This Week in Tech (Audio) TWiT 1032: Cardboard, Plastic Bags, & Duct Tape - What's Going on in Montana?
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May 19, 2025 
Wil Harris, who runs Instagram's media partnerships team, joins Devindra Hardawar, a senior editor at Engadget, and Harper Reed, a tech entrepreneur and hacker. They dive into the excitement surrounding the GTA 6 trailer and the controversial AI pivot by Grok. The conversation highlights the implications of copyright changes in AI content, discusses the challenges of deepfakes, and celebrates the remarkable revival of Voyager 1's thrusters. They also explore Montana's new bill for experimental medical treatments and the quirky engineering fixes of duct tape and WD-40.
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LLMs Reflect Personal Biases
- LLMs might evolve into versions reflecting distinct ideological viewpoints.
- Users may eventually choose AI models aligning with their personal biases and confirmation preferences.
Be Critical of AI Prompts
- Understand AI outputs may be influenced by commercial or political prompts.
- Always critically evaluate AI-generated content for potential biases or hidden agendas.
AI Changes Search Dynamics
- Using AI instead of traditional search engines shifts how businesses reach customers.
- Publishers struggle as AI summarizations reduce direct traffic to their content.