Episode 435 - “FIRE THE LASERS!”

Jezero crater is a really interesting place on Mars - that's why we have landed so many spacecraft in the area. This week we talk about some exciting findings from the crater as well as a modern day twist on a modest proposal. Jezero Crater Fun Paper Friday In a twist on an old tale, this authors examine how applying ethical matricies to AI driven questions can still result in questionable outcomes - like grinding up the geezers. Keyes, Os, Jevan Hutson, and Meredith Durbin. "A mulching proposal: Analysing and improving an algorithmic system for turning the elderly into high-nutrient slurry." Extended abstracts of the 2019 CHI conference on human factors in computing systems. 2019. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com @dontpanicgeo dontpanicgeocast@gmail.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin