Not So Critical Update

Today we talk about the continuing fight on ad blockers by YouTube, including its official declaration of a global crackdown, and the efforts of one person to try and fight it on security grounds.

Check out more here:

https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/26/privacy_advocate_challenges_youtube/

https://andadinosaur.com/youtube-s-anti-adblock-and-ublock-origin

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940583/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-broadening

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Today we talk about all the news you probably missed from the world of AI.

Covering:

https://twitter.com/VikkiRossWrites/status/1649009202755514371

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-67236732

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-support-for-teachers-powered-by-artificial-intelligence

https://apnews.com/article/biden-ai-artificial-intelligence-executive-order-cb86162000d894f238f28ac029005059

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67172229

https://v.redd.it/idc0o3h2ikwb1

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And for JacksFilms - JJJreact! Let's see, we'd love you to tell us how to make these AI news episodes do better. They're often less popular than other episodes, but we do enjoy them.

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Today we talk about the results from a survey by Pew Research on Americans' attitudes towards data and privacy. There are some confusing results - see for yourself here: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/10/18/how-americans-view-data-privacy/

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In today's special GAMESHOW episode, Peter represents the UK and challenges Mike and Jon to a test of their knowledge of good ol' Blighty. They answer 20 (well, 21) questions prepared by Peter.

The rules:

1. No passing.

2. Mike must answer first.

3. All questions must be answerable by an average person from the UK.

How did you do? Tell us in the comments below.

Spelling "worcestershire" or "gloucestershire":

Mike's attempt: worsteschshire (later worchestershire)

Jon's attempt: glostershire

Mike's score: 6.

Jon's score: 9.5.

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Today we talk about Tinder's foray into arranged marriages -- well, arranged dates anyway -- with the new feature they've launched that allows friends and family (ie, most likely your mother) to recommend matches for you. We also discuss Tinder Select, new $500-a-month subscription service that allows rich people to forcibly slide into your DMs even if you haven't matched with them. Innovation, folks.

Read more here: https://www.businessinsider.com/tinder-matchmaker-feature-lets-friends-family-recommend-potential-matches-dating-2023-10

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Today we talk about the bizarre decision by one of the UK's leading prep schools to "hire" an AI to fill the role of Principal Headteacher. It's kind of bonkers, so read more about it here: https://edexec.co.uk/uk-school-welcomes-ai-principal/

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News you might have missed from the world of AI.

This week's stories:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/24/23929496/google-alphabet-q3-2023-earnings-ads-ai-sge

https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-pushes-deeper-into-ai-publishers-see-fresh-challenges-2023-10-19/

https://search.brave.com/search?q=how+long+is+a+year

https://futurism.com/the-byte/apple-spending-billions-ai

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai

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Today we talk about an article from The New Yorker titled, "Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore": https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-the-internet-isnt-fun-anymore

And yeah, it's kind of rubbish right now. Where's the good stuff left? Except for this channel, of course.

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We've got a roundup of the most recent news about Twitter / X, all of which is disastrous as usual.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/15/australia-fines-x-formerly-twitter-for-not-answering-questions-on-child-abuse-content-.html

https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2023/10/11/eu-gives-musk-ultimatum-over-israel-hamas-disinformation-on-x/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/twitter-cracks-down-nudity-israel-hamas-misinformation-1234853098/

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/20/elon-musk-x-formerly-twitter-to-launch-two-new-subscription-tiers.html

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Today we talk about the current state of anti-anti-anti-adblocking on YouTube. And some of their other features, which are admittedly kind of cool.

Read more: https://gizmodo.com/youtube-adds-stable-volume-but-ad-blocker-has-to-go-1850933540

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