603: Self-Driving Human
Grumpy Old Geeks27 Touko 2023

603: Self-Driving Human

AI CEOs say AI poses existential threat, plow forward anyway; Meta fined for violating EU data privacy; Twitter #DeSaster; Lorem Epsom NoNummy Amazon snacks; can't get Twitter to work guy OK'd to put chips in your brain; DoorDash lawsuit; deleted tweets randomly restored; Soundcloud layoffs; AI exposing investor's natural stupidity; Succession; Ted Lasso; Mrs. Maisel; Young Jedi Adventures; Silo; AI mail, Photoshop generative fill; self-promo & marketing discussion; World Walker Book 4; new Bobiverse on the way; No Kindness Too Soon; Red Team Blues; Muppet Mayhem; Spotify AI podcast ad reads; HBOMax, just MAX.. PeaCock just...


Sponsors:

SaneBox - Visit https://www.sanebox.com/gog today to start your free trial and get a $25 credit.

Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.

1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password

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/603


FOLLOW UP

Stability AI CEO Says AI Poses an ‘Existential Threat to Humanity’


IN THE NEWS

Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules

Ron DeSantis Pushed Elon Musk's Twitter to Its Breaking Point

Amazon's got a Lorem Ipsum Dolor & Cheddar wrap—oopsy

US Surgeon General says social media can pose 'a profound risk' to teens' mental health

Neuralink says it has the FDA’s OK to start clinical trials

DoorDash faces lawsuit accusing it of charging iPhone users more for delivery

Twitter bug seems to be randomly restoring deleted tweets

Soundcloud will lay off eight percent of its staff in hopes of becoming profitable

Universal Music Group partners with Endel for AI-generated wellness soundscapes

AI boom could expose investors’ natural stupidity


MEDIA CANDY

Succession

Ted Lasso

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Silo

Graham Yost

‘American Gladiators’ Netflix Docuseries ‘Muscles & Mayhem’ to Reveal “Triumph and Turmoil” of Hit ‘90s Show [Exclusive]


APPS & DOODADS

So long and thanks for all the headaches, HBO Max

Logic Pro for iPad

Final Cut Pro for iPad

Introducing Spark +AI: your personal email assistant

A.I. Photoshopping Is About to Get Very Easy. Maybe Too Easy.

Dream Bigger with Generative Fill.

8 Ways to Avoid Business Jargon


AT THE LIBRARY

Heather Texle Official Website

On Impulse (Reliance Sinclair Space Opera Book 1) by Heather Texle

The Unnamed Way (The World Walker Book 4) by Ian W. Sainsbury

No Kindness Too Soon by Sylvain Neuvel

Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

The Muppets Mayhem

Spotify may use AI to make host-read podcast ads that sound like real people

Remove Watermarks with Photoshop AI


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Singer Tina Turner dies aged 83

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jaksot(743)

699: TACO 2025

699: TACO 2025

In this week’s “we told you so” edition, we kick things off with the latest AI faceplant—go ahead, Google “Is it 2025?” and try not to spit coffee on your keyboard. Meanwhile, over at Meta, Zuckerberg...

30 Touko 20251h 17min

698: Watch Out for That Tree!

698: Watch Out for That Tree!

This week, we kick things off with the return of Space Karen’s meltdown tour: Elon Musk got flustered in an interview, sputtered out one-word answers, and called the journalist an “NPC,” which is rich...

23 Touko 20251h 20min

697: Office of Defects

697: Office of Defects

This week on Grumpy Old Geeks: FOLLOW UP kicks off with Manus madness, a $2 million ticket to Trump’s crypto cash-grab, and Elon’s Boring Company worming its way into an $8 billion Amtrak boondoggle. ...

16 Touko 20251h 17min

696: Googliearchs

696: Googliearchs

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, we’re serving up a buffet of dystopia with a side of snark. First, Kuwait has finally realized crypto bros are an energy drain, not a feature. Celsius Network’s fo...

9 Touko 20251h 25min

695: Mad Hatter

695: Mad Hatter

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks—Mad Hatter edition—we kick things off with a refresher on Staingate and the joys of delamination (spoiler: it’s not a spa treatment). Then we dive into the U.S. gov...

2 Touko 20251h 10min

694: Hammers Don’t Hallucinate

694: Hammers Don’t Hallucinate

This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, Fyre Festival rises from the ashes yet again—but not as a festival, because even Billy McFarland finally figured out he’s better at selling pipe dreams than tents. Meanw...

25 Huhti 20251h 23min

693: Let Them Eat Space

693: Let Them Eat Space

This week, we blast off with a tale as old as grift: Fyre Fest 2 has been postponed—again—proving that you really can fail upward if you squint hard enough and wear enough white linen. Over at Automat...

18 Huhti 20251h 23min

692: Confabulation and Frivolity

692: Confabulation and Frivolity

This week, the boys kick things off with some serious déjà vu as Fyre Fest’s favorite grifter promises he’s totally throwing another festival — because nothing says “I’ve changed” like doubling down o...

11 Huhti 20251h 26min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
politiikan-puskaradio
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
tervo-halme
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
rss-podme-livebox
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-asiastudio
otetaan-yhdet
the-ulkopolitist
rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
rss-merja-mahkan-rahat
aihe
rikosmyytit
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-aijat-hopottaa-podcast
rss-polikulaari-pitka-kiekko-ja-muut-ts-podcastit