This Week in Tech (Audio) TWiT 1028: Some Had Leashes - Google's Monopoly, Yap Score, Robot Marathon
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Apr 21, 2025 AI Snips
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Google's Dual Monopoly Recognized
- Google illegally monopolized both general internet search and ad tech markets according to federal courts.
- Remedies may include breaking up Google's advertising business or enforcing behavioral restrictions for fair competition.
AI Chatbots Replace Google Search
- Nicholas De Leon shifted from Google search to AI chatbots for general queries like gaming tips and photography.
- He finds AI tools empowering but warns of hallucinated or inaccurate data requiring fact verification.
AI Code Hallucinations Risk Supply Chains
- AI hallucinated code dependencies pose a new supply chain risk as fabricated libraries could be exploited by bad actors.
- Even advanced AI models hallucinate code libraries at notable rates, especially in open-source LLMs.