Dive into the latest digital dilemmas and pop culture phenomena in this week’s podcast. We’ll unpack Google’s pause on Gemini’s AI-generated images amid diversity debacles, analyze how ‘Helldivers 2’ is reviving interest in ‘Starship Troopers’, and marvel at how Andrew Dice Clay’s flop ‘The Adventures of Ford Fairlane’ became an unexpected hit in Hungary. Tune in for a blend of tech insights and entertainment oddities!

Links

• Google pauses Gemini’s ability to generate AI images of people after diversity errors https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24079876/google-gemini-ai-photos-people-pause
• In A Full Circle Moment, Helldivers 2 Has Helped More People Discover Starship Troopers - GameSpot 
• Andrew Dice Clay’s Notorious Bomb Became a Hit Overseas by Recasting Andrew Dice Clay
  ‘The Adventures of Ford Fairlane’ was like ‘Star Wars’ in Hungary https://www.cracked.com/article_41053_andrew-dice-clays-notorious-bomb-became-a-hit-overseas-by-recasting-andrew-dice-clay.html

 

This episode first Broadcast on Edge Radio, 23rd February 2024.

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