643: Mechanical Goslings

Gmail turns 20; Google isn't good; coding with ChatGPT; court bans "AI-enhanced" evidence; AI Goslings everywhere; NYC chatbot spews out dangerously inaccurate information; Amazon's mechanical turks; California right to disconnect bill; Elon Musk has hurt the Tesla brand; Constellation; Road House; Jon Stewart; Star Trek: Discovery; AI in music; DVDs; Sherlock Holmes; Super Monsters Ate My Condo, +; app feedback: Canva, Apple Vision Pro, Kagi; new Star Wars content; Avatar: the Last Airbender; the Muppets; down the AI personality cloning rabbit hole; AI generated sludge or world changing genius? Sponsors: 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. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! Show notes at https://gog.show/643 FOLLOW UP Gmail is 20 years old Eudora (email client) Ten years later, Facebook's Oculus acquisition hasn't changed the world as expected Google says it will destroy browsing data collected from Chrome’s Incognito mode IN THE NEWS Court Bans Use of 'AI-Enhanced' Video Evidence Because That's Not How AI Works Waymo self-driving cars are delivering Uber Eats orders for first time NYC’s business chatbot is reportedly doling out ‘dangerously inaccurate’ information Amazon just walked out on its self-checkout technology California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax Apple confirms layoffs affecting 700+ workers, including car team AT&T resets millions of customers’ passcodes after account info was leaked on the dark web Elon Musk's unpleasant persona hurts Tesla brand: survey says Cybertruck Breaks Down After One Mile Of Driving MEDIA CANDY Better Call Saul Constellation The Regime Road House Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to host FTC Chair Lina Khan An executive who worked on '3 Body Problem' was sentenced to death for fatally poisoning the Netflix show's producer Star Trek: Discovery New Matrix Movie in the Works from Drew Goddard Song Lyrics Today Are Less Sophisticated, Angrier, And More Self-Obsessed Than They Used To Be, Study Says Billie Eilish, Greta Van Fleet, & Pearl Jam Among 200 Artists Calling for Responsible AI Music Practices Suno AI New Bill in California Aims to Force Ticketmaster to Play Nice With Others The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’ 40 Years Later, Jeremy Brett is Still the Best Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes w/ Jeremy Brett Downie via SetApp The Labours Of Hercule Anthem Of Life APPS & DOODADS Super Monsters Ate My Condo+ Welcome to Canva, Affinity! Kagi Friendship Ended With GOOGLE Now KAGI Is My Best Friend Jon Stewart On The False Promises of AI | The Daily Show AI Companies Running Out Of Training Data After Burning Through Entire Internet Yahoo bought AI-powered news app Artifact from Instagram’s co-founders THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Star Wars' Next Animated Anthology Explores the Shadows of the Empire Breaking Down the Sithy Secrets of Tales of the Empire's New Trailer Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog sing "Rainbow Connection" Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Synthetic Voices What Went Wrong A 65-IN-1 THE 2024 WAY An eye-rolling example of the kind of AI generated sludge that's clogging up Google's search results.