EdTechSR Ep 332 AI and CyberThreats

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Check out our Episode 332 from August 7, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * A neurological disease stole Rep. Jennifer Wexton's voice. AI helped her get it back. (NPR, 25 Jul 2024) * Human Reader (Chrome extension from ElevenLabs) * OpenAI Unleashes 'Advanced Voice Mode' Following ScarJo Controversy (PC Mag; 30 July 2024) * OpenAI co-founder Schulman leaves for Anthropic, Brockman takes extended leave (TechCrunch; 5 August 2024) * The SOS satellite calling feature on Apple’s latest iPhones can be literally life-saving: B.C. search and rescue group saves hikers stranded on a glacier from wildfire (CBC, 28 Jul 2024) * ‘You are a helpful mail assistant,’ and other Apple Intelligence instructions (The Verge; 5 August 2024) * Apple's AI Features Rollout Will Miss Upcoming iPhone Software Overhaul (Bloomburg; 28 July 2024) - paywall free version * Apple leads tech rout after Berkshire Hathaway sells more than half of its stake (Business Outside, 5 Aug 2024) * Now that Google is a monopolist, what’s next? (Verge, 6 Aug 2024) * Jason: ChatGPT Prompt Optimizer * Wes: New media literacy lesson: Influencers - Adobe Podcast - Descript Here are the links which made our show notes Google Doc, but we didn’t have time to discuss: * Bing’s AI redesign shoves the usual list of search results to the side (THe Verge; 24 July 2024) * Google Researchers Publish Paper About How Ai Is Ruining The Internet (The Byte; 4 July 2024) * Artificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic income (Vox; 22 July 2024) * The AI bubble has burst. Here's how we know (Mashable, 6 Aug 2024) * OpenAI tempers expectations with less bombastic, GPT-5-less DevDay this fall (TechCrunch; 5 August 2024) * OpenAI Seems Like It's Imploding! (Matt Wolfe; 6 August 2024) * OpenAI says it’s taking a ‘deliberate approach’ to releasing tools that can detect writing from ChatGPT (TechCrunch; 4 August 2024) * ​​Google pulls Olympics AI ad after backlash (WaOi; 1 August 2024) * Everyone Is Judging AI by These Tests. But Experts Say They’re Close to Meaningless (The Markup; 17 July 2024) * Meta's AI Studio Can Create a Copy of Your Favorite Influencer. Here's Why That Matters (CNet; 30 July 2024) * What do people really ask chatbots? It’s a lot of sex and homework (Washington Post, 4 Aug 2024) - paywall free Archive.today link * Large language models can do jaw-dropping things. But nobody knows exactly why. (MIT Technology Review, 4 March 2024) - audio version available * AI music startup Suno claims training model on copyrighted music is ‘fair use’ (Techcrunch, 1 Aug 2024) * YouTuber files class action suit over OpenAI’s scrape of creators’ transcripts (Tech Crunch; 5 August 2024) * Automattic launches AI writing tool that aims to make WordPress blogs more readable and succinct (TechCrunch; 7 August 2024) * Apple to Adopt Voluntary AI Safeguards Established by Biden (Bloomberg; 26 July 2024) AltLink * 3 new Chrome AI features for even more helpful browsing (Google Blog; 1 August 2024) Get full access to EdTech Situation Room Podcast at edtechsr.substack.com/subscribe