The Old and the New

Abortion in Augustan Rome

HI EVERYONE I'M SO SORRY FOR THE IMPROMPTU HIATUS AND THUS DELAYED PART 2! Next episode is out this Sunday (I promise!!!)This episode is part two of our duology on Google DeepMind and SynthID. If you haven’t yet, I suggest you listen to part 1 before listening to this episode.

A couple weeks ago, Google’s DeepMind announced the introduction of their new watermarking method to SynthID, whose toolkit can identify AI-generated content and can embed digital watermarks on AI-generated content, such as images, audio, text, or video. These watermarks are imperceptible to humans but can be detected by the device.

Briefly touching on the life of Bronze Age Anatolians

Briefly touching on the life of Bronze Age Anatolians

The MWC (Mobile World Congress) occurs every year in Barcelona. It is one of the biggest trade shows of the year, and as the name suggests, specializes in mobile devices.

wine for everyone

Today we're going to talk about the Copper Age, also known as the Chalcolithic Age.

A couple days ago NVIDIA’s market cap briefly reached the 2 trillion dollar mark. While I have mentioned NVIDIA in this podcast before during our episode about Meta, IBM, and the AI Alliance, I believe it’s time to dedicate an entire episode to the self-described “World Leader in Artificial Intelligence Computing”. This is everything you need to know about NVIDIA in less than three minutes.

This is the second part of a 2-part series on Sora. Both parts have been released at the same time. Today I will be talking about Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video generator.

This is the first part of a 2-part series on Sora. Both parts have been released at the same time. Today I will be talking about Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video generator.

Little cultural dissections

a continuation of part 1

At the tail end of 2023, data poisoning became a major topic of discussion within the generative AI community. Today on The Old and the New, I will explore the image-generating AI and data poisoning world.

What is it?

While Apple never officially confirmed that it was working on a headset, there have been rumors about it for the better part of a decade. Finally, the Apple Vision Pro is here.

What was it like to be a woman in ancient Sparta

The New York Times announced today (Wednesday) that it is suing OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement. This lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, is the first of its kind and could have some major implications that could affect the use of published work in the training of AI technologies.

Introduction to Lives of Women in Classical Antiquity

Today on The Old and the New, I will be talking about Google's Gemini.

Last Tuesday, Meta and IBM launched an AI Alliance in order to promote “open innovation and open science” AI development. The Alliance’s members notably include Dell Technologies, Sony, AMD, Intel, Oracle, CERN, NASA, Cornell University, Dartmouth, Hugging Face, Imperial College London, the National Science Foundation, and others. Its members notably do not include Microsoft, Google, or OpenAI. Which raises the question: just how impactful will this new alliance really be?

What was the 5000 year old mummy like?

What was the 5000 year old mummy like?

On Thursday, Amazon, along with its new partner Hyundai, announced that the company will start selling cars in its US store in the latter half of next year.

An exploration of mythical floods

This topic will be split into two parts for your listening convenience in order to keep each episode less than two minutes long. Both episodes covering Google and GraphCast will be published at the same time. This is part 2.Yesterday, on the 14th of November, Google’s DeepMind published a peer-reviewed study in the journal Science introducing their GraphCast technology.

This topic will be split into two parts for your listening convenience in order to keep each episode less than two minutes long. Both episodes covering Google and GraphCast will be published at the same time. This is part 1.Yesterday, on the 14th of November, Google’s DeepMind published a peer-reviewed study in the journal Science introducing their GraphCast technology.

What did the ancient Greeks call themselves?

Wayve, a UK-based self-driving technology company, recently launched its AI model for self-driving: LINGO-1.

This Wednesday's episode will focus on classical civilizations rather than technology. The episode briefly outlines the rise and fall of the ancient Roman politician and writer Cicero.

A history on paints.

Two days ago, the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, issued its first-ever fine for leaving orbital debris. Today on The Old and the New, I will be covering the FCC’s space debris fine — and whether or not it's a promising way of combating the problem of space debris.

Last Thursday, YouTube announced new AI-powered tools at their annual Made on YouTube event.

Examines the surfaces that paintings were applied to such as canvas and wood.

This episode is part two of the two-parter focusing on anti-obesity drugs. I suggest listening to part 1 released this Wednesday before listening to this episode. This episode explores the effects of obesity and the effects anti-obesity drugs can have.

Due to the limited number of medical treatments available in the past, the market has been left open for anti-obesity drugs, which are becoming increasingly popular. This episode is part one of two episodes focusing on anti-obesity drugs. Part two will be released on Sunday.

In today's episode, we talk about Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, 'Lady with an Ermine'. We pay close attention to the little animal, and discuss its interesting symbolism in this painting. A bit of art history for ya. – Judy

In 2022, the combined total global revenue from box office sales and streaming was over 100 billion dollars. A significant part of those sales were from international markets, meaning that the audiences who watched them were most likely watching a dubbed version of it. This creates a demand for AI dubbing which has recently seen many companies trying to do just that.

Yesterday Mike Verdu, Netflix’s VP of games posted a release in Netflix’s newsroom about the company’s jump into the cloud gaming space. This episode is a follow-up to my recent episode on Netflix’s Game Controller iOS App.

Two days ago, Netflix released an app that lets you play games on Netflix on your TV using your phone or mobile device.

This episode is about the ELIZA effect and its broader ramifications on AI and chatbots

This episode is about Weizenbaum and the ELIZA chatbot.

This episode explores the history behind lapis lazuli.

Today on The Old and the New, I will be covering Italy’s recent ChatGPT ban — and what we can learn from it.

This is part 2 of "A Revolt against Death: The Epic of Gilgamesh". This episode talks about the Epic of Gilgamesh of ancient Mesopotamia, poetry nearly 4000 years old. I will be telling stories, but I’ll also talk about how they explore this longstanding theme: humanity’s fear of and challenge to death.

This is part 1 of "A Revolt against Death: The Epic of Gilgamesh". See next week's episode for part 2. This episode talks about the Epic of Gilgamesh of ancient Mesopotamia, poetry nearly 4000 years old. I will be telling stories, but I’ll also talk about how they explore this longstanding theme: humanity’s fear of and challenge to death.

Today on The Old and the New, I will be covering technology's impact on agriculture and why I think this is important

This episode is about how the ancient Egyptians believed the gods could interact with them and how they took advantage of this.

Today on The Old and the New, I will be covering AI and how one of the world’s biggest tech giants just can't seem to keep up with it.