668: Weaponized Puffery

OpenAI training data, dynamic pricing & digital IDs; Elon's good week; dockworkers strike over robots averted, for now; more AI models; some AI training techniques make AI better at deceiving humans; weaponizing DMCA takedowns; Cruise fined for omitting details; Cybertruck gets FSD; EV Jeeps catching fire; Neumann back doing workspaces; COVID-19 affected the moon; the Diplomat; Wolfs; The Traitors Canada; The Rings of Power; more Prime Video ads; Juicebox quits the US; facial recognition & smart glasses; iPhone 16; cable testing; AI in education. Sponsors: 1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. 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!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/668 FOLLOW UP GOG Swag Store OpenAI Training Data to Be Inspected in Authors’ Copyright Cases Oasis opts out of Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing, calling it 'an unacceptable experience for fans' Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops Elon Musk claims victory after judge blocks Calif. deepfake law Elon Musk celebrates winning lawsuit over Tesla self-driving claims with embarrassing defense IN THE NEWS U.S. Dockworkers Go on Strike Over Robots and Wages California Governor Vetoes AI Bill Aimed at Preventing Catastrophic Harms OpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157B Apple backs out of backing OpenAI, report claims OpenAI Stamps Feet, Says Investors Aren't Allowed to Back Its Rivals MIT spinoff Liquid debuts non-transformer AI models and they’re already state-of-the-art Human Feedback Makes AI Better at Deceiving Humans, Study Shows Famous AI Artist Says He’s Losing Millions of Dollars From People Stealing His Work Google Wins Lawsuit Against Scammers Who ‘Weaponized’ DMCA Takedowns GM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crash Cybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised) A Stalled Waymo Blocked Kamala Harris’s Motorcade in San Francisco Jeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrids due to fire risks Adam Neumann’s Latest Project Is a WeWork Competitor COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists Claim MEDIA CANDY California’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying it The Diplomat Wolfs The Traitors Canada Season 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Amazon will “ramp up” Prime Video ads in 2025 Apple’s acclaimed drama “Sugar” lands season two renewal Shrinking Season 2 APPS & DOODADS Google introduces new way to search by filming video The company that owns Juicebox is quitting the US market and removing all its apps and software updates. Covid Testing Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to Giving Fake Test Results Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers Walk the Distance AT THE LIBRARY Constituent Service - A Third District Story by John Scalzi and narrated by Amber Benson Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers by Steve Pratt Polostan: A thrilling historical epic from #1 New Yortk Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, perfect for fans of historical fiction and espionage thrillers. (Bomb Light) Kindle Edition by Neal Stephenson THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building C2C caberQU - USB C cable tester BLE caberQU: a digital USB-C to USB-C cable tester Ethical use of AI in higher education Ethical AI for Teaching and Learning ENAI Recommendations on the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in Education - International Journal for Educational Integrity CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Tributes paid to 'true legend' Dame Maggie Smith ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ actor John Ashton dead at 76 after battle with cancer ‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dead at 60