Today in Tech

The old era of a heroic boss leading his team into ‘battle’ are long gone, given the exponential growth of disruption in the workplace. Keith chats with Ron Gutman, an adjunct professor at Stanford University and innovator on leadership issues, about how bosses and other company leaders need to adopt an anti-heroic persona.

The role of copyright law and Big Tech and the rights of content creators seem to be all heading towards legislation, regulations or court cases. Keith and Chris talk about this in context of Google/YouTube and their music deal with publishers; and whether Amazon used AI art in its new Fallout TV show. We also talk about good news for PC shipments, whether screens are causing myopia, and how AI is being used for good for stroke survivors.

Technology that can create artificial intelligent avatars of humans is now moving beyond just celebrities and politicians. Influencers, news anchors, college professors and even brand mascots may soon have AI avatars that can interact with customers. Keith chats with Joe Murphy, a technology evangelist with DeepBrain AI, about AI avatars and how they will change the world to help people get more done but also reach new audiences.

AI technology that can duplicate a person’s voice and likeness is not just a concern for Hollywood actors and Washington, D.C. politicians. The potential for people using AI avatars and other tools could affect everything from marketing professionals to the CEO. Chris Lavigne from Wistia joins the show to discuss how AI tools can help in video production, but also how employees need to better protect their digital likenesses.

Artificial intelligence and its effect on cybersecurity (both good and bad) was one of the hottest topics at the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Keith chats with security writer and editor Joan Goodchild about the biggest trends from the show.

Robots and self-driving cars continue to get themselves in trouble, but humans aren’t really helping the situation either. Keith and Chris discuss how people keep messing around with (and in) self-driving cars, as well as other technology news topics. Also, is Elon Musk a supervillain or anti-hero?

Years of security solutions have not made the Internet more secure, as reports of new attacks and data breaches occurring regularly. The issue is a broken system based on an incorrect assumption of what security is. Keith talks with Wes Kussmaul, CTO of The Authenticity Alliance, about how authenticity and better identification management can solve many of today’s security problems.

Companies are now competing to bring in workers who are talented in the artificial intelligence space, with huge salary offers, including companies like Amazon and Netflix. Keith and Chris discuss this push for AI talent and whether it will last; whether price hikes in streaming services will cause consumers to cancel; and whether TikTok will ever change its recommendation algorithm for U.S. users like they did in Europe. 

Despite hype and negative headlines about generative AI and tools like ChatGPT, companies are finding useful and efficient uses for the tools. We chat with Ajay Mohan, a principal of AI and analytics at Capgemini, about the ways in which businesses will deploy generative AI tools.

When Zoom gives up on employees being able to work fully remote, you know the remote-work movement is on its last legs. Keith and Chris discuss whether hybrid work is the compromise we all need, or if it’s back to the past with 5-day-a-week, in-the-office work for everyone. Plus, Disney raises rates on streaming platforms Disney+ and Hulu, despite having really bad content; and why some EV owners in California are going back to gas-powered cars.