Disconnected

Amazon claims to be able to cover 90% of the US with its Echo and Ring devices - is this a connected utopia or a data privacy hell?

With Amazon Sidewalk on the way and the recent merger with iRobot, we’re one step closer to every house’s inner workings being detailed by our ‘Amazon overlords’, as Jag Sharma might call them…

On Disconnected, Jag considers how Jeff Bezos’ titan company is continuing its dominant path, and Jason Kapadia - resident Elon expert - takes us through the conundrum that is Twitter’s multi-coloured check marks.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Twitter’s ‘verified’ check marks of various colours and costs
• Open sourcing the Twitter algorithm to see its biases
• Amazon Sidewalk’s promise to connect 90% of America
• The recent Amazon purchase of iRobot, and what data Roombas might learn and use

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

TikTok troubles, Trump’s return and banks going bust - three huge stories with tech at the heart of it all…

Social media can be the catalyst for so many challenges, and simultaneously become the solution to them too, and the past fortnight’s events have proven that in spades.

Coming together to break down the platforms at the core of the world’s biggest stories on Disconnected this week are the ever-insightful and entertaining trio of Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia and Jen Campbell.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• TikTok controversies around data, privacy and possible bans in the US and UK
• Donald Trump’s return to social media, and whether he’ll choose money over political sway
• Social media being the problem, and the solution, for banks amid the recent financial turmoil

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Could software get to know you well enough to become your surrogate social communicator?

Between Snapchat Plus and Slack, we’re seeing yet another fascinating AI implementation between episodes of Disconnected, bringing the prospect of a digital personal assistant ever-closer.

Join Jag Sharma, Jen Campbell and Jason Kapadia for a deep dive into these GPT tools, the TikTok-ification of Reddit, and the surprising modern day use for floppy disks…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Snapchat being the latest platform to add AI tools to its arsenal
• Slack summarising your conversations for you, or even taking them over altogether
• Reddit creating its own TikTok-style video feed
• The surprising, high-level use of floppy disks in modern companies

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

It was only a matter of time before chatbots found Tinder…

While ChatGPT is landing people dates, Bing’s AI chatbot is picking existential fights with its users, and Elon Musk (of all people) is the voice of reason calling for regulation.

It’s been a frenetic fortnight in technology, so Charis Marr and Jason Kapadia join Jag Sharma to cover it all, including Meta’s move to create a paid verification scheme, and we pay our respects to a barely-beloved browser.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Meta bringing paid verification to Facebook and Instagram
• The strong personality of Bing’s AI chatbot
• Safety and regulation to keep AI in check
• ChatGPT goes on a date
• The death of Internet Explorer

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Let the race for AI supremacy begin…

Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT became an instant hit, reaching over one million users faster than any social media site, Google and Microsoft have emerged as the next big players in the AI game.

So why would they start an AI chat war, what have they to gain from it all, and where does that leave us? We’re breaking down the dangers, the opportunities and the new-norms on this week’s episode of Disconnected.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The advent of the chatbot wars between the industry’s big players
• How AI tools will change how we interact with search engines
• Which parts of our work and productivity could soon be automated for us

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

If your job involves technology, then AI is coming to replace it…

Whether it’s photography, video editing, cold outreach or interior design, there’s a new tool that promises to democratise the ability to create, and the chances are that artificial intelligence is behind it.

Join us on Disconnected this week as we take a look at the new age of tools taking over…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The stock image AI service being sued by Getty
• Text-based services to revolutionise your essays, outreach and more
• Tools to recover sub-par images, optimise audio and edit with ease
• How AI is learning to synthesise speech, and whether that’s an opportunity or a risk

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Is AI forcing education to evolve faster than ever before?

The applications of GPT-3 have grown from a basic language model into the foundation for some incredible tools, some of which make cheating at school easier than ever.

This week on Disconnected, we hear from Jag, Jason and Felina as they break down AI plagiarism, whether your follower count grants unique social privileges, and Brewdog’s divisive approach to handling online controversy.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Brewdog’s controversies and the tolerance of today’s social media
• ChatGPT’s potential to disrupt the education system
• Airline luggage recovery, ‘social currency’, and whether influencers/celebrities have it easier

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

The only certainty in the tech world is uncertainty, and that much is true of next year.

Whether the 54% of young Americans wanting to become influencers drive the growth in social commerce, or rapid development of AI tools creates unthinkable shortcuts to content creation, 2023 promises to be game-changing all around.

Jen Campbell and Charis Marr return to the Disconnected podcast alongside Jason Kapadia to look ahead at the coming year in tech and social media.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Growing complexities in the influencer marketing space
• New AI tools developing across the board
• Blending physical and digital experiences
• TikTok and Instagram’s social commerce model disrupting the big players

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

2022 has been a mighty long year in the tech space…

Whether it’s the cries to make Instagram Instagram again or the introduction of GPT3 through tools like DALL-E, it’s worth looking into our past to consider what the future holds.

Felina Tan & Jason Kapadia peer into their crystal ball on Disconnected this week, picking out the past year’s landmark moments and guiding us through their predictions for technology and social media in 2023.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• A recap of the year’s monumental moments in tech and social media
• GPT3’s growing impact and the implications of increasing AI
• Our take on future developments in neural tech & robotics
• The increased need to consider search on platforms like TikTok and Instagram

Links and references at: https://disconnectedpodcast.com/

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Twitter is experiencing an age of extreme turbulence with Elon Musk at the helm.

Since his takeover his ‘vox populi, vox dei’, utopian vision for the platform has encountered its fair share of hurdles, from irate employees to imitators with a checkmark.

So how does Elon steady the ship? Which are the huge problems to tackle first, and what could Twitter become in the right hands? Jason Kapadia and Jag Sharma gaze into that crystal ball on this week’s episode of Disconnected…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• What’s made Elon Musk such a divisive figure
• Twitter’s biggest immediate issues since the takeover
• Potential future routes for the platform

Links and references at: https://disconnectedpodcast.com/

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/