Not So Critical Update

In news that's shocking to exactly nobody, CNET has been caught using AI to write its content. Given that CNET's standards of writing weren't that great to begin with, the most surprising thing about this is that anyone noticed.

Today's article: https://futurism.com/cnet-ai-plagiarism

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Yet another article was posted that frames the lack of engagement at work as being the fault of employees. We all violently disagree with this, but before we have a bit of a rant about people who are trying to get us back into the office.

Today's article: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1150816271/employee-engagement-gallup-survey-workers-hybrid-remote

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• Mike: he's just unsociable

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Today's article: https://www.theverge.com/23560328/openai-gpt-4-rumor-release-date-sam-altman-interview

ChatGPT continues to dominate the headlines, and after such a huge jump in AI functionality, everyone is waiting to see what the next generation brings with GPT-4. It's probably going to disappoint but be magical and incredible at the same time.

0:00 Welcome

1:10 Start of Show (almost)

12:43 humango.ai

14:43 ChatGPT4

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Lately we've been more... direct, about asking our viewers to help out. This "enhanced" clip from one of our episodes highlights our central message:

** Guys. Give us a hand here. **

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Today's link: https://twitter.com/riotgames/status/1617900234734198787

Riot Games got hacked recently, and we basically have no sympathy for them. It shouldn't have happened in the first place, and according to our estimates they're still in the 2nd Stage of Breach. Listen in to hear Jon rip into why they're terrible, what the 5 Stages of Breach actually are, and hear our first impassioned plea to help us get more popular.

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• Mike: he's just unsociable

• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

Misinformation and disinformation have reared their ugly head in the past few years, fueled largely by social media. Finland is one country that seems to be doing something about the core problem, by teaching kids the skills needed to discern fact from looks-like-a-fact. It's actually basically as simple as that. We discuss this, and how awesome Finland is, in this episode.

Today's article: https://archive.is/MDDJL

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• Mike: he's just unsociable

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Interviewing is tough, and it feels like it's just getting worse. With seemingly neverending rounds of interviews and ever-increasing test projects being asked for, it can feel like a separate job just to complete some interviews. But is this just a recent thing, or has it always been this way?

Today's article: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2023/1/12/23546379/job-interviewing-applying-exhausting-tests-employment

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• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc

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• Mike: he's just unsociable

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Netflix's habit of cancelling shows after just 1 or 2 seasons is awful for people who liked the show - but worse for the industry as a whole, because it seems to be becoming the norm. We talk about why this sucks, and what to expect from the future, and also Peter disappears for a quick nap.

Today's article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/01/17/netflix-has-created-a-self-fulfilling-cancelation-loop-with-its-new-shows/

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Microsoft is planning to add AI functionality to all its products after the incredible success of ChatGPT and other OpenAI projects. But what's that going to look like? Mike's convinced it's going to ruin us all, Jon thinks it'll make everything better, and I think it's going to be our very best friend. Watch today's episode to find out who wins. (Spoiler: None of us do.)

Today's article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-plans-to-build-openai-capabilities-into-all-products-11673947774

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• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc

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• Mike: he's just unsociable

• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

TikTok has been banned on the University of Texas campus due to concerns about data it collects being available to the Chinese government. Is that pointless? Mike thinks so, but Jon and Peter aren't so sure. Bonus: a teaser of Peter's new rap soon to premiere... on TikTok.

Today's article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-17/university-of-texas-bans-tiktok-app-on-cybersecurity-concerns

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• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc

• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl

• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec

• Mike: he's just unsociable

• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews