A mayor in Australia is asking for OpenAI to correct false information being given about him by ChatGPT. Multiple US states are passing their own data privacy laws. Will these patchwork of laws actually do anything to help people or just add to a confusion of legal rights and liabiliti...
2023-04-06 22:10:43 +0000 UTC View Post
A mayor in Australia is asking for OpenAI to correct false information being given about him by ChatGPT. Multiple US states are passing their own data privacy laws. Will these patchwork of laws actually do anything to help people or just add to a confusion of legal rights and liabilities? And why does it seem that logging off websites is more and more of an impossibility these days?
The story of RSS is simple and yet combative. In fact RSS's success may hinge on one man's idealistic dedication to his principles. Tom takes you through the history of RSS.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
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You probably use an RSS feed. In fact if you got this episode as a podcast you definitely used an RSS feed. Most people these days don't even know they're there. The...
2023-04-06 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming’s sources say Sony began development on a new PlayStation Handheld codenamed the Q Lite. Is Sony planning a new handheld and is it a strategy that will work better than the Vita? Is Meta’s release of research into computer vision segmentation a play ...
2023-04-05 21:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming’s sources say Sony began development on a new PlayStation Handheld codenamed the Q Lite. Is Sony planning a new handheld and is it a strategy that will work better than the Vita? Is Meta’s release of research into computer vision segmentation a play for a future use as an ad delivery model? And Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto signals the company is pulling its ...
2023-04-05 21:27:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Microsoft announced a Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock for $299.99 that can support other devices besides the Surface via USB-C. As Spotify cuts their live offering Tidal does the opposite and expands its live music offering. And Google is walking back its decision to put a cap on the number...
2023-04-04 21:45:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Microsoft announced a Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock for $299.99 that can support other devices besides the Surface via USB-C. As Spotify cuts their live offering Tidal does the opposite and expands its live music offering. And Google is walking back its decision to put a cap on the number of files a subscriber can have on Google Drive regardless of available space on the account.
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2023-04-04 21:26:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We take a detailed look at Alan Emtage “inventor of the search engine” with Nica Montford. We breakdown GQ’s recent interview with Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, to draw out what the company’s intentions with AR/VR technology might be. And we explore the predicted impact that AI tool...
2023-04-03 22:03:34 +0000 UTC View Post
We take a detailed look at Alan Emtage “inventor of the search engine” with Nica Montford. We breakdown GQ’s recent interview with Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, to draw out what the company’s intentions with AR/VR technology might be. And we explore the predicted impact that AI tools will have on the workplace.
Bedazzling Your Flip Phone but More! - GDI 4490 starts at 33:49
2023-04-03 21:20:20 +0000 UTC
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2023-04-03 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Professor Maryanne Garry from the University of Waikato in New Zealand is here to give us a psychological analysis of Large Language Models like ChatGPT. E3 is officially canceled for 2023. What’s behind its cancellation and will the event survive this latest setback?
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Professor Maryanne Garry from the University of Waikato in New Zealand is here to give us a psychological analysis of Large Language Models like ChatGPT. E3 is officially canceled for 2023. What’s behind its cancellation and will the event survive this latest setback?
I Ron Burgundy'd Myself - GDI 4489 starts at 30:48
Maryanne has thoughts on Bing Chat. How does ...
2023-03-31 21:29:32 +0000 UTC View Post
BuzzFeed is using AI for full articles, not just quizzes. Microsoft is experimenting ways to monetize Bing chatbot service. How can alternate web browser developers compete on the Apple App Store if they’re all required to use the same WebKit engine?
Focusing on Camera...
Tom answers a question about whether DTNS would ever consider becoming a 501(c)(3) corporation and a separate idea about when to call out that one of the hosts isn't there.
2023-03-30 21:36:54 +0000 UTC View Post
BuzzFeed is using AI for full articles, not just quizzes. Microsoft is experimenting ways to monetize Bing chatbot service. How can alternate web browser developers compete on the Apple App Store if they’re all required to use the same WebKit engine?
Focusing on Camera Tech - GDI 4488 starts at 33:48
Rich is really excited about a new Sony camera. So much collaps...
2023-03-30 21:27:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Is ByteDance’s Lemon8 a template for a way forward for the company if TikTok is banned in the US? After Ubisoft announced it wouldn’t be attending this year’s E3 and with Sega and Tencent also being no shows, does the tradeshow still have a future? The Future of Life Institute pu...
2023-03-29 21:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Is ByteDance’s Lemon8 a template for a way forward for the company if TikTok is banned in the US? After Ubisoft announced it wouldn’t be attending this year’s E3 and with Sega and Tencent also being no shows, does the tradeshow still have a future? The Future of Life Institute published an open letter asking for a pause in training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.
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Generative AI is disrupting the professions of writers, artists, coders and now audiobook narrators. We explore this with tech journalist Erin Carson. Plus we take a look at the “RESTRICT Act'' from Senators Mark Warner of Virginia and John Thune of South Dakota. The latest bill desi...
2023-03-28 21:56:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Generative AI is disrupting the professions of writers, artists, coders and now audiobook narrators. We explore this with tech journalist Erin Carson. Plus we take a look at the “RESTRICT Act'' from Senators Mark Warner of Virginia and John Thune of South Dakota. The latest bill designed to curb TikTok in the US. And we explain what’s happening with verified Twitter accounts after Elon Musk...
2023-03-28 21:20:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Bioengineers at the University of Hiroshima have created a mathematical model of a bat’s echolocation that could be used to develop new active sensing systems. Why has Microsoft informed at least two customers that it will terminate their license to use the Bing search index if they ...
2023-03-27 21:50:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Bioengineers at the University of Hiroshima have created a mathematical model of a bat’s echolocation that could be used to develop new active sensing systems. Why has Microsoft informed at least two customers that it will terminate their license to use the Bing search index if they use it to train AI tools? And will software coders be the biggest victims of large scale AI enhanced dev tool a...
2023-03-27 21:20:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Modular laptop maker Framework is bringing an expansion featuring PCI-Express interface for the module for a GPU or dual SSDs. OpenAI has launched an alpha for plugins for ChatGPT allowing developers to expand the chatbot’s training data by allowing it access to third-party sources, ...
2023-03-24 21:52:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Modular laptop maker Framework is bringing an expansion featuring PCI-Express interface for the module for a GPU or dual SSDs. OpenAI has launched an alpha for plugins for ChatGPT allowing developers to expand the chatbot’s training data by allowing it access to third-party sources, including the web. And would you let a Anime woman in a videogame do your real-life taxes?
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The Game Developers Conference is happening all this week. Trisha Hershberger is here with the biggest announcement from the event. Plus a spate of YouTubers have had their accounts hacked and taken over by third party actors. Is there something more that Google could do to enhance You...
2023-03-23 21:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The Game Developers Conference is happening all this week. Trisha Hershberger is here with the biggest announcement from the event. Plus a spate of YouTubers have had their accounts hacked and taken over by third party actors. Is there something more that Google could do to enhance YouTube account security? And the US Federal Trade Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for a new Cli...
2023-03-23 21:25:26 +0000 UTC View Post
TikTok’s CEO, Shou Chew, will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday to answer questions regarding the service’s data security. What can we expect to hear about from Chew? Plus Ubisoft announced it’s using a tool called Ghostwriter to help its developers w...
2023-03-22 21:49:11 +0000 UTC View Post
TikTok’s CEO, Shou Chew, will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday to answer questions regarding the service’s data security. What can we expect to hear about from Chew? Plus Ubisoft announced it’s using a tool called Ghostwriter to help its developers write game dialogue.
Where Does Friendster Go? - GDI 4482 starts at 33:25
Do you li...
2023-03-22 21:28:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Amazon is shuttering DPReview.com. A premiere site for digital camera reviews for over twenty years. What does it say about the digital camera market? Plus Oppo announced its new flagship phone, the Find X6 Pro. And Microsoft announced it began rolling out its Bing Image Creator to Bin...
2023-03-21 21:51:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Amazon is shuttering DPReview.com. A premiere site for digital camera reviews for over twenty years. What does it say about the digital camera market? Plus Oppo announced its new flagship phone, the Find X6 Pro. And Microsoft announced it began rolling out its Bing Image Creator to Bing preview testers.
Trust Roger to Segue to Segway - GDI 4481 starts at 33:18
Roge...
2023-03-21 21:26:24 +0000 UTC View Post