butter on your nose.
It's Two What's and a Wow.
With your hosts, Mindy and Guy Rye!
Hello and welcome to Two What's in a Wow.
Two What's in a Wow.
The scientific game show that separates the wows from the what's.
And the category or theme for today is...
AI and you.
Mindy, why don't you refresh our contestants on how the game works?
You know it, Guy Raz.
Wowzers, in each of our three rounds today, Guy Raz and I will present you with three scientific statements about computers and artificial intelligence, or AI.
But, and this is a big but, only one of those statements will be a true wow.
The other two, just a couple of made up what's.
Now, in each round, if you guess correctly, congratulations, you win a point.
But if you guess incorrectly, you must stop, drop, and do a ridonkulous physical challenge.
Woo-hoo!
Okay, everyone ready to get the show going?
Great, then let's get to it.
Okay, round one.
Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, artificial intelligence was created by Walt Disney?
Or is it B, AI was created by computers for computers in the year 2010?
Or is it C, artificial intelligence has been around for almost 70 years?
When you think you have the correct answer, double click your imaginary computer mouse.
Hey, Reg, can we get a little thinking music here?
And time is up.
Let's now reveal the winning wow.
And to do just that, it's Yvette, a Girls Who Code representative in Illinois.
Yvette, tell us, what's the winning wow?
AI has been around longer than you might think.
Almost 70 years.
In fact, AI goes all the way back to when grandparents today were kids.
The first AI program was presented in 1956 at a computer conference at Dartmouth College and was designed to imitate human problem-solving skills.
Oh, and the term artificial intelligence was created at the same time.
Winner, winner, digital dinner!
Thank you, Yvette.
Contestants, if you guessed the answer C, that artificial intelligence has been around for almost 70 years well, congratulations.
You found the winning wow.
These days, artificial intelligence can do incredible things, thanks to the work of amazing scientists like Dr Fifi Lee, a pioneer in AI, who created ImageNet, a project that would change what AI can do.
Dr. Lee teaches computers how to recognize objects in pictures.
She created a huge collection of images that helps computers learn to recognize cats, dogs and thousands of other objects.
We use this tech every day, from smart photo albums to Google Translate, even self-driving cars.
Now, if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and try to find the penny key.
Okay, on to round two.
Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, AI cannot experience music?
Or is it B, AI can create an entirely new language on its own?
Or is it C, AI computers are powered by teeny tiny hamsters running on teeny tiny hamster wheels?
Hmm, lots to think about here.
When you think you have the correct answer, squeak it out like a hamster.
And time is up.
Let's now reveal the winning wow.
And to do just that, it's Claudia, a Girls Who Code program participant in New York.
Claudia, tell us, what's the winning wow?
Facebook recently discovered that their AI systems had surprisingly created its own brand new language for clear communication.
They had to update it so it would use English.
And now AI can help us navigate social media.
Winner, winner, multilingual dinner.
Thank you, Claudia.
Contestants.
If you guessed the answer B, that AI can create an entirely new language on its own well, congratulations.
You found the winning wow.
That actually happened.
Great job, Wowzers.
When she was just 15 years old, Gittin' Jolly Rao developed an AI-based tool called Kindly that detects and prevents cyberbullying by helping to spot mean messages online before they hurt someone's feelings.
She was even named Time Magazine's first Kid of the Year in 2020.
The Kindly program sort of works like a spell checker for kindness, helping people think twice before sending or posting something that might be hurtful.
Now, if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop drop and make up a new language before bedtime.
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Now let's take a quick break and hear some other important messages for grown-ups.
To What's in the Wow, we'll be right back.
Grown-ups, this message is for you.
That's it.
Now back to the show.
Welcome back to Two What's and a Wow.
Two What's and a Wow!
The scientific game show that separates the wows from the whats!
And now we're on to our final round of questions, round three.
Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, there is actually an all-robot dance troupe in Helsinki, Finland?
Or is it B, robot cats still just lay around and sleep all day?
Or is it C, there is a robot ambassador to the United Nations?
Hmm, lots to think about here.
When you think you have the correct answer, make a purring noise like a robot cat.
And time is up.
Let's now reveal the winning wow.
And to do just that, it's Lola, a Girls Who Code community member from New Jersey.
Lola, tell us, what's the winning wow?
Sophia is a robot AI created by a company called Hanson.
She has appeared on TV, on The Tonight Show, and claims to be the world's first robot citizen.
And yes, she is also officially the Robot Innovation Ambassador for the UN Development Program.
Winner, winner, robot dinner.
Thank you, Lola.
Contestants, if you guessed the answer C, there's a robot ambassador to the United Nations.
Congratulations.
You found the winning wow.
One AI scientist named Rana L Kaloubi wondered if AI could help people understand emotions, because she knew that AI systems learn by finding patterns.
Rana thought that by showing AI many different faces that were confused happy sad, angry and more the AI could identify similar patterns for an emotion that a computer could recognize.
And she was right.
Through her work, she created a whole new category called Emotion AI.
Now, if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and do the robot dance.
What was that?
Oh, Guy Raz, that sound can mean only one thing.
Your sleigh cats are terrible at catching mice?
Well, yeah, but this sound also means that it's time for today's winning Wowzers prize.
All of our Wowzers today will be receiving their very own computer mouse.
Computer mouse?
Wait, Mindy, you know that a computer mouse is different from a real mouse, right?
Yeah, of course I know that guy, Roz.
And you know that most people already have a mouse with their computer keyboard, right?
Oh, yeah.
We're not giving away that kind of computer mouse.
Today, everyone in our audience gets to take home a little teeny, tiny rodent friend who also happens to be an IT specialist.
What?
It's a computer mouse.
Your very own rodent tech support, courtesy of all your friends here at Two What's in a Wow.
Prime the cannon, Reg!
Fire away!
Wait.
Well, that's about all the time we have for today.
But if you want to keep the fun going, then become a member of the World Organization of Wowzers and unlock hundreds of activities.
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And be sure to come back on Monday for a brand new episode of Wow in the World.
And again on Friday for a new episode of Two What's in a Wow.
And don't forget, we wow on the weekend with Dennis.
Until then, keep on wowing.
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And a wow!
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Two What's in a Wow is executive produced by Meredith Halpern-Ranzer, Mindy Thomas, and me, Guy Raz.
These episodes are written by our Tinkercast head writer, Kenny Curtis and Anna Zagorski.
Sound production and design is by Marion Lozano and Henry Moskal, with help from Jed Anderson and Tyler Thole.
And special thanks to our Tinkercast team, including Rebecca Caban, Dr Natasha Crandall, Kristen Yang Twee Mack, Erica Medina, Jodi Nussbaum, Allie Paxima, Linda Rothenberg, Steph Sosa and all of the other Tinkerers at Tinkercast HQ.
Our theme song was written and composed by The Pop-Ups.
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Thanks again for listening and for playing along with us.
Meet us back here every Friday for more episodes of Two What's in a Wow.
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Until then, keep on wowing.
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