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Can we actually control superintelligent AI? | Ada, Ep. 4

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This is episode 4 of the animated series, “Ada.” This 5-episode narrative follows the young library assistant Ada as she juggles two worlds: her daily mundane reality and the future she vividly imagines for all humanity. Traveling through her visions of potential futures, Ada grapples with the ethical and social implications of new technologies and how they could shape the world.

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Meet The Creators

  • Created by Elizabeth Cox
  • Written by Elizabeth Cox
  • Directed by Elizabeth Cox, Kirill Yeretsky
  • Producer Brooke Brewer
  • Produced by Should We Studio
  • Voice acting Rachel Rial
  • Composer Stephen LaRosa
  • Sound Designer Weston Fonger
  • Art & Animation Director Kirill Yeretsky
  • Technical Director Wing Luo
  • Lead Storyboard Artist Wing Luo
  • Lead Background Artist Nuri Keli
  • Background Artist Lauren Wendell
  • Character Designer Kirill Yeretsky, Wing Luo, Danny Schwartz, Samantha Chitacapa, Pedro Delgado
  • 3D Animator Nathalia Lemotte, Caleb Lemotte, Hans Carrasco
  • 2D Animator Elmar Aleskerov
  • 3D Modeling and Rigging Diego Murphy, Baros Studio
  • Rendering Cristina Kuong
  • Compositor Cristina Kuong, Elmar Aleskerov
  • Editor Ted Eschweiler
  • Post-Production Sound Services Vinyl Mix
  • Audio Producer Angelina Powers
  • Mixer Weston Fonger
  • Research Assistant Tuğba Zeynep Şen, Freya Hanley
  • Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
  • Expert Consultant Charlotte Stix, Paul Christiano, Daniel Filan
  • Executive Producer Kirill Yeretsky, Elizabeth Cox

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