Business, Spoken

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Business, Spoken episodes

October 24, 2023 The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up
The US Congress won’t pass federal AI regulation anytime soon. NYC is forging ahead with an AI Action Plan and a proposal for a new Office of Algorithmic Data Integrity.
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9 min
October 23, 2023 Crypto Groups Gemini, Genesis, and DCG Sued for $1.1 Billion ‘Fraud’
New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against crypto companies, including the Winkelvoss twins’ Gemini, alleging they misled investors.
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9 min
October 20, 2023 AI Is Becoming More Powerful—but Also More Secretive
The companies behind ChatGPT and other popular and powerful AI systems aren’t transparent enough about their training data and how they work, according to a new report from Stanford University.
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9 min
October 19, 2023 Teledriving Is a Sneaky Shortcut to Driverless Cars
German startup Vay is pushing teledriving—in which cars are remotely operated by humans—as easier to achieve than fully autonomous driving.
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8 min
October 18, 2023 The US Just Escalated Its AI Chip War With China
The American government has tightened its restrictions on exports of chips and chipmaking equipment, closing loopholes that let Chinese companies access advanced technology.
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9 min
October 17, 2023 Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies
From the Philippines to Colombia, low-paid workers label training data for AI models used by the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.
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11 min
October 16, 2023 Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare
Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the past two years. Competition for the jobs that remain is getting more and more desperate.
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11 min
October 13, 2023 The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other
ChatGPT-style chatbots that pretend to be people are being used to help companies develop new product and marketing ideas.
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11 min
October 12, 2023 Epic Games’ Sale of Bandcamp Has Left the Artist-Friendly Music Platform in Limbo
Bandcamp workers say they are unable to do their jobs and keep the platform operating after being locked out of critical systems. They’re also expecting layoffs.
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9 min
October 11, 2023 A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies
Meta’s Oversight Board is reviewing Facebook’s decision not to remove a manipulated video posted during the US midterms, in an attempt to get it to clarify its policies on election deepfakes.
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8 min

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