TechStuff
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TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about Tech Stuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers).
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.
Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.
Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com
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Jul 22, 2024 • 39min
The Southern Fried Gaming Expo and Pinball
Delve into the history of pinball machines, from their tabletop origins in the 1870s to the introduction of coin slots. Explore the evolution of early arcade games and the introduction of bumpers in 1936. Learn about the lively Southern Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta, showcasing a vibrant gaming community and exciting gameplay.
Jul 19, 2024 • 21min
Tech News: A Software Update Crashed Computer Systems Around the World
A faulty software update caused worldwide computer system failures. FBI cracked assassin's phone. X appealed a California law. Google planning to remove low-quality apps.
Jul 17, 2024 • 19min
How a medieval king influenced a modern technology
Discover how a medieval king's lack of oral hygiene inspired the naming of a modern wireless protocol. Learn about the origins of the name 'Bluetooth' and its connection to uniting devices wirelessly. Explore the evolution of Bluetooth technology and its impact on creating cordless connections for device synchronization.
Jul 16, 2024 • 41min
Smart Talks with IBM - Transformations in Al: why foundation models are the future
Dr. David Cox from IBM Research talks about foundation models and self-supervised machine learning with Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Goldstein. They discuss practical applications of AI in business and technology, highlighting the importance of selecting the right models for revenue and efficiency.
Jul 15, 2024 • 45min
AI Model Collapse and the Dangers of AI-Generated Content
Dive into the dangers of AI-generated content collapse, exploring issues like misinformation and harmful content propagation. Discover the risks of AI models training on other AI-generated content, leading to model collapse and false information insertion. Explore biases and mistakes in AI models, showcasing how biases can impact tasks like gender classification. Uncover the challenges of AI in content creation, focusing on content farms and concerns about accuracy and quality. Delve into the risks and promises of AI technology, emphasizing the need to acknowledge potential dangers.
Jul 12, 2024 • 45min
Tech News: The Death of Physical Media
The podcast discusses the decline of physical media with Sony stopping Blu-ray production. AI manipulation, cybersecurity breaches, and tech innovations in space exploration are highlighted. Russian misinformation campaigns, challenges faced by Apple Vision Pro, and the impact of fake Amazon reviews are also covered.
Jul 10, 2024 • 43min
What are AI Chips?
The podcast delves into the world of AI chips, exploring their history and significance, as well as their diverse uses in technology. It covers the shift in cryptocurrency mining from CPUs to GPUs, the efficiency of ASIC chips, and the role of NPUs in AI applications. The episode also highlights the pursuit of cutting-edge technology and the impact of constantly upgrading to the newest advancements.
Jul 8, 2024 • 42min
Artificial Artificial Intelligence
The podcast explores the AI startup scene's craziness with companies making unsubstantiated AI claims. It discusses historical inventions, challenges in image recognition, ethical dilemmas, and the deceptive nature of fake AI claims. The chapter delves into the reliance on human intelligence in technology and the consequences of misrepresentations in the industry.
Jul 5, 2024 • 21min
Tech News: What a hack!
This podcast explores the severity of the Ticketmaster hack, a credit union recovering from a ransomware attack, and a Chinese company using a helpful tool for malicious intent. It also covers cybersecurity breaches, AI training on children's photos, and the discontinuation of Amazon's Astro robot.
Jul 3, 2024 • 45min
Rerun: Machine Learning and Catastrophic Forgetting
Explore the challenges of artificial intelligence, including catastrophic forgetting and neural networks. Learn about the history of AI, backpropagation, and the struggle to retain past training while adapting to new data. Dive into the complexities of machine learning systems and the impact on the workforce.
