Somewhat Competent Podcast

EP 34 Sorry to offend... I guess.


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Show Notes ep 34

After an AI bot wrote a scientific paper on itself, the researcher behind the experiment says she hopes

she didn't open a 'Pandora's box'

https://www.insider.com/artificial-intelligence-bot-wrote-scientific-paper-on-itself-2-hours-2022-7

Amazon's Ring has provided doorbell footage to police without owners' consent 11 times so far this

year

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/tech/amazon-ring-police-footage/index.html

Minnesota man indicted after staging arson as politically-motivated attack

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/minnesota-man-indicted-after-staging-arson-as-politicallymotivated-

attack-brooklyn-center/

Man arrested for killing noodling partner, claims “Bigfoot defense”

https://www.fox23.com/news/man-arrested-killing-noodling-partner-claims-bigfoot-defense/

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China crushes mass protest by bank depositors demanding their life savings back

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/china/china-henan-bank-depositors-protest-mic-intl-hnk/index.html

The 'worst variant' is here

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-07-13-22/index.html

Elon Musk’s dad, 76, confirms secret second child — with his stepdaughter

https://nypost.com/2022/07/14/elon-musks-dad-76-confirms-secret-child-with-stepdaughter/

PSA on nuclear attack leaves New Yorkers worried, baffled

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/psa-on-nuclear-attack-leaves-new-yorkers-worried-baffled-1.5985776

Google’s Chrome OS Flex is now available for old PCs and Macs

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23215019/google-chrome-os-flex-operating-system-pc-macavailable

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