Writer Jane Friedman has a stellar reputation in publishing. But a huckster, armed with AI impersonations of her writing, was trying to scam folks by using her name on Amazon GoodReads. She raised hell, and last week Amazon finally took them down. But what about new authors who don’t have her huge platform? Who is looking out for them?

Jane joins to talk about the threat AI presents to authors, publishing, and the rest of us.

I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires): https://janefriedman.com/i-would-rather-see-my-books-pirated/

Author discovers AI-generated counterfeit books written in her name on Amazon: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/author-discovers-ai-generated-counterfeit-books-written-in-her-name-on-amazon/ 

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Here’s the story on Jane Friedman, the author AI impersonated- Amazon author AI counterfeit books: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/author-discovers-ai-generated-counterfeit-books-written-in-her-name-on-amazon/

New Zoom AI policies were loudly hated across the internet: https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-is-entangled-in-an-ai-privacy-mess/?ftag

and

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjgvy/zoom-changes-tos-to-say-it-wont-train-ai-on-your-calls-without-your-consent-after-backlash

Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/business/facial-recognition-false-arrest.html

Here’s Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino’s full CNBC interview but you don’t really need to watch the whole thing to get the gist: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/08/10/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-x-corp-ceo-linda-yaccarino-on-twitter-rebrand-and-more.html

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It's the 50th anniversary of hip hop, and that’s a great opportunity for Bridget to dig into one of her favorite subjects to nerd out about: trends in audio. In this episode, she breaks down the history of auto-tune. Today it’s incredibly common, but when musicians first started using it there was a huge backlash. Prominent musicians said it was ruining music, and Time Magazine put it on their list of “50 Worst Inventions.” Yet artists like T-Pain and Cher used it to create new sounds that listeners loved, and today it is widely accepted as a valuable tool for legitimate artists to use for making music. The disruptive history of auto-tune, originally derided as a toy before innovators embraced it to create something new, offers lessons for how we should understand AI in 2023. 

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Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with a biotech company that used her cells without consent: https://apnews.com/article/henrietta-lacks-hela-cells-thermo-fisher-scientific-bfba4a6c10396efa34c9b79a544f0729

Uber CEO balks after a reporter tells him the cost of his 2.9-mile Uber ride: 'Oh my God. Wow.' https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-ceo-balks-reporter-tells-171042745.html

Man Behind U.S. Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Sues VC Fund Supporting Black-Women-Owned Businesses https://afrotech.com/black-venture-capital-firm-fearless-fund-has-been-sued

Classic TANGOTI on that time Facebook banned news in Australia: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-there-are-no-girls-on-the-65877505/episode/disinformed-facebooks-bans-news-in-australia-77921963/ 

Pornhub goes dark in Arkansas after age verification law kicks in: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/3/23818865/pornhub-mindgeek-arkansas-age-verification-block-ban-porn

Viral Italian voice behind ‘Attenzione pickpocket’ revealed as racist counsellor for far-right: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/02/viral-italian-voice-behind-attenzione-pickpocket-revealed-as-counsellor-for-far-right-lega

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Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts have some exciting news, The Laverne Cox Show is back for season two. Get a spiritual makeover each week as actress and activist Laverne Cox goes with her guests. We think you'll want to hear this season, but don't just take our word for it. Check out the trailer and decide for yourself!

About the podcast: Years ago, a therapist said in our very first session that there are only two things that we can truly control in our lives - our own perception and our own behavior. That's it. Nothing more than that. Each week, The Laverne Cox Show will feature intimate conversations with folks who help me to see and think differently so that maybe I can act differently. It is my hope that this becomes a place that fosters perspectives that might inspire new behavior in each of us, which in turn gets us closer to becoming the very best versions of ourselves. Let's have a spiritual makeover together.

Listen to season 2 of The Laverne Cox Show starting July 27th on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!

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We were off last week while Bridget recovered from surgery. But don’t feel bad for her, she’s been screwing up emails for 6 months and she is sorry for that. Send more emails to Bridget at [email protected] 

Texas A&M president resigns over "controversial" hire of a Black woman to lead the journalism school. Similar to the White House cybersecurity director, it sounds like the incoming professor was well qualified but faced a different level of scrutiny because of her identity:

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/21/texas-am-president-resigns-00107695 

Must read Intercept piece - YEARS AFTER #METOO, DEFAMATION CASES INCREASINGLY TARGET VICTIMS WHO CAN’T AFFORD TO SPEAK OUT: https://theintercept.com/2023/07/22/metoo-defamation-lawsuits-slapp/

Senate panel advances rival bills to childproof the internet: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/27/23809876/kosa-coppa-2-child-safety-privacy-protection-social-media

Google-Owned YouTube Makes Millions From Channels Pushing Climate Disinformation:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/youtube-climate-disinformation

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Lena Dunham is in the news, which means a particularly sticky misleading claim about her is, too. We have no strong position on Lena Dunham, but we are solidly against misleading claims.

In this best-of episode from last year, Bridget sits down with producer Mike to explain the origins of the idea that Lena Dunham abused her little sibling, why it persists, and why it matters for the rest of us.

Got a burning question for Bridget and the TANGOTI team? We’ll answer it in a live AMA! Submit your questions for free at Patreon.com/tangoti   

Emily in Paris to Become Polly in Pocket: https://www.vulture.com/2023/07/lily-collins-lena-dunham-polly-pocket-movie-details.html 

The Lena Dunham child abuse controversy, explained: https://www.vox.com/2014/11/8/7157065/dunham-child-abuse

Ben Shapiro sings WAP (you should definitely watch this):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZYzauhOJcQ

It didn't make it into the episode, but Ben Shapiro HATED the Barbie movie...a lot: https://www.them.us/story/barbie-movie-ben-shapiro 

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Rolling Stone’s Miles Klee has become a target of an extremist harassment campaign after publishing a review of the new movie Sound of Freedom. 

‘Sound Of Freedom’ Is a Superhero Movie for Dads With Brainworms

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/sound-of-freedom-jim-caviezel-child-trafficking-qanon-movie-1234783837/ 

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Laid-off Twitter Africa team ‘ghosted’ without severance or benefits: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/17/tech/ghana-twitter-layoffs-severance-intl-hnk/index.html 

Meta rejected scores of women’s health ads. Democrats want answers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/17/meta-rejected-dozens-womens-health-ads-democrats-want-answers/

Threads Usage Drops By Half From Initial Surge: https://www.similarweb.com/blog/insights/social-media-news/threads-week/

Harriet Tubman research material: https://archives.nypl.org/scm/20868 

Would you visit this phone free island? https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/finland-phone-mobile-free-island-b2361499.html

EA Sports FC 24 Fully Revealed: Release Date, Ultimate Team, and More: https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-sports-fc-24-fully-revealed-release-date-ultimate-team-and-more 

Personal debts said to scuttle nomination of Biden’s acting cyber director, an unusual level of scrutiny: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/15/kemba-walden-nomination-cyber-director/ 

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The disgraced CEO of Theranos, the scam blood testing company, built her career with savvy press moves. Now she’s headed to prison, but not before doing a flashy New York Times Magazine profile on the way in. Bridget talks with legendary media OG Lea Goldman, deputy editorial director of G/O Media and founder of the social first media newsletter Hazmat Hotel about what it means, what it tells us about women’s media, celebrity profiles, and why it matters. 

FOLLOW HAZMAT HOTEL! I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING FROM LEAH’S MEDIA MUSINGS:  https://www.instagram.com/leajgoldman/

Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/business/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-interview.html

The New York Times’ Elizabeth Holmes Profile Is Causing Drama in the Newsroom: “What the Hell Happened Here?”: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/elizabeth-holmes-new-york-times

She’s left the Firm behind. Harry’s found a polo team in Santa Barbara. The kids are doing great. Now she’s ready for her next act: https://www.thecut.com/article/meghan-markle-profile-interview.html

.Donahue Show Gay Marriage 1991

https://youtu.be/cfXwwzg_Ntc

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