TWiG 742: More Eel Guys Than You Know - Leo's GPTs, Alex Stamos on election disinformation, deepfakes, eels!

Discussion of upcoming Black Friday sales on Google Pixel phones and tablets

Concerns with the Pixel tablet including laggy performance, inability to use independently from dock, and high pricing

Leo shares his epiphany on the usefulness of AI for expert systems and personalized agents

Demonstration of Leo's custom AI assistants for Lisp and Emacs programming languages

Talk of Elon Musk's reputation decline after acquiring Twitter

Discussion of studies showing people perceive AI-generated faces as more human than real faces

Overview of lawsuit allowing school districts to sue social media companies for youth addiction

Interview with Alex Stamos, former Facebook CSO and current Stanford professor

Alex's perspective on risks of deepfakes in elections vs for individual harassment

Thoughts on moral panic around social media and youth mental health

Alex recounts attending a closed-door Senate AI hearing led by Senator Schumer

Discussion of social media companies loosening policies on election misinformation

Concerns about TikTok as a news source and possible propaganda risks

Talk of new book "A History of Fake Things on the Internet" by Walter Shirer

Alex's suggestion for comprehensive federal privacy regulations

Revelation during Google antitrust trial of Apple's cut of Google search revenue

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, and Jason Howell

Guest: Alex Stamos

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