An open letter with some big names attached calls for a pause in AI system training, Microsoft reportedly working on a modular CorePC version of Windows, and a draft UK Media Bill would put streamers under the same rules as public broadcasters.
Generative AI is distrupting the professions of writers, artists, coders and now audiobook narrators. We explore this with tech journalist Erin Carson. Plus we take a look at the “RESTRICT Act” from Senators Mark Warner of Virginia and John Thune of South Dakota. The latest bill designed to curb TikTok in the US. And we explain what’s happening with verified Twitter accounts after Elon Musk’s tweet on Monday.
Starring Tom Merritt, Erin Carson, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos
Amazon opened its Sidewalk IoT network to developers, Elon Musk says Twitter will only recommend verified accounts, and Alibaba restructures into six independent business units.
An upcoming remake of Vertigo has us asking tough questions about remakes and audience sentiment. ATSC 3.0: will anyone be satisfied? TV providers may have to advertise all of their fees? All that and more on Cordkillers!
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Bioengineers at the University of Hiroshima have created a mathematical model of a bat’s echolocation that could be used to develop new active sensing systems. Why has Microsoft informed at least two customers that it will terminate their license to use the Bing search index if they use it to train AI tools? And will software coders be the biggest victims of large scale AI enhanced dev tool adoption?
Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Blair Bazdarich, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos