BioLab Collective with Jack Wang

#007: TikTok Ban, AI job interviews, and fraudulent 30 under 30s


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With great purchasing power comes great responsibility and in episode #007 we contrast the economic driving force provided by Gen Z, against the pressures they face entering the workforce.

Chapters:

* (3:56) ChatGPT is hallucinating and making up fake newspaper articles at The Guardian

* (6:13) Face ID for Cows can stop agricultural crime

* (15:40) You know Wordle, but have you heard of “Heardle”?

* (18:26) How did the Super Mario Bros movie make half a billion dollars?

* (22:00) Juul to pay $462 million USD for advertising e-cigarettes to young people

* (25:04) Australia contemplates country-wide ban on phones at school

* (28:54) Multiple countries consider banning TikTok, and why it won’t work

* (34:21) Multiple data leaks across big Australian companies

* (36:58) Why so many 30 under 30s are going to jail

* (46:01) AI will be interviewing you for your next job

Show Notes:

AI is making up fake sources: https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/06/ai-chatgpt-guardian-technology-risks-fake-article

Facebook for cows to reduce agricultural crime. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-13/new-technology-to-reduce-farm-crime-in-australia-ai-facebook/102165686

Spotify shuts down Heardle: https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/14/23683240/spotify-shuts-down-heardle-music-guessing-game

Super Mario Bros crosses $500 million: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/super-mario-bros-movie-box-office-biggest-video-game-adaptation-ever-1235583559/

Juul settles for $462million for advertising to teens: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/12/business/juul-settlement/index.html

How does nicotine work: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7163392/

Australia and phone ban at school:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/national-mobile-phone-ban-and-restrictions-in-schools/102222320

How effective will a TikTok ban be?

https://theconversation.com/australia-needs-a-robust-cybersecurity-overhaul-not-whack-a-mole-bans-on-apps-like-tiktok-203158

30 under 30 in jail: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/06/forbes-30-under-30-tech-finance-prison

AI job interviews:

https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/your-next-job-interview-could-be-judged-by-ai-here-s-how-to-prepare-20230328-p5cvyx.html

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