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TikTok Lawsuit, Reddit's Debut Earnings, and the 4-Day Work Week

May 10, 2024
01:01:29
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Topics include TikTok's lawsuit against the U.S. government, Germany's trial of a four-day work week, Microsoft's fund to counter election deepfakes, and discussions on AI deception in elections and work-life balance.
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Quick takeaways

  • Microsoft and OpenAI's $2 million fund to combat election deepfakes lacks genuine commitment and is insufficient for the scale of the threat.
  • The real danger in elections lies in subtle manipulations called shallow fakes, which can influence voter behavior unnoticed.

Deep dives

The Pitfalls of Allocating Two Million Dollars to Fight AI Misinformation

Microsoft and OpenAI dedicated a mere two million dollars to combat AI's threat to democracy by undermining elections. This token amount was met with skepticism as a glaring mismatch to the significance of the issue. The announcement was seen as lacking genuine commitment or investment, more for optics than tangible impact.

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