March 15, 2023

This Week in Google 707: Heartlessness As a Service

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3 hours 18 minutes

OpenAI announces GPT-4 AI language model.

Silicon Valley Bank is imploding, prompting bank run.

T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile in a $1.35 billion deal.

OpenAI announces GPT-4 AI language model (again).

Grammarly adds ChatGPT-like AI to create text in your writing style, outlines, and more.

Gmail, Google Docs, and more are getting ChatGPT-like generative AI features.

Facebook's Powerful Large Language Model Leaks Online.

Microsoft Lays Off Team That Taught Employees How to Make AI Tools Responsibly.

The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) presents Stochastic Parrots Day.

Google opens up its AI language model PaLM to challenge OpenAI and GPT-3.

Carrot Weather gets a snarky ChatGPT update.

Nabla, a digital health startup, launches Copilot, using GPT-3 to turn patient conversations into action.

Rent Going Up? One Company's Algorithm Could Be Why.

TikTok now offers a feed dedicated to science and tech.

Meta is working on a decentralized social app.

Gowalla returns to see if location-based networking is ready for its mainstream moment.

Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT.

Google has discontinued the Glass Enterprise Edition.

YouTube TV Multiview lets you watch up to 4 games in preview for March Madness.

Google Play will now machine translate Android apps for free.

Google Workspace is getting a price increase and other changes.

March Pixel Feature Drop with Android 13 QPR2 is now rolling out.

Stranded on a mountain, he tied his phone to a drone to text for help.

Meta layoffs: Facebook owner to cut 10,000 staff.

A Look Inside Elon Musk's $50,000 Prefab Tiny House.

The Biden administration demands that TikTok be sold or risk a nationwide ban.

Picks:

Stacey - Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock Hardcover by Jenny Odell.

Jeff - Kottke.org Is 25 Years Old Today, and I'm Going to Write About It.

Jeff - Lifehacker sold by G/O to Ziff Davis.

Jeff - Here's Everything That Happened at the #BlackTwitterSummit.

Jeff - The Color Printer.

Mike - ChatPDF.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Mike Elgan

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March 15, 2023

This Week in Google 707: Heartlessness As a Service

Listen Later

3 hours 18 minutes

OpenAI announces GPT-4 AI language model.

Silicon Valley Bank is imploding, prompting bank run.

T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile in a $1.35 billion deal.

OpenAI announces GPT-4 AI language model (again).

Grammarly adds ChatGPT-like AI to create text in your writing style, outlines, and more.

Gmail, Google Docs, and more are getting ChatGPT-like generative AI features.

Facebook's Powerful Large Language Model Leaks Online.

Microsoft Lays Off Team That Taught Employees How to Make AI Tools Responsibly.

The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) presents Stochastic Parrots Day.

Google opens up its AI language model PaLM to challenge OpenAI and GPT-3.

Carrot Weather gets a snarky ChatGPT update.

Nabla, a digital health startup, launches Copilot, using GPT-3 to turn patient conversations into action.

Rent Going Up? One Company's Algorithm Could Be Why.

TikTok now offers a feed dedicated to science and tech.

Meta is working on a decentralized social app.

Gowalla returns to see if location-based networking is ready for its mainstream moment.

Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT.

Google has discontinued the Glass Enterprise Edition.

YouTube TV Multiview lets you watch up to 4 games in preview for March Madness.

Google Play will now machine translate Android apps for free.

Google Workspace is getting a price increase and other changes.

March Pixel Feature Drop with Android 13 QPR2 is now rolling out.

Stranded on a mountain, he tied his phone to a drone to text for help.

Meta layoffs: Facebook owner to cut 10,000 staff.

A Look Inside Elon Musk's $50,000 Prefab Tiny House.

The Biden administration demands that TikTok be sold or risk a nationwide ban.

Picks:

Stacey - Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock Hardcover by Jenny Odell.

Jeff - Kottke.org Is 25 Years Old Today, and I'm Going to Write About It.

Jeff - Lifehacker sold by G/O to Ziff Davis.

Jeff - Here's Everything That Happened at the #BlackTwitterSummit.

Jeff - The Color Printer.

Mike - ChatPDF.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Mike Elgan

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

eightsleep.com/twit

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