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Jul 15, 2023 • 1h 4min

609: Freshly Wrong

xAI seeks to understand the nature of the universe; Twitter shenanigans continue; AI risks; FTC investigating ChatGPT; ye olde craftliee understandinge; EU decides USA has comparable privacy protections, because they are high; superalignment!; AI is still people, working hard for no money; Google medical AI being tested; US military wants to play a game; Sarah Silverman & others suing OpenAI & Meta over copyright infringement; Strange New Worlds; Silo; Hijack; Vapourspace; Black Mirror; legal lullabies; Canada is the USA on Ambien; Threads & Twitter clone fatigue; Dave gets Covid, podcast listening tanks; movies in black and white; another new Willy Wonka; Disneyland goes punk.Show notes at https://gog.show/609FOLLOW UPElizabeth Holmes' Prison Sentence Was Quietly Reduced by Two YearsIN THE NEWSAnnouncing xAIElon Musk Warns Chinese Leaders That AI Could Take Over the CountryTwitter starts sharing ad revenue with verified creatorsTwitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it createdTaliban Leader Endorses Elon Musk’s Twitter Over New Rival ThreadsResearchers find evidence of organic matter on MarsThe risks of AI are real but manageableThe FTC is investigating whether ChatGPT harms consumersBig Tech can transfer Europeans’ data to US in win for Facebook and GoogleIntroducing SuperalignmentAI Is a Lot of WorkChatGPT's User Base Shrinks for the First Time EverGPT-4's details are leakedGoogle’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitalsThe US Military Is Taking Generative AI Out for a SpinSarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta over copyright infringementMeta platforms top the list of UK payment scams, finance group claimsCelsius founder Alex Mashinsky arrested and charged with fraudCanadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreementMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Strange New WorldsSiloHijackVapourspace - Gravitational Arch Of 10 (Magnetic Gravity Arc Suite)Black Mirror Season 6Extraction 2Legal LullabiesWall of ChefsPoop FictionAPPS & DOODADSMeta's Threads races to 100 million users in under a weekJony Ive's first post-Apple hardware project is a $60,000 turntableTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopIn praise of watching your favorite movies in black and whiteThe Ashley Madison AffairWillie Wonka trailerKenneth Copeland’s daughter goes metalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jul 1, 2023 • 1h 5min

608: The Way of the Grift

Hello, summer; disinformation professor falsifies own data; AI is eating itself, recursion & model collapse looming; scammers, liars, grifters prosper; mandated return to office not working out great; Amazon's robot revolution; Congress limits AI usage; Vatican releases AI Ethics Handbook; Google violates its ad deal standards; Youtube disabling videos for ad-blocker use; Zoox!; IRL lied their asses off about users, still got $170 million from SoftBank; Aspartame & warm Mountain Dew; Star Trek; Silo; Reality; Fubar; the Machine; Apple News UI needs help; later, Stitcher; Google cancels Iris; mustaches and learning about being a woman; ElevenLabs Voice Library & the end of voice over actors; cosplaying mommy & arrested development; 4th of July Movie Marathon.Sponsors:1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at https://gog.show/608FOLLOW UPHarvard professor who studies dishonesty is accused of falsifying dataThe Internet Isn’t Completely Weird Yet; AI Can Fix That “Model collapse” looms when AI trains on the output of other modelsTHE CURSE OF RECURSION: TRAINING ON GENERATED DATA MAKES MODELS FORGETThe Huge Power and Potential Danger of AI-Generated CodeIN THE NEWSWe're Now Finding Out The Damaging Results of The Mandated Return to Office — And It's Worse Than We Thought.Amazon’s New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation RevolutionCongress is reportedly limiting staff use of AI models like ChatGPTThe Vatican Releases Its Own AI Ethics HandbookElon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg Contacted by Italy to Fight at ColosseumItalian culture ministry denies reports of Musk vs Zuckerberg fight in ColosseumGoogle Violated Its Standards in Ad Deals, Research FindsYouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockersZoox begins testing robotaxis on public roads in Las VegasSoftBank gave $170m to a social app whose users mostly didn't existAspartame to be named a possible cancer-causerMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Strange New WorldsSiloIndiana Jones - Destined To Flop - The Critical DrinkerRealityFubarThe MachineMuscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American GladiatorsTed Lasso charted a record-breaking billion minutes of viewing during finale weekAPPS & DOODADSChatGPT for iOS now lets paid subscribers use Bing right from the appSTITCHER FAREWELLGoogle is no longer building its own augmented reality glassesTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopElevenLabs - Introducing: Voice LibraryElevenLabs Voice LibraryCOSPLAYING THE MOMMY WARSJason’s 4th of July Birth Control Movie Marathon1. Hackers2. The Edge3. Shaun of the Dead4. Fight Club5. The Professional6. Pulp Fiction7. The Hunt for Red October8. Die Hard 39. Hard Boiled10. The CrowThe Electric Mayhem visit SpotifySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jun 24, 2023 • 1h 10min

607: Pagers and Paperbacks

We don't hate technology, we just hate how it's being implemented; Spotify grifters; car rental companies ruining EVs; Elon vs Zuck; Facebook blows uo their backyard for publishers; no news for you, Canada; the Reddit mess continues; Biden admin announces grants for rural internet; FCC looking at data caps; we long for life pre-internet; Lords of Uncreation; Grammerly; Google Lens; Midjourney; Felicia Michaels on WTF; 3 Body Problem trailer drops; Black Mirror; Star Trek; Silo; the Grand Tour; Darker Wave festival; Columbia House; Hello, Dolly & hello, mustache!Sponsors:Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at https://gog.show/607FOLLOW UPSpotify executive calls Harry and Meghan ‘grifters’ after podcast deal endsThe Class of '09Car-Rental Companies Are Ruining EVsRead TIME's Interview With OpenAI CEO Sam AltmanMicrosoft milestone brings it a bit closer to quantum supercomputerIN THE NEWSElon Musk Might Fight Mark Zuckerberg For RealWebsite Owners Say Traffic Is Plummeting After a Facebook Algorithm ChangeMeta pulls news content from Canadian Facebook and InstagramReddit threatened protesting moderators: Subreddits ‘cannot remain closed’NodeHostBiden administration announces $930 million in grants to expand rural internet accessThe FCC is preparing to take a 'fresh look' at internet data capsGen Xers and older millennials really just want to go back in time to before the internet existedMEDIA CANDYFriend of the show Felicia Michaels on WTF with Marc MaronNetflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ first look confirms January 2024 premiereBlack MirrorStreamberry - You are AwfulStar Trek: Strange New WorldsSiloS5 E2 - The Grand Tour: EurocrashDarker Wave FestivalSpotify reportely to launch “Supremium” plan with higher monthly ratePurely AI-generated songs declared ineligible for Grammy Awards8 ways Google Lens can help make your life easierGen-Z is taking courses on how to send an email and what to wear in the office, according to a WSJ reportAwesome ScreenshotMidjourney 5.2 Is Here : Unveiling Incredible New Features!AT THE LIBRARYLords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture Book 3) by Adrian TchaikovskyThe 22 Laws of Category Design: Name & Claim Your Niche, Share Your POV, And Move The World From Where It Is To Somewhere DifferentTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopGet a clue, says panel about generative AI: it's being "deployed as surveillance"Dropbox DashFacebook's Creepy New Ai Can Replicate Your Friends' Voices50 Years of Text Games: From Oregon Trail to AI DungeonCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSChatGPT on the App StoreBing: Chat with AI & GPT-4See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jun 17, 2023 • 49min

606: Peppa Swisher

Online mattresses; Holmes claims broke; Google class action lawsuit; Coinbase whines like a 4 year old; Reddit's kerfuffle; Spotify GDPR fine; Tesla's Autopilot & Mercedes adds ChatGPT; AI making lonely, sleepless alcoholics; Twitter won't pay the damn rent; food delivery wages upped as are layoffs; disappointment as a service; MGM casino changes photo policy, for now; the Idol; Crime Scene Kitchen; Black Mirror; Strange New Worlds; Quantumania; Foundation; Netflix sign ups increase, pop-up restaurant; the Cure; booze at shows; Peppa Pig podcast; Sol Reader; Torras Coolify; your bias is...; Charles Stross; I don't know, what do you think?Sponsors:SaneBox - Visit https://www.sanebox.com/gog today to start your free trial and get a $25 credit.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at https://gog.show/606FOLLOW UPReport: FTC will file to block Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard acquisitionEx-Billionaire Elizabeth Holmes Says She Can’t Pay $250 a Month to the People She CheatedIn re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation“But the SEC let us go public” and other flawed arguments in Coinbase's defenseIN THE NEWSThousands of Reddit communities go dark to protest company’s controversial new policyReddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interviewReddit Threatens to Remove Moderators From Subreddits Continuing Apollo-Related BlackoutsSpotify has been fined $5.4 million for violating GDPR data rules17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s AutopilotMercedes is adding ChatGPT to its infotainment system, for some reasonGoogle, one of AI’s biggest backers, warns own staff about chatbotsAI at the Office Makes You a Lonely, Sleepless Alcoholic, New Study FindsTwitter Is Reportedly Getting Kicked Out of One of Its Colorado OfficesElon Musk is hilariously shut down by his ‘favourite’ podcastNew York City sets an $18 per hour minimum wage for food delivery workersGrubhub lays off 15 percent of its employeesAll the big tech layoffs of 2023Google Domains shutting down, assets sold and being migrated to SquarespaceMGM Casinos Entice Younger Gamblers With New Photo PolicyMEDIA CANDYThe IdolCrime Scene KitchenPadma Lakshmi Is Leaving ‘Top Chef’ After Its 20th SeasonBlack Mirror Season 6Star Trek: Strange New WorldsPatrick Stewart and LeVar Burton Agree ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Was Perfect — But They Pitch One Last HurrahAnt-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaWatch the trailer for the second season of Apple TV+ series 'Foundation'Netflix Sign-Ups Increase 102% After Password Sharing Crackdown: ReportNetflix BitesPaul McCartney is using AI to create a final song for The BeatlesGen Z Is Drinking Less at ConcertsPeppa Pig Heading to Amazon’s Audible Under New Podcasting Deal With HasbroAPPS & DOODADSSol ReaderTORRAS COOLIFY 3 Neck Air Conditioner, Extreme Cooling Version Neck Fan, Full-body Cooling Portable Fan, Vertical Airflow Personal Fan, AI Temp Control Portable Neck FanAT THE LIBRARYYour Bias Is...The School of Thought InternationalSingularity Sky by Charles StrossIron Sunrise by Charles StrossSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jun 10, 2023 • 1h 16min

605: The Golden Turd

AI carpetbaggers; crypto bros all pivoting to AI; Meta putting AI everywhere; Salesforce will donate to charity if you come back to the office; Binance, Coinbase sued by the SEC; Microsoft UI issue causing problems with COPPA; Twitter ad sales plummet; Meta has a Twitter clone; Instagram's pedo problem; OpenAI sued for libel; Waymo kills a dog; Edinburgh's Golden Turd; Daniel Sloss; Mrs. Maisel wraps it up; Good Omens 2; Spotify cut staff in podcast pivot; Silo; Freshbooks goes stale; Auphonic prices itself out of a customer; Arc browser; Apple WWDC thoughts; Ahsoka; Hannah Gadsby's take on Picasso; passkey arrives in 1Password beta; sextortionists using AI; BarraShow notes at https://gog.show/605 Sponsors:Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.FOLLOW UPWhy AI Will Save The WorldJason Calacanis on Crypto in the age of AIToday's AI is unreasonableMeta plans to put AI everywhere on its platformsFaster sorting algorithms discovered using deep reinforcement learningSalesforce Tells Employees It Will Donate $10 Per Day to Charity if They Come Back to the OfficeIN THE NEWSSEC Says Binance Misused Customer Funds, Ran Illegal Crypto Exchange in U.S.SEC sues Coinbase over alleged violations of securities lawsFTX MADE A VERY SMART INVESTMENT THAT MAY BE ABLE TO PAY BACK ITS CUSTOMERSMicrosoft will pay the FTC $20 million to settle charges over collecting children's dataTwitter's ad sales have reportedly dropped by 59 percent since last yearScreenshots of Instagram's answer to Twitter leak onlineInstagram may roll out its own AI chatbot in the near futureInstagram Connects Vast Pedophile NetworkOpenAI Sued for Libel After ChatGPT Allegedly Hallucinates Man Into Embezzlement LawsuitA Waymo self-driving car killed a dog in ‘unavoidable’ accidentIs It Just Me, or Does That Hotel Look Like…?MEDIA CANDYDaniel Sloss: SocioThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselGood Omens Season 2 - Official Trailer | Prime VideoSpotify Cut Staff, Talent to Enter its YouTube EraAPPS & DOODADSStripeiZotope RX 10 AdvancedmacOS Ventura Problems: 5 Things You Need to KnowFirst Impressions of Vision Pro and VisionOSHands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headsetEyes (and head) on with the Apple Vision ProThe metaverse is cookedDiablo IVTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopBegin | Ahsoka | Disney+Hannah Gadsby's Picasso exhibit is getting roasted by art criticsPasskey support for 1Password arrives in beta todaySextortionists are making AI nudes from your social media imagesTotal Compromise of Physical Barracuda ESG AppliancesBarracuda: Immediately rip out and replace our security hardwareCan AI report a radio story?Tom Hanks gives the commencement speech at Haaa-vaaad...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jun 3, 2023 • 1h 12min

604: Systematic Ambivalence

Facebook generation wants boundaries; doom scrolling & devices are messing with us; AI boom running out of chips; AI is both an object of ridicule & presents risk of extinction - just like eggs; moral outsourcing in big tech; Kurzweil still truckin' along; Tesla leak reveals thousands of Autopilot safety complaints; that ChatGPT lawyer; Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso & Mrs. Maisel end; Good Omens is coming; Will Trent; future of baseball on TV; Dear Mama; a few good podcasts; Bluesky algorithm chooser; Twitter worth even less; Amazon seems to be ditching Alexa; DOSBox; Apple goes ARRRRR; Roadkill; AI, art & Edward Hopper; new camera with no lens; Moral Crumple Zones; Dave hits the boards!Sponsors:SaneBox - Visit https://www.sanebox.com/gog today to start your free trial and get a $25 credit.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at https://gog.show/604FOLLOW UPElizabeth Holmes Reports to Prison to Begin More Than 11-Year SentenceThe Facebook Generation Wants Some BoundariesIN THE NEWSThe AI Boom Runs on Chips, but It Can’t Get EnoughAI Is an Insult NowAI presents 'risk of extinction' on par with nuclear war, industry leaders say‘I do not think ethical surveillance can exist’: Rumman Chowdhury on accountability in AIRay Kurzweil On AI Pause: NoTesla leak reportedly reveals thousands of Autopilot safety complaintsA lawyer faces sanctions after he used ChatGPT to write a brief riddled with fake citationsNo ChatGPT in my court: Judge orders all AI-generated content must be declared and checkedMonthly crypto exchange volume tumbled in May, hitting 32-month lowMEDIA CANDYSuccessionBarryTed LassoGood OmensYou can watch the entire first season of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ for free on YouTubeWill TrentGuys Grocery GamesSupermarket StakeoutThe San Diego Padres are the first to get out of their Bally Sports TV dealDear MamaParamount+ Snaps Up Milli Vanilli Feature DocTim Ferriss Show: Derek Sivers — The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, Finding Paths Less Traveled, Creating Tech Independence (and Risks of the Cloud), Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life” (#668)Cal Newport’s Deep Thinking - EP. 250: IN DEFENSE OF THINKINGUNDERUNDERSTOOD - Big Ideas Lost to Mini RoomsA Stunning Scale Model Illustrating The History of TimeAPPS & DOODADSBluesky now lets you choose your own algorithmFidelity marks down value of Twitter stake againAmazon ditches Alexa’s celebrity voices and will issue refunds upon requestGrail Diary Indiana Jones Journal, Indiana Jones Diary Indiana Jones Novels Book, Indiana Jones Grail Diary, Indiana Jones Collection Merchandise, Vintage Leather Journal Classic Movie Prop Replica BiIndiana Jones® and the Last Crusade™ on SteamSteam DeckDarklandsZyll - DOS 1984DOSBoxThe Meta Quest 3 is a $499 mixed reality headset with full-color passthroughAT THE LIBRARYRoadkill by Dennis E. TaylorTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopTop Google Result for "Edward Hopper" an AI-Generated FakeNEW "CAMERA" HAS NO LENS, SIMPLY DETECTS YOUR LOCATION AND GENERATES AN AI PICTURE OF ITDeskilling on the JobDave in Hello Dolly!CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSJason DeFillippo - Technology Lead at David&Goliath - AwardsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 27, 2023 • 1h 14min

603: Self-Driving Human

AI CEOs say AI poses existential threat, plow forward anyway; Meta fined for violating EU data privacy; Twitter #DeSaster; Lorem Epsom NoNummy Amazon snacks; can't get Twitter to work guy OK'd to put chips in your brain; DoorDash lawsuit; deleted tweets randomly restored; Soundcloud layoffs; AI exposing investor's natural stupidity; Succession; Ted Lasso; Mrs. Maisel; Young Jedi Adventures; Silo; AI mail, Photoshop generative fill; self-promo & marketing discussion; World Walker Book 4; new Bobiverse on the way; No Kindness Too Soon; Red Team Blues; Muppet Mayhem; Spotify AI podcast ad reads; HBOMax, just MAX.. PeaCock just...Sponsors:SaneBox - Visit https://www.sanebox.com/gog today to start your free trial and get a $25 credit.Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at https://gog.show/603FOLLOW UPStability AI CEO Says AI Poses an ‘Existential Threat to Humanity’IN THE NEWSMeta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy RulesRon DeSantis Pushed Elon Musk's Twitter to Its Breaking PointAmazon's got a Lorem Ipsum Dolor & Cheddar wrap—oopsyUS Surgeon General says social media can pose 'a profound risk' to teens' mental healthNeuralink says it has the FDA’s OK to start clinical trialsDoorDash faces lawsuit accusing it of charging iPhone users more for deliveryTwitter bug seems to be randomly restoring deleted tweetsSoundcloud will lay off eight percent of its staff in hopes of becoming profitableUniversal Music Group partners with Endel for AI-generated wellness soundscapesAI boom could expose investors’ natural stupidityMEDIA CANDYSuccessionTed LassoThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresSiloGraham Yost‘American Gladiators’ Netflix Docuseries ‘Muscles & Mayhem’ to Reveal “Triumph and Turmoil” of Hit ‘90s Show [Exclusive]APPS & DOODADSSo long and thanks for all the headaches, HBO MaxLogic Pro for iPadFinal Cut Pro for iPadIntroducing Spark +AI: your personal email assistantA.I. Photoshopping Is About to Get Very Easy. Maybe Too Easy.Dream Bigger with Generative Fill.8 Ways to Avoid Business JargonAT THE LIBRARYHeather Texle Official WebsiteOn Impulse (Reliance Sinclair Space Opera Book 1) by Heather TexleThe Unnamed Way (The World Walker Book 4) by Ian W. SainsburyNo Kindness Too Soon by Sylvain NeuvelRed Team Blues by Cory DoctorowTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopThe Muppets MayhemSpotify may use AI to make host-read podcast ads that sound like real peopleRemove Watermarks with Photoshop AICLOSING SHOUT-OUTSSinger Tina Turner dies aged 83See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 20, 2023 • 1h 18min

602: Urban Doom Loop

Theranos is the New Black; Section 230 upheld; UBI to combat AI; Montana bans TikTok; EU approves Microsoft takeover of Activision Blizzard; another Apple employee charged with stealing self-driving tech; Personal Voice; online brands opening actual shops; return to office & urban doom loop fears; car CEO wants you to go back to commuting; semiconductor workforce education ramp up; the Diplomat; Silo; Finch; YouTube ripping; Doctor Who 60th Anniversary; Fyre Fest 2.0; SoundSource; Bluesky; Adobe Firefly; Google Bard; Telly; YouTube recommendations leading kids to gun videos; human DNA can be pulled from thin air; Galactic Starcruiser Hotel shutting down; AI password cracking; Frogger.Sponsors:SaneBox - Visit https://www.sanebox.com/gog today to start your free trial and get a $25 credit.Show notes at https://gog.show/602FOLLOW UPMost states halt use of Google and Apple's COVID-19 exposure notification systemTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes fails in bid to stay out of prison during appealElizabeth Holmes Must Report to Prison on May 30 and Pay RestitutionIN THE NEWSSupreme Court rules in favor of Twitter and Google, avoiding the issue of Section 230 for nowBefore AI Takes Over, Make Plans to Give Everyone MoneyProfessor Flunks All His Students After ChatGPT Falsely Claims It Wrote Their PapersMontana's governor signs bill banning TikTokThe EU approves Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard takeoverA third former Apple employee has been charged with stealing self-driving car techApple reveals new accessibility features, like custom text-to-speech voicesApple’s new ‘Personal Voice’ feature can create a voice that sounds like you or a loved one in just 15 minutesEveryone should use Personal Voice; it does in 15 minutes what currently takes several weeksOnline-Only Startups Adopt a Bold New Strategy: Opening Actual ShopsThe “return to the office” won’t save the officeRemote CEO Elon Musk Slams People Who Work From Home: ‘The Laptop Class Is Living in La La Land’Cruise, Waymo near approval to charge for 24/7 robotaxis in San FranciscoU.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor WorkforceMEDIA CANDYThe DiplomatSiloFinchDoes the Dog Die?Ted LassoSuccessionOne YouTube-Ripping Site Will Get 4 Billion Visits in 2023; Time to BlameDoctor Who 2023 - Titles Revealed! | 60th Anniversary Specials TrailerThe episode titles for the 60th anniversary specials are revealedFright Night: Peter Vincent ClipBilly McFarland Says He’s Secured Funding for Fyre Fest 2.0 and Broadway MusicalAPPS & DOODADSSoundSource: A Superior Sound ControlTotal Bluesky AccountsChatGPT now has an official iPhone appChatGPT pluginsA Guide to ChatGPT PluginsTelly will give you a free TV if you'll watch non-stop adsYouTube’s recommendations are leading kids to gun videos, report saysYouTube will no longer be deleting videos from inactive accountsHuman DNA can now be pulled from thin air or a footprint on the beach. Here’s what that could meanTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopDisney to Shut Down ‘Star Wars’ Galactic Starcruiser HotelTerrifying study shows how fast AI can crack your passwords; here’s how to protect yourselfTry 1Password for free for 14 days!I have been playing Frogger.CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSAndy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59Watch Tony Hawk cover Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Wish’ with Trent Reznor and all-star backing bandSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 13, 2023 • 1h

601: How Does Work Work?

RIP, Metaverse; nobody knows how LLMs work; CEOs that don't go into offices want you to go in; ChatGPT is low-paid people; sure, let's let AI generate mRNA vaccines; OURA acquires Proxy, but not science; MTV News shuttered; writer's strike; Spotify removes tons of AI generated songs; Google text-to-music in beta; Tucker turns to Twitter; the Diplomat; Slow Horses; Silo; Ted Lasso; Succession; Barry; the Muppets Mayhem; Bupkus; Beetlejuiice 2; Foundation: here be dragons?; Good Omens 2; FAST; Apple spatial audio; Blueky; sexy Alf; the Mission; Factory Records; Chip War; Star Wars: Visions; Citizen & Nextdoor; AI John Mayer; outsourcing inspiration; the EGOT of the internet.Sponsors:Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at https://gog.show/601FOLLOW UPThe Energy Vault is a Dumb Idea, Here's WhyRIP MetaverseVideo shows Mark Zuckerberg fighting in jiu-jitsu match; Facebook founder won gold, silver medalsMark Zuckerberg Has a Problem Even Bigger Than the MetaverseEight things to know about LLMsIN THE NEWSBank of Canada asks for public feedback about a national digital currencyOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the remote work ‘experiment’ was a mistake—and ‘it’s over’ChatGPT Is Powered by Human Contractors Getting Paid $15 Per Hour‘Remarkable’ AI tool designs mRNA vaccines that are more potent and stableŌURA Acquires Proxy in All-Equity DealMTV News Signs Off for Good After 36-Year RunMEDIA CANDY‘It’s Going to Be a While’: No End in Sight for Hollywood StrikeSpotify has reportedly removed tens of thousands of AI-generated songsGoogle makes its text-to-music AI publicTurn ideas into music with MusicLMTucker Carlson Is Descending the Food ChainThe DiplomatSlow HorsesSiloTed LassoThe Muppets MayhemMenendez + Menudo: Boys BetrayedBupkusPoker FaceAfter 30 years of saying his name to no avail, Beetlejuice 2 has a release dateThe Foundation season 2 trailer will make you want to suddenly catch up on FoundationAll the Good Omens season 2 news we’ve heard so farDungeons & Dragons Free 24-Hour Streaming Channel Set to Launch This Summer (EXCLUSIVE)APPS & DOODADSBluesky SocialHow I Accidentally Ruined Bluesky With Pictures of Sexy AlfVintage Alf Stationary Paper and Envelopes Set 1987 Alien ProductionsSkeet (Bluesky Slang)Improving Your Communication With the Latest Product UpdatesAT THE LIBRARYHeady Daze: The Mission Years, 1985–1990 by Wayne HusseyNew book “I Thought I Heard You Speak” spotlights women’s integral role at Factory RecordsChip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical TechnologyTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopStar Wars: VisionsSeason 2 of Andor to continue production without writers due to strikeVICE News Presents: Vigilante, Inc.Watch: New Documentary Tells Inside Story of Vigilante App CitizenNew CS:GO map bypasses Russia's censorship of Ukraine war newsCan AI Write a John Mayer Guitar Solo? - ChatGPTCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSFrank Kozik, Acclaimed Graphic Artist and Designer, Dead 61See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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May 6, 2023 • 1h 11min

600: Technically Sweet

AI doesn't exist but may be dangerous anyway; self-destruct buttons are important for rockets; Kamala Harris & Snoop Dogg weigh in on AI; IBM pauses hiring, looking to onboard AI; Marissa Mayer takes another whack; open-sourced AI is where the real dangers are; Lyft is lost, no exit in sight; Google layoffs, cuts in perks but one hell of a CEO payout; Facebook furious they can't exploit youth data; Dune Part 2; Paramount+ doing well; RIP, Says You; NPR podcasts; Succession; Ted Lasso; Silo; Zero gravity concerts, watch out for that Portaloo; TweetDelete; Brydge collapses; RSA Conference recap; May the 4th; sorting out baseball workarounds.Sponsors:SaneBox - Visit https://www.sanebox.com/gog today to start your free trial and get a $25 credit.Show notes at https://gog.show/600FOLLOW UPThere Is No A.I. by Jaron Lanier‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger AheadEx-Apple employee sentenced to three years in prison after $17 million fraud schemeApple drops lawsuit against former exec who accused company of spyingApple’s Unionized Store Wants to Start Accepting Tips from CustomersIN THE NEWSSpaceX's Starship didn't immediately respond to a self-destruct commandVice President Harris tells tech CEOs they have a moral responsibility to safeguard AISnoop Dogg on AI risk: “Sh–, what the f—?”IBM Pauses Hiring to Onboard AI InsteadMarissa Mayer on the AI search race, technology fears, and her biggest Yahoo regretsChatGPT is once again available in Italy after a temporary banWe Have No MoatLyft shares tumble as investors react to dim outlookGooglers angry about CEO’s $226M pay after cuts in perks and 12,000 layoffsGoogle will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it meansBlue verified checkmarks are coming to GmailFacebook furious at FTC after agency proposes ban on monetizing youth dataUS Job Growth Remains StrongMEDIA CANDYDune: Part 2Paramount+ tops 60 million subscribers thanks to 'Picard' and the NFLRIP, Says YouAsk Me AnotherWait Wait... Don’t Tell MePlanet MoneyAll Things ConsideredMorning EditionSuccessionSomeone posted the entire ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ on TwitterAmazon rolls out free Roku-like TV channels for Fire devicesCasa GrandePornhub Goes Dark in Utah to Protest Age Verification LawSEARCHES FOR VPN SOAR IN UTAH AMIDST PORNHUB BLOCKAGEAI Made this VLOG by Casey Neistat and GPT4How To Make Katsu Curry by HowToBasicZero Gravity ConcertsTOURISM COMPANY OFFERING ZERO-G CONCERTSAPPS & DOODADSTweetDeleteThe downfall of Brydge: iPad keyboard company folds, leaving staff unpaid and customer orders unfulfilledGet a Tesla if you want to learn about AI trying to kill you, says Apple cofounder Steve WozniakAT THE LIBRARYThe Seventeenth Year (The World Walker Series Book 3) by Ian W. SainsburySeason of Skulls: A Novel in the World of the Laundry FilesTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopHow Logan Arcade got its Misfits-playing robot dogsOuttakes from Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and James Earl Jones's recordings for the Star Wars 1-800 phone line (1979)For May the 4th, Carrie Fisher of 'Star Wars' gets a Hollywood Walk of Fame starApple releases its first rapid-fire security updates for iPhone, iPad and MacMicrosoft Planning Privacy-Focused Version of ChatGPT as Apple AI Efforts FlounderCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSEggs are perl T-ShirtEileen Saki dead: Final 'MASH' Rosie actor was 79Gordon Lightfoot, Hitmaking Singer-Songwriter, Is Dead at 84See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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