585: Certified Human
Grumpy Old Geeks22 Tammi 2023

585: Certified Human

Student creates app to spot AI essays; Alphabet cuts 6% of workforce; Twitter ends 3rd-party developer access; Musk faces big bill; Tesla engineer testifies video was faked; Amazon hates charity, CNET lied about AI; artists sue Midjourney developers; The Last of Us; Derren Brown; Fleishman is in Trouble; Blue Man Group; Universal Audio Apollo Solo; YubiKey can't ship, Analogue Pocket, FINALLY!

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Show notes at https://gog.show/585


INTRO

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop


FOLLOW UP

Is It Human or AI? New Tools Help You Spot the Bots

Was that essay written by AI? A student made an app that might tell you.

Awesome ChatGPT Prompts

Promptable

What's faster than a Corvette? A 'Vette with an electric motor


IN THE NEWS

Google parent Alphabet cuts 6% of its workforce impacting 12,000 people

Twitter Intentionally Ends Third-Party App Developer Access to Its APIs

THE END OF THE TWITTER CLIENT ERA

Twitter continues to disrespect developers with weak explanation on third-party clients not working

Twitterrific: End of an Era by Sean Heber

Hachyderm

With $1.5 billion bill due at month-end, Elon Musk’s options aren’t great

Musk wins legal battle to force laid-off Twitter employees into arbitration

“Talented but crazy”: Potential jurors give court their opinions on Elon Musk

Tesla engineer testifies that 2016 video promoting self-driving was faked

Musk Oversaw Video That Exaggerated Tesla’s Self-Driving Capabilities

Amazon ends charity donation program AmazonSmile

CNET Secretly Used AI on Articles That Didn't Disclose That Fact, Staff Say

Artists sue developers of Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, claiming copyright infringement

Stable Diffusion litigation


MEDIA CANDY

The Last of Us

HBO's The Last of Us Podcast

Derren Brown: UNLOCK The Secret Power Of Your Mind! | E212 The Diary Of A CEO

Fleishman is in Trouble

20 year old meI wants to skate on this course

Blue Man Group with Venus Hum - I Feel Love


APPS & DOODADS

Universal Audio Apollo Solo Heritage Edition, APLS-HE

YubiKey 5C NFC

Analogue Pocket

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