589: Goebbels in the Machine

Elon's rampaging ego is ruining Twitter; AI isn't ready for prime time, gets rolled out anyway, with predictable results; what's bouncing around in Microsoft's neural networks that keeps making racist AI; self-flying fighters; Buzzfeed AI quizzes; Tesla full self-driving recall; Amazon going big on grocery stores; Walmart tech, Twilio layoffs; Microsoft kills Metaverse team; YouTube CEO steps down; Picard; upcoming TV premieres and concert tours; Shrinking; Legato Steam Deck Pedal; Parallels Desktop cleared for Windows 11; A Hacker's Mind; Star Wars youtube clips; cybersecurity still pretty good career bet; Winnie the Pooh, the House of Mouse & public domain. Sponsors: Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us! Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase. Show notes at https://gog.show/589 FOLLOW UP Amazon Likely to Part Ways With Jeremy Clarkson After Final Commissioned Shows Go to Air; ‘Grand Tour’ Host Sent Email Apology to Harry & Meghan (EXCLUSIVE) Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first Bing AI Can't Be Trusted AI-powered Bing Chat loses its mind when fed Ars Technica article ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web By Ted Chiang Father of internet warns: Don’t rush investments into A.I. just because ChatGPT is ‘really cool’ As ChatGPT's popularity explodes, U.S. lawmakers take an interest Bing’s A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’ IN THE NEWS An AI agent flew a USAF training aircraft for over 17 hours BuzzFeed’s AI-powered quizzes are here and they could be funnier Tesla admits Full Self-Driving beta may cause crashes, recalls 363,000 vehicles Tesla fires over 30 workers after union effort: group Amazon’s Self-Driving Car Shuttles People on Public Roads for the First Time Amazon plans to eventually 'go big' on physical grocery stores Walmart to Close Three Tech Hubs, Tells Tech Staff to Return to Offices Ford reportedly plans to build a $3.5 billion EV battery factory in Michigan Twilio to lay off about 1,500 employees, or 17% of its workforce Microsoft Kills Its Industrial Metaverse Team After 4 Months Elon Musk Says He May Lead Twitter for Almost Another Year Musk’s Twitter is getting worse YouTube CEO Wojcicki, one of the first Google employees, steps down MEDIA CANDY Picard EPISODE 52: MIKI BERENYI PT. 1: MISS BEING IN A BAND? LOVED IT BUT NAH! Shrinking Investor ValueAct Takes Spotify Stake to Back Cost Cuts at the Music Streaming Leader APPS & DOODADS Elgato Stream Deck Pedal Parallels Desktop Now an Authorized Solution to Use With Windows 11 on Mac With Apple Silicon Inside Meta’s Push to Solve the Noisy Office AT THE LIBRARY A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend Them Back by Bruce Schneier SECURITY HAH! The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop If an Aussie was in Star Wars Stormtroopers, but They're ACCURATE Winnie the Pooh horror film turns intellectual property into nightmare fuel Cybersecurity pros less likely to be impacted by layoffs if economy slows CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS BRUCE WILLIS - Aphasia Worsens ... NOW DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA