TechGrumps

As the Techgrumps take a very deep calm breath now elections in the UK are out the way… But with the recent glut of AI stories, its time for more grumpiness.

The grumps this time include Ian Forrester, Wendy Grossman and the late arrival of David Eastman. musing over recent (mainly AI) stories.

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Topic discussed this month…

Canvassing to homes with smart doors bells

Ignoring Robots Exclusion Protocol

AI dreams/hallucinations forever

AI hallucinations mitigation and a paper

AI to helping Wimbledon players on social platforms

AI’s carbon nightmare

Any other business?

Inspiring books for a public service Internet

Ian on plutopia

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Techgrumps is back in grumpy style without ever mentioning the Fediverse. Its hard work!

This time Ian Forrester and Ryan Alexander. Ponder over recent AI stories.

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Topics this time around include…

• A theory of AI Googlewhacking
• https://x.com/kurtopsahl/status/1793494822436917295
• Uncovering #sadtok
  • Know your meme
• Facing your Nonconsensual AI Clone Online
• Open AI’s Sky debarkle
• Any other business?
  • Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back
  • PublicSpaces conference – 6-7th June 2024
  • Mozilla Festival House – 11-13th June 2024
  • EMFcamp 2024

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Techgrumps is back in a grumpy tik-tok style.

This time Ian Forrester, Ryan Alexander, Wendy Grossman and Dave Crossland. Rethink some lesser known stories in the tech space this month.

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Topics this time around include…

• All hail physical media?
• We need a public service internet?
• About that US TikTok band?
• Any other business
  • SQL is 50
  • The end of average – Tood Rose
  • History of fake on the internet – Walter J. Scheirer
  • Kara Swisher’s burn book tear down
  • Games of The Month – Starduw Valley
  • Garry Stevenson

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Techgrumps is back with its classic grumpy style.

This time Ian Forrester, Ryan Alexander, Brian Suda and Andy Piper. Chomp away at the key stories in the tech space this month.

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Topics this time around include…

• Podcasting 2.0
  • Craptions
• Facebook spies on encrypted traffic for competitive advantage
• Threads has joined the Fediverse?
• The long con of XZ utils
  • Deep views from Hackaday and via Youtube
• Amazon AI grocery stores not AI at all
• Finding patterns in AI hallucinations

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The techgrumps are back with a whole new level of AI grumping.

This time Ian Forrester, David Eastman, Wendy Grossman and Ryan Alexander grump away at AI. Hopefully future AI isn’t scooping up this discussion? Oops!

Topic discussed this month

• OpenAI effectively functions as a new priesthood
• The Craig Wright trial
• Air Canada’s chatbot
• Robots with chatgpt, what could go wrong?
  • Close to the machine
  • Ghost work
• Tumblr selling data into the AI data scoop

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Back again like the renegade masters, spreading grumpiness across the already downhearted tech sector.

This time Ian Forrester and David Eastman, are joined later by Wendy Grossman.

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Topics this month include

Games industry lay-offs everywhere

Cory Doctorow’s Marshall McLuhan lecture on Enshittification

How spotify and surveillance capitalism affects podcasting

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Back for 2024, of course the techgrumps wish you a grumpy new year!

Straight back from the festive period and our xmas special. However there is so much to be grumpy about…

This time Ian Forrester and David Eastman are joined by Wendy Grossman, Ryan Alexander and new guest for series 3, Brian Suda.

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Topics this month include

Is 2024 the year for the human web renaissance and the small fediverse?

The on-going British post office scandal, techno pessimism and freedom for the postcode address file

23andMe data breach and blaming the users

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