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Not So Critical Update

Not So Critical Update

Peter, Jon, and Mike get angry about tech stories from the week. Three industry professionals with very different viewpoints, and very different backgrounds, discuss what"s been happening and fight about who"s won the latest bet.

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00:16:20

A.I. News of the Week - Nov 3rd

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2023/11/03

Today we talk about all the news you probably missed from the world of AI. Covering: https://twitter.com/VikkiRossWrites/status/1649009202755514371 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-67236732 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-support-for-teachers-powered-by-artificial-intelligence https://apnews.com/article/biden-ai-artificial-intelligence-executive-order-cb86162000d894f238f28ac029005059 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67172229 https://v.redd.it/idc0o3h2ikwb1 Subscribe for daily

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00:19:09

Americans Don't Care About Privacy, According to Pew...

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2023/11/02

Today we talk about the results from a survey by Pew Research on Americans' attitudes towards data and privacy. There are some confusing results - see for yourself here: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/10/18/how-americans-view-data-privacy/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news:

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00:33:44

21 Questions That Will Test Your Knowledge of the UK!

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2023/11/01

In today's special GAMESHOW episode, Peter represents the UK and challenges Mike and Jon to a test of their knowledge of good ol' Blighty. They answer 20 (well, 21) questions prepared by Peter. The rules: 1. No passing. 2. Mike must answer first. 3. All questions must be answerable by an average person from the UK. How did you do? Tell us in the comments below. Spelling "worcestershire" or "gloucestershire": Mike's attempt: worsteschshire (later worchestershire) Jon's attempt:

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00:08:06

Tinder's New "Matchmaker" Feature: Recommendations...

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2023/10/31

Today we talk about Tinder's foray into arranged marriages -- well, arranged dates anyway -- with the new feature they've launched that allows friends and family (ie, most likely your mother) to recommend matches for you. We also discuss Tinder Select, new $500-a-month subscription service that allows rich people to forcibly slide into your DMs even if you haven't matched with them. Innovation, folks. Read more here:

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00:10:48

UK Prep School Uses AI for Principal Headteacher...

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2023/10/30

Today we talk about the bizarre decision by one of the UK's leading prep schools to "hire" an AI to fill the role of Principal Headteacher. It's kind of bonkers, so read more about it here: https://edexec.co.uk/uk-school-welcomes-ai-principal/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news:

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00:15:17

Weekly News About AI: Friday October 27th 2023

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2023/10/27

News you might have missed from the world of AI. This week's stories: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/24/23929496/google-alphabet-q3-2023-earnings-ads-ai-sge https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-pushes-deeper-into-ai-publishers-see-fresh-challenges-2023-10-19/ https://search.brave.com/search?q=how+long+is+a+year https://futurism.com/the-byte/apple-spending-billions-ai https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai Subscribe for daily

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00:13:15

The Internet is No Fun Anymore

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2023/10/26

Today we talk about an article from The New Yorker titled, "Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore": https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-the-internet-isnt-fun-anymore And yeah, it's kind of rubbish right now. Where's the good stuff left? Except for this channel, of course. Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) •

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00:17:43

Disinformation on Twitter / X is Out of Control

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2023/10/25

We've got a roundup of the most recent news about Twitter / X, all of which is disastrous as

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00:13:14

YouTube Fight Against Ad Blockers Takes a New Turn

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2023/10/24

Today we talk about the current state of anti-anti-anti-adblocking on YouTube. And some of their other features, which are admittedly kind of cool. Read more: https://gizmodo.com/youtube-adds-stable-volume-but-ad-blocker-has-to-go-1850933540 Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated privacy and security news feed:

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00:14:31

Can AI Really Automate Much of our Daily Work?...

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2023/10/23

Today we talk about AI advances (and in particular a puff piece from @BBCNews about Microsoft Copilot) that can help make work life easier, like bullet-point emails, suggest responses, and sit on on meetings and give you a summary. Check out more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67103536 Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link

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00:22:25

Weekly News About AI: Friday 20th October

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2023/10/20

News from the world of AI that you probably missed. We cover a ton of stories today! Check them

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00:11:01

Hyper Personalization and the Effects on Us

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2023/10/19

Today we talk about recent (or not so recent) trends in the demand for everything to be hyper-personalized to our own specifications and desires. @DigitalNative has more: https://www.digitalnative.tech/p/the-hyper-personalization-of-everything Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated privacy and security news feed:

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00:07:10

Disney's Cutest Little Real-life Robot

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2023/10/18

Today we talk about this remarkably "lifelike" robot, created by Disney, that uses a real animator in the team to achieve weirdly CGI-like emotions. Read more from @ieeespectrum here: https://spectrum.ieee.org/disney-robot Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated privacy and security news feed:

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00:07:38

Celebrity Chatbots From Meta That Aren't Really...

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2023/10/17

Today we talk about these weird AI chatbots, based on real celebrities and almost identical to them, which have weird names and personalities. Check out more here: https://medium.com/the-generator/meta-lets-you-chat-with-ai-celebrities-on-social-media-sorta-3055a97e9a28 Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated privacy and

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00:07:31

The California DELETE Act Gives New Power to...

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2023/10/16

Today we talk about new legislation signed into law by Gov. Newsom, the Cailfornia DELETE act. We review some analysis by Tom Kemp, which you can see here: https://www.tomkemp.ai/blog/2023/10/10/analysis-of-the-california-delete-act-sb-362-signed-into-law Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated privacy and security news

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00:11:59

News About AI You Probably MissedI: 13th Oct 2023

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2023/10/13

Today we catch up on the following stories from the world of AI: https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-ai-stickers-generate-pics https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/deepfake-election-interference-in-slovakia.html https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1710397599474458818 https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/9/23909529/disney-marvel-loki-generative-ai-poster-backlash-season-2 Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter:

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00:17:02

Work Reform News - Meta's Return to Office, and Four...

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2023/10/12

Today we talk about a couple of stories that caught Mike's eye. Check them out: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-rto-mess-return-to-office-remote-work-2023-9 https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/how-a-4-day-workweek-actually-works-from-the-companies-pulling-it-off-1a5c0e2a Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated

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00:10:15

Ad Blocker Blocking... with Ads?

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2023/10/11

Today we talk about Ad-Shield, who inject ads into a web page but also remove some of them. Kind of dodgy, but is it better than nothing? You can see HoJoeng's presentation from the summit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw1eIaRuy7w&t=6612s Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated privacy and security news feed:

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00:11:50

Amazon's Secret Price Manipulation Algorithm

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2023/10/10

Today we talk about Nessie, a project that Amazon abandoned in 2019 that automatically adjusted prices. Read more here: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/3/23901840/amazon-project-nessie-algorithm-antitrust-ftc-complaint Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated privacy and security news feed:

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00:11:26

Social Media Case Going to the Supreme Court

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2023/10/09

Today we talk about the Supreme Court in the US taking a case on free speech in social media. Read more here: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/09/29/Supreme-Court-social-media-First-Amendment/8401696010401/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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