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May 23, 2024 • 18min

May 22nd, 2024 | Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees

Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics, US Justice Department to seek Live Nation-Ticketmaster breakup, 'Right to roam' movement for public land, Sal Khan's education innovation, Windows Recall privacy concerns, Bluesky's direct messages controversy
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May 22, 2024 • 19min

May 21st, 2024 | The OpenAI board was right

The podcast discusses the legacy of Gordon Bell and UI density in design. It also covers the development of a new CAD program, the war on encryption, and controversies surrounding OpenAI. Other topics include a macOS app to stop Apple Music, a 25-year-old Firefox bug fix, Sam Altman's image, and insights from building an AI game studio.
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May 21, 2024 • 17min

May 20th, 2024 | Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

Actress and activist Scarlett Johansson discusses ethical concerns with AI voice mimicry. Other topics include 3M's concealment of toxic chemicals, Uber's data migration, engineering decisions, web accessibility debates, and math formalization challenges.
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May 20, 2024 • 19min

May 19th, 2024 | Llama3 implemented from scratch

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 19th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:36): Llama3 implemented from scratchOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40408880&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:09): Coding My HandwritingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40408291&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:58): The Lunacy of ArtemisOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40410404&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:49): Transforming a QLC SSD into an SLC SSDOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40405578&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:43): Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyoneOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40409588&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:37): Hertz Charging a Tesla Renter for Gas Was Not an Isolated IncidentOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40410341&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:09): Swarming Proxima Centauri: Picospacecraft Swarms over Interstellar DistancesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40407228&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:57): Compilers for free with wevalOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40406194&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(14:52): AI doppelgänger experiment – Part 1: The trainingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40407927&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(16:53): Beating Jeff's 3.14 Ghz Raspberry Pi 5Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40409718&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 19, 2024 • 18min

May 18th, 2024 | Calculus with Julia

Julia, an expert in Calculus, discusses the integration of Julia and Python for educational purposes. The podcast also explores the decay of online content accessibility and implications. Additionally, the episode covers open-source computer development, Dyson Spheres, Microsoft's environmental impact from AI, and risks of advanced AI technologies.
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May 18, 2024 • 18min

May 17th, 2024 | OpenAI departures: Why can’t former employees talk?

Topics include the controversial lifetime no-criticism contract for ex-OpenAI staff, new cartoon technology with Toon3D, debates on 2nd-gen email security, ADSL over wet string, a trial HIV vaccine breakthrough, and CGI applications in animation.
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May 17, 2024 • 16min

May 16th, 2024 | VCs aren’t your friends

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 16th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:38): VCs aren’t your friendsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40375548&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:00): Llama 3 implemented in pure NumPyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40378499&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:28): Slack AI Training with Customer DataOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40383978&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:03): A forged Apple employee badgeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40384013&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:41): Some notes on Rust, mutable aliasing and formal verificationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40375341&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:07): Winamp has announced that it is "opening up" its source codeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40383029&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:23): D3 in DepthOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40378791&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:03): Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Killed Wireless Price Competition in U.S.Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40379028&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:32): Students invent quieter leaf blowerOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40377201&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:53): Egypt's pyramids may have been built on a long-lost branch of the NileOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40379488&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 16, 2024 • 20min

May 15th, 2024 | The Worst Website in the Entire World

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 15th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:39): Adobe Photoshop Source Code (2013)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40368016&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:33): Raspberry Pi Ltd is considering an IPOOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366062&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:17): Apple announces new accessibility features, including eye trackingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40367331&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:58): The Worst Website in the Entire WorldOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366962&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:44): Translation of Rust's core and alloc crates to Coq for formal verificationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40363744&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:31): Nearly all Nintendo 64 games can now be recompiled into native PC portsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366204&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:14): A low budget consumer hardware espionage implant (2018)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40363704&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:22): Proteins in blood could provide early cancer warning 'by more than seven years'Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366443&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:08): New exponent functions that make SiLU and SoftMax 2x faster, at full accuracyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40371612&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(17:05): Fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50k yearsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40365882&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 15, 2024 • 18min

May 14th, 2024 | Veo

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 14th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:37): VeoOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40358041&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:18): Glider – open-source eInk monitor with an emphasis on low latencyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40358309&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:46): Gemini FlashOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40358071&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:26): Sir, there's a cat in your mirror dimensionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40357141&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:10): VMware Fusion Pro: Now available free for personal useOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40357271&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:56): Model Explorer: intuitive and hierarchical visualization of model graphsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40357681&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:47): Femtosecond lasers create 3D midair plasma displays you can touch (2015)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40356751&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:19): Firefox search updateOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40355982&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:55): The notifier pattern for applications that use PostgresOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40352686&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:30): Fast linked listsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40355227&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 14, 2024 • 18min

May 13th, 2024 | GPT-4o

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 13th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:34): GPT-4oOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40345775&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:36): Telegram has launched a pretty intense campaign to malign Signal as insecureOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40341716&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:09): The USDA's gardening zones shifted, this map shows you what's changedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40342578&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:49): It’s an age of marvelsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40342188&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:43): Static ChessOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40342803&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:19): Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and AndroidOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40346024&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:56): Amazon S3 will no longer charge for several HTTP error codesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40346597&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:15): Protecting your email address via SVG instead of JavaScriptOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40340642&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:52): Falcon 2Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40344302&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:36): New mRNA cancer vaccine triggers immune response to malignant brain tumorOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40346675&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

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