EdTechSR Ep 334 Considering AI Regulation

What this episode covers

Check out our Episode 334 from August 29, 2024! (We’ve started posting VIDEO versions here on Substack… This week we’re sharing a higher resolution version. Please let us know what you think! Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * California legislature passes sweeping AI safety bill (The Verge; 28 August 2024) * 100M Token Context Windows (Magic.dev; 29 August 2024) * Apple targets Sept. 10 debut for new iPhones, AirPods and watches, Bloomberg News reports (Reuters; 23 August 2024) * ChatGPT makes Siri more intelligent in iOS 18: Here’s how (9 to 5 Mac; 21 August 2024) * Report: Amazon to Launch Paid Version of Alexa in October (Thurott.com; 27 August 2024) * TikTok must face lawsuit over 10-year-old girl’s death, US court rules (Reuters; 28 August 2024) * Tumblr to move its half a billion blogs to WordPress (TechCrunch, 28 Aug 2024) * YouTube’s Growth As A Podcast Power Player Revealed In Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Spring 2024 Report (WestwoodOne, 8 July 2024) * Harmful ‘Nudify’ Websites Used Google, Apple, and Discord Sign-On Systems (Wired, 29 Aug 2024) * Wes’ Geeks of the Week: How to Attribute AI (via MLA) and Zbib and NASA What’s Up? * Jason’s Geek of the Week: LibreOffice 24.8 is Now Available Here are the links which made our show notes Google Doc, but we didn’t have time to discuss: * Oprah Winfrey to Host ‘AI and the Future of Us’ ABC Special With Bill Gates and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (Variety; 29 August 2024) * Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine (Wired; 8 August 2024) * This system can sort real pictures from AI fakes — why aren’t platforms using it? (The Verge; 21 August 2024) * The AI photo editing era is here, and it’s every person for themselves (The Verge; 19 August 2024) * OpenAI and Anthropic will share their models with the US government (The Verge; 29 August 2024) * New AI tool: NoteGPT * Microsoft’s Recall AI feature won’t be available for Windows testers until October (The Verge; 21 August 2024) * Google Keep rolling out AI-powered ‘Help me create a list’ on Android (9 TO 5 Google; 22 August 2024) * Google Gemini Now Accessible From Chrome Address Bar (Search Engine Journal; 29 August 2024) * Arizona State University personalizes learning and advances research with ChatGPT (Open AI) * Threads deepens its ties to the open social web, aka the ‘fediverse’ (TechCrunch, 28 Aug 2024) Get full access to EdTech Situation Room Podcast at edtechsr.substack.com/subscribe