The CEO Retort

Tim El-Sheikh
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Feb 3, 2025 • 1h 58min

How Tech and AI Ignore Children's Rights | Professor Sara Grimes

🚨 Support our independence at https://CEORetort.com/Join 🚨🎉 Special thanks to our sponsors & Supporters 🎉 Ground News – Get 40% off their top tier for under $5 a month and stay informed without bias: https://check.ground.news/CEORetort Nord VPN – Creating a safer and better internet! Special Offers for the CEO Retort community: https://nordvpn.com/ceoretort Nebuli Innovation-as-a-Service: https://nebuli.com/innovate/start/ Nebuli Free AI Readiness Assessment (Under 3 Minutes): https://nebuli.com/ai-readiness-assessment/💡 About Professor Sara Grimes 💡Sara is the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and a Full Professor in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University. Her research and teaching are centred in the areas of children’s digital media culture(s) and children’s rights in the digital environment, with a focus on games. Sara's CEO Retort Profile: https://ceoretort.com/podcast/guest/2025/02/02/sara-grimes-how-tech-and-ai-ignore-childrens-rights/ McGill University Profile: https://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/people-contacts/faculty/sara-grimes Sara's Book: Digital Playgrounds: The Hidden Politics of Children's Online Play Spaces, Virtual Worlds, and Connected Games (Digital Futures) – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Playgrounds-Politics-Childrens-Connected/dp/1442615567💡 References & Citations 💡 All citations are available at: https://ceoretort.com/podcast/guest/2025/02/02/sara-grimes-how-tech-and-ai-ignore-childrens-rights/🚨 Subscribe to The CEO Retort Podcast 🚨 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CEORetort?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-geeks/id1767132889 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ytJdrSK0yGL2OZfTitnp8?si=70f366dd89224bcd✨ Connect with CEO Retort ✨ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@CEORetort Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ceoretort.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CEORetort LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/CEORetort✨ Connect with Tim El-Sheikh ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikhTimestamps(00:00) Preview(01:48) Introducing Professor Sarah Grimes(08:31) The Current Landscape of Children's Tech Policy(15:58) Do Children have any Rights Online?(23:09) Lack of Regulation and Negative Political Influences(34:58) Sara's Personal Journey into Child Advocacy(44:47) Generative AI: Opportunities and Risks for Children(53:41) Understanding Children's Behavior in Digital Spaces(01:03:02) The Burden on Parents in Navigating Technology(01:11:06) The Negative Impact of Tech's Profit-Driven Mindset(01:15:03) Exploring Solutions for Education and Parenting(01:24:52) Resources for Parents on AI and Children(01:28:30) Children and Parents Co-Learning about Tech and AI(01:34:42) The Impact of Social Isolation on Gen Z(01:29:19) Understanding the Past to Shape the Future(01:40:12) What we Need to do to Push for Change(01:43:00) Sara's Book Discusses Children's Data Collection Pre-AI(01:49:09) Final Thoughts
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Jan 28, 2025 • 22min

BREAKING – China's Deepseek Won the "AI war" – Now what?

🚨 Support our independence at https://CEORetort.com/Support 🚨🎉 Special thanks to our sponsors & Supporters 🎉 Ground News – Get 40% off their top tier for under $5 a month and stay informed without bias: https://check.ground.news/CEORetort Nord VPN – Creating a safer and better internet! Special Offers for the AI Geeks community: https://nordvpn.com/ceoretort Nebuli ( @Nebuli-AI ) Innovation-as-a-Service: https://nebuli.com/innovate/start/ Nebuli Free AI Readiness Assessment (Under 3 Minutes): https://nebuli.com/ai-readiness-assessment/💡 Citations 💡 The Sky News Report: https://news.sky.com/story/deepseek-us-tech-stocks-tumble-on-fears-of-cheaper-chinese-ai-13297788 The energy market, not mentioned, has been badly impacted: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-exposed-power-stocks-crushed-as-fears-about-deepseek-trigger-tech-sell-off-210706810.html Nebuli's Nano AI Workspace that Tim mentioned: https://nebuli.com/nano/workspace/ Leaked Documents — OpenAI Has a Very Clear Definition of “AGI” — It’s Not Intelligence – https://ceoretort.com/journal/ai-insights/2024/12/27/leaked-documents-openai-has-a-very-clear-definition-of-agi-its-not-intelligence/ Generative AI is Damaging Children’s Mental Health and Safety in the Age of “Brain Rot” – https://ceoretort.com/journal/wellbeing/2024/12/12/generative-ai-is-damaging-childrens-mental-health-and-safety-in-the-age-of-brain-rot/ “Brain rot” is the 2024 Word of the Year — why is this bad news? – https://ceoretort.com/journal/mental-health/2024/12/09/so-brain-rot-why-is-it-bad-news/Meta Destroys Closed AI Models with Llama 3.1 – https://ceoretort.com/podcast/solo/2024/07/26/meta-destroys-closed-ai-models-with-llama-3-1/Can DeepMind’s Nobel-Prize Boost DeepTech Businesses? – https://ceoretort.com/podcast/solo/2024/10/15/can-deepminds-nobel-prize-boost-deeptech-businesses/🚨 Subscribe to The CEO Retort Podcast 🚨YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@CEORetort?sub_confirmation=1⁠Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-geeks/id1767132889⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5ytJdrSK0yGL2OZfTitnp8?si=70f366dd89224bcd⁠✨ Connect with CEO Retort ✨TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@CEORetort⁠Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ceoretort.com⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/CEORetort⁠LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/CEORetort⁠✨ Connect with Tim El-Sheikh ✨LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikh⁠Timestamps(00:00) Introduction(01:00) DeepSeek's Disruption in AI(03:58) The Rise of Open Source AI(06:36) Your Business Future with AI(08:35) Market Reactions to AI Developments(11:42) Innovation vs. Regulation in AI(17:08) Prioritise Building your own AI Ecosystems(19:58) The Future of AI and Financial Predictions
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Jan 15, 2025 • 27min

Why 2025 Is The Era of Internet of Sh*t (IoS)

🚨 Support our independence at https://CEORetort.com/Support🎉 Special thanks to our sponsors & Supporters 🎉 Ground News – Get 40% off their top tier for under $5 a month and stay informed without bias: https://check.ground.news/CEORetort Nord VPN – Creating a safer and better internet! Special Offers for the AI Geeks community: https://nordvpn.com/ceoretort Nebuli ( @Nebuli-AI ) Innovation-as-a-Service: https://nebuli.com/innovate/start/ Nebuli Free AI Readiness Assessment (Under 3 Minutes): https://nebuli.com/ai-readiness-assessment/💡 Citations 💡 Our YouTube Poll about 2025 Word of the Year: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxFZmfLdQDQspbv3elcxpLupGCNuch55Od?si=p1P_RRE5hzK45JTe Episode Summary and Citations: Episode Summary and Citations: https://ceoretort.com/podcast/solo/2025/01/15/why-2025-is-the-era-of-internet-of-sht-ios/ Model Collapse Research: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07566-y IBM's definition of Model Collapse: https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/model-collapse Tim's Old video about how AI can be used to control your mind with psychographics: https://youtu.be/4kJrId1_PTg?si=OTKc9vy83GuVih0Y?sub_confirmation=1 Raoul Lumb: How AI Violates Copyright: https://youtu.be/KAB9eSwRjhQ?sub_confirmation=1 How a Tech CEO and ex-Pro Athlete Overcame Loneliness and Isolation: https://youtu.be/r2FbbWWZIeA?sub_confirmation=1 The End of AI Utopia Thanks to Dumb Politics: https://youtu.be/n3tcZzTiSCw?sub_confirmation=1 The Future of AI Under Trump and Project 2025: https://youtu.be/CeS9k7cv5KI?sub_confirmation=1🚨 Subscribe to The CEO Retort Podcast 🚨 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CEORetort?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-geeks/id1767132889 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ytJdrSK0yGL2OZfTitnp8?si=70f366dd89224bcd✨ Connect with CEO Retort ✨ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@CEORetort Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ceoretort.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CEORetort LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/CEORetort✨ Connect with Tim ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbmsai Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/tbmsai(00:00) Welcome to 2025: A New Year Reflection(04:46) Europe's Golden Opportunity in Tech(10:25) The Internet of Sh*T Crisis(11:52) Psychographic Manipulation and Misinformation(14:48) The Need for Regulation(17:33) We are all frogs in boiling water! Any hope?(19:58) Building an Alternative Path for Tech and AI#ai #ceo #entrepreneur #business #science #technology #2025
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Dec 7, 2024 • 31min

How a Tech CEO and ex-Pro Athlete Overcame Loneliness and Isolation

Support our independence at https://CEORetort.com/Join 🎉 Special thanks to our sponsors & Supporters 🎉 Episode Summary and citation list: https://ceoretort.com/podcast/solo/2024/12/07/how-a-tech-ceo-and-ex-pro-athlete-overcame-loneliness-and-isolation/ Ground News – our go-to news app and website that combines news from around the world in one place so you can compare coverage. Get 50% off their top tier for less than $5: http://check.ground.news/CEORetort Nord VPN – Creating a safer and better internet! Special Offers for the AI Geeks community: https://nordvpn.com/ceoretort Nebuli Innovation-as-a-Service: https://nebuli.com/innovate/start Nebuli Free AI Readiness Assessment (Under 3 Minutes): https://nebuli.com/ai-readiness-assessment/ 💡 Citations 💡 The Best Way to Overcome Loneliness: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202412/the-best-way-to-overcome-loneliness Dialling home for Christmas: New research reveals connectivity is most important part of Brits’ celebrations: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/newscentre/press-release/research-reveals-connectivity-most-important-part-brits-xmas/ Almost half of Britons experience loneliness at Christmas – survey: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/britons-vodafone-santa-b2657477.html Teens Are Forming Intense Relationships With AI Entities, and Parents Have No Idea – Futurism: https://futurism.com/the-byte/teens-relationships-ai Exploring Parent-Child Perceptions on Safety in Generative AI: Concerns, Mitigation Strategies, and Design Implications: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.10461 Life at the heart of Japan’s lonely deaths epidemic: ‘I would be lying if I said I wasn’t worried’ – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/01/life-at-the-heart-of-japans-solitary-deaths-epidemic-i-would-be-lying-if-i-said-i-wasnt-worried Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures – The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/men-are-carrying-the-brunt-of-the-loneliness-epidemic-amid-potent-societal-pressures-230354 🚨 Subscribe to The CEO Retort Podcast 🚨 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CEORetort?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-geeks/id1767132889 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ytJdrSK0yGL2OZfTitnp8?si=70f366dd89224bcd ✨ Connect with CEO Retort ✨ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@CEORetort Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ceoretort.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CEORetort LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/CEORetort ✨ Connect with Tim ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbmsai Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/tbmsai
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Nov 22, 2024 • 1h 33min

Your cognitive decline from digital amnesia | Dr Valeria Sadovykh

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Nov 19, 2024 • 9min

Announcing The CEO Retort Podcast, changed from AI Geeks – Tim El Sheikh

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Nov 8, 2024 • 40min

The Future of AI Under Trump and Project 2025 | AI Geeks Podcast #10

🚨 Support AI Geeks at: https://AIGeeks.com/Join 🚨 🎉 Special thanks to our sponsors & Supporters 🎉 Nord VPN – Creating a safer and better internet! Special Offers for the AI Geeks community: https://nordvpn.com/AIGeeks Nebuli (  @Nebuli-AI  ) Innovation-as-a-Service: https://nebuli.com/innovate/start/ Nebuli Free AI Readiness Assessment (Under 3 Minutes): https://nebuli.com/ai-readiness-assessment/ 💡 Episode Summary and Full Citations 💡 https://aigeeks.com/podcast/solo/2024/11/08/the-future-of-ai-under-trump-and-project-2025/ 🚨 Subscribe to AI Geeks Podcast 🚨 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AIGeeksPod?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-geeks/id1767132889 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ytJdrSK0yGL2OZfTitnp8?si=70f366dd89224bcd ✨ Connect with AI Geeks ✨ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AIGeeksPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AIGeeksPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-geeks ✨ Connect with Tim ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbmsai Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/tbmsai
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Oct 30, 2024 • 1h 28min

Ida Tin: The Rise of FemTech, Funding Bias and Future of Entrepreneurship | AI Geeks Podcast #9

🚨 Support AI Geeks at: https://AIGeeks.com/Join 🚨 🎉 Special thanks to our sponsors & Supporters 🎉 Nord VPN – Creating a safer and better internet! Special Offers for the AI Geeks community: https://nordvpn.com/AIGeeks Nebuli ( @Nebuli-AI  ) Innovation-as-a-Service: https://nebuli.com/innovate/start/ Nebuli Free AI Readiness Assessment (Under 3 Minutes): https://nebuli.com/ai-readiness-assessment/ 💡 About Ida Tin 💡 AI Geeks Profile: https://aigeeks.com/podcast/guest/2024/10/30/ida-tin-the-rise-of-femtech-funding-bias-and-future-of-entrepreneurship/ Danish born Ida coined the term Femtech in 2016. Ida Tin is the co-founder and former CEO and chairwoman, of Clue the most trusted female health app. Clue has more than ten million active users in over 190 countries. Ida's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idatin/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Tin Upcoming Book: https://femtechbook.com 💡 References & Citations 💡 Women’s health tech ‘less likely’ to get funding if woman is on founding team –  @theGuardian  https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/08/womens-health-tech-less-likely-to-get-funding-if-woman-is-on-founding-team The Conversation: More women in venture capital doesn’t mean more funding for female-led businesses, new research suggests − here’s why: https://theconversation.com/more-women-in-venture-capital-doesnt-mean-more-funding-for-female-led-businesses-new-research-suggests-heres-why-232654 🚨 Subscribe to AI Geeks Podcast 🚨 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AIGeeksPod?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-geeks/id1767132889 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ytJdrSK0yGL2OZfTitnp8?si=70f366dd89224bcd ✨ Connect with AI Geeks ✨ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AIGeeksPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AIGeeksPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-geeks ✨ Connect with Tim ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbmsai Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/tbmsai #ai #ainews #business #science #technology #finance
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Oct 15, 2024 • 48min

Can DeepMind's Nobel-Prize Boost DeepTech Businesses? | AI Geeks Podcast #8

💡 Support us by becoming a member 💡 https://AIGeeks.com/Join 🎉 Special thanks to our sponsors & Supporters 🎉 ‪NordVPN – Special Offers for the AI Geeks community: https://nordvpn.com/AIGeeks Nebuli – Innovation as a Service: https://nebuli.com/innovate Nebuli – Free AI Readiness Assessment (Under 3 Minutes): https://nebuli.com/ai-readiness-assessment/ 💡 Shared Links 💡 They cracked the code for proteins’ amazing structures: https://aigeeks.com/journal/2024/10/11/they-cracked-the-code-for-proteins-amazing-structures/ Physics Nobel awarded to neural network pioneers who laid foundations for AI: https://aigeeks.com/journal/healthcare/2024/10/10/physics-nobel-awarded-to-neural-network-pioneers-who-laid-foundations-for-ai/ CNBC's DeepMind Story: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/11/deepmind-would-have-probably-failed-without-google-says-investor.html 🚨 Subscribe to AI Geeks on YouTube 🚨 https://www.youtube.com/@AIGeeksPod?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-geeks/id1767132889 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/5ytJdrSK0yGL2OZfTitnp8?si=70f366dd89224bcd Connect with AI Geeks! ======================================== TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AIGeeksPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AIGeeksPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-geeks Connect with Tim ======================================== LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbmsai Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/tbmsai #ai #ainews #business #science #technology #deepmind #nobelprize
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Sep 16, 2024 • 1h 56min

Raoul Lumb: How AI Violates Copyright | AI Geeks Podcast #7

💡 Support us by becoming a member 💡 https://AIGeeks.com/Join 🎉 Special thanks to our sponsors & Supporters 🎉‪ ClickUp: The project management and productivity tool that replaces them all – Special Offer for the AI Geeks community: https://try.web.clickup.com/AIGeeks NordVPN – Special Offers for the AI Geeks community: https://nordvpn.com/AIGeeks Nebuli – Free AI Readiness Assessment (Under 3 Minutes): https://nebuli.com/ai-readiness-assessment/ 💡 About Raoul Lumb 💡 Raoul is a Partner in the Technology, Corporate & Commercial teams. He is a specialist commercial technology lawyer who helps his clients with a wide range of contractual, data protection and intellectual property issues. His clients range from start-ups to listed multinational companies and include software developers, digital agencies, virtual reality producers, crowdfunding platforms and online gaming services. Raoul has experience representing FinTech clients and negotiating software licencing deals with most of the world’s major banks as well as representing clients in negotiations with European manufacturing companies and research institutions – including advising on the supply of robotics hardware to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (“CERN”). Raoul regularly appears on the BBC as an expert commentator on technology issues. Full profile on AI Geeks Website and Citations: https://aigeeks.com/podcast/guest/2024/09/16/raoul-lumb-how-ai-violates-copyright 🚨 Subscribe to AI Geeks on YouTube 🚨 https://www.youtube.com/@AIGeeksPod?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-geeks/id1767132889 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/5ytJdrSK0yGL2OZfTitnp8?si=70f366dd89224bcd Connect with AI Geeks! ======================================== TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AIGeeksPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AIGeeksPod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-geeks Connect with Tim ======================================== LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timelsheikh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbmsai Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/tbmsai

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