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	Podcast:		Grumpy Old Geeks
	Episode:		598: Universal Loser Income
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		01:16:13
	Publish Date:		2023-04-22 05:00:00
	Description:		Spam calls are back; we're done with Twitter; human or not?; Buzzfeed News shuttered; TruthGPT; the race to AI without pausing for thought; Niantic shutters web3 project, no Pokemon NFTs; purgatory with perks; Facebook settlement; paying kids to get outside; Picard, Mandalorian finales; rebooting all the IPs - Galaxy Quest, Twilight, Harry Potter, X-Files; Barry; AI-generated music flooding platforms; Sega acquires Rovio; Instagram kills Linktree; Steve Jobs, Make Something Wonderful; Chokepoint Capitalism; Christopher Lockhead; James Fell; Greg Jenner; Daniel Suarez; more MLB; RSA conference & ChatGPT; ladies and gentlemen, the Rockafire Explosion! Sponsors: *Kolide* - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo. *Private Internet Access* - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. Show notes at: https://gog.show/598/ FOLLOW UP Canada's CBC is the latest to leave Twitter in objection to 'goverment-funded' label Human or Not? IN THE NEWS BuzzFeed Shuts Down Its News Division German artist refuses award after his AI image wins prestigious photography prize Elon Musk claims to be working on ‘TruthGPT’ — a ‘maximum truth-seeking AI’ In A.I. Race, Microsoft and Google Choose Speed Over Caution Googlers say Bard AI is “worse than useless,” ethics concerns were ignored Google’s Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say Insider Lays Off 10 Percent of Staff After Announcing Pivot to AI Europe spins up AI research hub to apply accountability rules on Big Tech Niantic shutters its web3 project after less than six months Man battling Google wins $500K for search result links calling him a pedophile Purgatory With Perks You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here’s how AI moving humanity forward as artificial intelligence advances, Google leaders say South Korea Tries $500 Handouts to Help Reclusive Kids Get Out MEDIA CANDY Picard Finale Paramount+ greenlights Star Trek film starring Michelle Yeoh Strange New Worlds A ‘Galaxy Quest’ series is reportedly coming to Paramount+ Ryan Coogler developing ‘X-Files’ reboot, says show’s original creator Barry American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing AI-Generated Music Is About to Flood Streaming Platforms Fake Drake and The Weeknd Song with AI-Generated Vocals Taken Down from Streaming Services Liam Callagher Cosigns AI Oasis Album: “I Sound Mega” We soon won’t tell the difference between AI and human music – so can pop survive? Spotify will open Gimlet podcasts to other platforms APPS & DOODADS Sega to acquire Angry Birds-maker Rovio for $775M Instagram lets you add five links to your profile so you can stop using Linktree AT THE LIBRARY Make Something Wonderful - Steve Jobs in his own words Chokepoint Capitalism Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create a Category of One James Fell - On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg Jenner Critical Mass: A Novel (A Delta-v Novel Book 2) by Daniel Suarez THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Mandalorian Finale Rockafire Explosion documentary Last Squeak Tonight T-minus Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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