EdTechSR Ep 334 Considering AI Regulation

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 AvailableHere 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