598: Universal Loser Income

Spam calls are back; we're done with Twitter; human or not?; Buzzfeed News shuttered; TruthGPT; the race to AI without pausing for thought; Niantic shutters web3 project, no Pokemon NFTs; purgatory with perks; Facebook settlement; paying kids to get outside; Picard, Mandalorian finales; rebooting all the IPs - Galaxy Quest, Twilight, Harry Potter, X-Files; Barry; AI-generated music flooding platforms; Sega acquires Rovio; Instagram kills Linktree; Steve Jobs, Make Something Wonderful; Chokepoint Capitalism; Christopher Lockhead; James Fell; Greg Jenner; Daniel Suarez; more MLB; RSA conference & ChatGPT; ladies and gentlemen, the Rockafire Explosion!Sponsors:Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.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.Show notes at: https://gog.show/598/FOLLOW UPCanada's CBC is the latest to leave Twitter in objection to 'goverment-funded' labelHuman or Not?IN THE NEWSBuzzFeed Shuts Down Its News DivisionGerman artist refuses award after his AI image wins prestigious photography prizeElon Musk claims to be working on ‘TruthGPT’ — a ‘maximum truth-seeking AI’In A.I. Race, Microsoft and Google Choose Speed Over CautionGooglers say Bard AI is “worse than useless,” ethics concerns were ignoredGoogle’s Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees SayInsider Lays Off 10 Percent of Staff After Announcing Pivot to AIEurope spins up AI research hub to apply accountability rules on Big TechNiantic shutters its web3 project after less than six monthsMan battling Google wins $500K for search result links calling him a pedophilePurgatory With PerksYou can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here’s howAI moving humanity forward as artificial intelligence advances, Google leaders saySouth Korea Tries $500 Handouts to Help Reclusive Kids Get OutMEDIA CANDYPicard FinaleParamount+ greenlights Star Trek film starring Michelle YeohStrange New WorldsA ‘Galaxy Quest’ series is reportedly coming to Paramount+Ryan Coogler developing ‘X-Files’ reboot, says show’s original creatorBarryAmerican Manhunt: The Boston Marathon BombingAI-Generated Music Is About to Flood Streaming PlatformsFake Drake and The Weeknd Song with AI-Generated Vocals Taken Down from Streaming ServicesLiam Callagher Cosigns AI Oasis Album: “I Sound Mega”We soon won’t tell the difference between AI and human music – so can pop survive?Spotify will open Gimlet podcasts to other platformsAPPS & DOODADSSega to acquire Angry Birds-maker Rovio for $775MInstagram lets you add five links to your profile so you can stop using LinktreeAT THE LIBRARYMake Something Wonderful - Steve Jobs in his own wordsChokepoint CapitalismSnow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create a Category of OneJames Fell - On This Day in History Sh!t Went DownDead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg JennerCritical Mass: A Novel (A Delta-v Novel Book 2) by Daniel SuarezTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopMandalorian FinaleRockafire Explosion documentaryLast Squeak TonightT-minus PodcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.