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- The prevalence of AI-generated content on the internet, known as 'AI dogshit,' is spreading misinformation and raising concerns about discerning quality content and its impact on human creativity.
- Microsoft's revamped Outlook Upgrade for Windows raises concerns about targeted advertising, data collection, user consent, and complex opt-out processes, highlighting differences in treatment between enterprises and individual consumers.
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AI-Generated Misinformation on the Internet
The podcast highlights the prevalence of AI-generated content, often referred to as 'AI dogshit,' that is spreading misinformation on the internet. Examples include false Google snippets and AI-written articles published by Sports Illustrated. The discussion explores the challenges posed by the rise of language-learning models in discerning quality content. Ideas like preserving pre-AI and human-made content and the potential impact of AI-generated content on human creativity are also debated.
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