591: Universal Basic Ignorance

591: Universal Basic Ignorance

Prompt engineers; the hopes of generative AI; Universal Basic AI, at least for the privileged; FTX consequences coming in; AI images not copyrightable in the US; deepfake & AI hacks; more Twitter layoffs & unpaid bills; Jack's beard roles out a Twitter competitor; Tesla pauses driver-assistance rollout; Waymo tries Los Angeles; the Mandalorian, Bad Batch & Picard; Marc Maron gets bleak; Dilbert dropped; more Lord of the Rings movies coming; Die Hart; History of the World, Part II; Bing Chat built into Windows 11 update; FAL detector; Tik Tok government device ban; let us take you into that meeting.

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FOLLOW UP

AI's rise generates new job title: Prompt engineer

Introducing ChatGPT and Whisper APIs

OpenAI Price Drop: [Another] Megathread

Adobe’s Scott Belsky talks generative AI — and why it’s not going to end up like web3

In todays iteration of unchecked emerging tech concerns


IN THE NEWS

FTX co-founder Nishad Singh pleads guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges

AI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technology

Deepfake AI Hack Dupes Avenged Sevenfold Fans into Thinking the Band Canceled Festival Dates

Meta revamps AI unit to get generative tech into products

Elon Musk's Twitter lays off yet even more workers

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is now available in closed beta

Twitter hit with new lawsuits for not paying bills

Fighting ‘Woke AI,’ Musk Recruits Team to Develop OpenAI Rival

Tesla Pauses Rollout of Driving Software Subject to US Recall

Waymo is starting driverless taxi tests in Los Angeles


MEDIA CANDY

The Mandalorian

Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark

‘Dilbert’ dropped by The Post, other papers, after cartoonist’s racist rant

Musk defends ‘Dilbert’ creator, says media is ‘racist against whites’

MAGAbert

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies Set at Warner Bros.

History of the World, Part II

Die Hart

How to write a Smiths song in 1 minute

'Ted Lasso' season 3 trailer previews the highs and lows of the Premier League

Damian Lewis Returning To ‘Billions’ For Season 7


APPS & DOODADS

New Windows 11 update puts AI-powered Bing Chat directly in the taskbar

AI Tool Reveals How Celebrities’ Faces Have Been Photoshopped

YouTube’s new leader teases AI tools that can virtually swap creators’ outfits and locations

Government agencies have 30 days to purge devices of Tik Tok

Canada is reportedly banning TikTok from government-issued devices

The Camera-Shy Hoodie

Jailbreak Chat

Ford files patent for system that could remotely repossess a car

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