Episode 586: Watermark Away, Baby

This week, we discuss the unsung genius of Apple Pay, AI watermarking, and why digital transformation fails without a crisis. Plus, D&D Beyond's secret character API.

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Runner-up Titles

Special Sauce
A new monkey’s thing
I am all for USB-C
Did I like it
It’s all water marked'
That NPC did need to be there
It's Pre-Watermarked
We Need to Touch Grass More
Send Us Your APIs

Rundown

Apple Pay Chief Jennifer Bailey Retiring in October
AI Watermarking's Unintended Consequences
- Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models
- Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations
Why "It's People, Not Tech" Never Actually Changes Anything

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