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The Best of Our Knowledge
The Best Of Our Knowledge

AI art and sinking cities

By Lucas Willard
Published August 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
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The Manhattan skyline

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.

On this episode, we’ll learn about how one artist views and creates visual art through the use of artificial intelligence – and discuss the importance of AI literacy.

And American cities are sinking. We’ll learn how satellites are used to track shifting population centers.

 

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Lucas Willard is a news reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011. He produces and hosts The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party.
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