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Episode 325: 24 April 2024 6
Episode 324: 17 April 2024 8
Episode 323: 3 April 2024 9
Episode 322: 20 March 2024 10
Episode 321: 6 March 2024 12
Episode 320: 21 February 2024 13
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Episode 317: 17 January 2024 17
Episode 316: 10 January 2024 19
Episode 315: 3 January 2024 20
Episode 314: 20 December 2023 21
Episode 313: 13 December 2023 23
Episode 312: 6 December 2023 - Holiday Tech Gift Guide 24
Episode 311: 29 November 2023 26
Episode 310: 15 November 2023 27
Episode 309: 8 Nov 2023 28
Episode 308: 25 Oct 2023 29
Episode 307: 11 Oct 2023 30
Episode 306: 27 Sept 2023 32
Episode 305: 13 Sept 2023 33
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Episode 303: 30 August 2023 36
Episode 302: 23 August 2023 38
Episode 301: 16 August 2023 40
Episode 300: 2 August 2023 40
Episode 299: 26 July 2023 41
Episode 298: 14 June 2023 43
Episode 297: 7 June 2023 45
Episode 296: 31 May 2023 46
Episode 295: 24 May 2023 47
Episode 294: 17 May 2023 48
Episode 293: 10 May 2023 49
Episode 292: 3 May 2023 51
Episode 291: 26 April 2023 53
Episode 290: 19 April 2023 53
Episode 289: 12 April 2023 54
Episode 288: 5 April 2023 55
Episode 287: 29 March 2023 57
Episode 286: 22 March 2023 58
Episode 285: 1 March 2023 59
Episode 284: 8 February 2023 61
Episode 283: 1 February 2023 63
Episode 282: 25 January 2023 64
Episode 281: 18 January 2023 Stories of Piracy 65
Episode 280: 11 January 2023 66
Episode 279: 4 January 2023 67
Episode 278: 29 December 2022 68
Episode 277: 22 December 2022 70
Episode 276: 15 December 2022 72
Episode 275: 7 December 2022 73
Episode 274: 9 November 2022 74
Episode 273: 26 October 2022 76
Episode 272: 12 October 2022 77
Episode 271: 21 September 2022 79
Episode 270: 14 September 2022 79
Episode 269: 7 September 2022 80
Episode 268: 31 August 2022 81
Episode 267: 17 August 2022 83
Episode 266: 10 August 2022 84
Episode 265: 20 July 2022 85
Episode 264: 6 July 2022 86
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Episode 259: 18 May 2022 90
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Episode 255: 6 April 2022 95
Episode 254: 30 March 2022 96
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Episode 252: 16 March 2022 98
Episode 251: 9 March 2022 99
Episode 250!: 2 March 2022 100
Episode 249: 16 February 2022 101
Episode 248: 9 February 2022 102
Episode 247: 26 January 2022 104
Episode 246: 19 January 2022 105
Episode 245: 12 January 2022 107
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Episode 243: 29 December 2021 109
Episode 242: 15 December 2021 110
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Episode 240: 1 December 2021 112
Episode 239: 17 November 2021 114
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Episode 237: 3 November 2021 116
Episode 236: 20 October 2021 117
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Episode 234: 6 October 2021 120
Episode 233: 29 September 2021 121
Episode 232: 22 September 2021 122
Episode 231: 15 September 2021 123
Episode 230: 9 September 2021 124
Episode 229: 25 August 2021 125
Episode 228: 18 August 2021 127
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Episode 226: 4 August 2021 129
Episode 225: 28 July 2021 130
Episode 224: 21 July 2021 131
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Episode 222: 9 June 2021 134
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Episode 220: 26 May 2021 136
Episode 219: 12 May 2021 137
Episode 218: 5 May 2021 138
Episode 217: 28 April 2021 140
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Episode 213: 31 March 2021 145
Episode 212: 24 March 2021 147
Episode 211: 3 March 2021 148
Episode 210: 24 February 2021 150
Episode 209: 17 February 2021 151
Episode 208: 11 February 2021 153
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Episode 206: 27 January 2021 155
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Episode 203: 30 December 2020 160
Episode 202: 16 December 2020 162
Episode 201: 9 December 2020 163
Ideas for DigCit posts
- Passwords
- https://twitter.com/CommonSenseEd/status/1030937401949138947
- https://twitter.com/_youhadonejob1/status/1031334615993249794
- To Catch A Robber, The FBI Attempted An Unprecedented Grab For Google Location Data (Forbes, 15 Aug 2018)
Geek of the Week Ideas:
- https://snag.gy
- Scan a QR code with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Customize [G Suite] spam filter settings
- www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/
- https://realhappinessproject.bbcearth.com/
- https://classflow.com/
- Space Exploration Educators Conference - Virtual Conference Feb. 4-6, 2021
- Reverse Video Editor (free iOS app)
- How to Merge and Remove Duplicate Contacts in macOS and iCloud (MacRumors, 23 Feb 2019)
- Google Contacts Suggestions
- Apollo in Real Time (access every moment in the historical record from these historic Apollo missions!) via @smartereveryday
- MisInfo Day: 15 March 2022
- Go Viral Game
- Wiki Loves Folklore
- Thinklink Virtual Tour Example
- ISS Mimic
- Civics of Technology project and site
Jason’s Random List
Jason’s BDay: Oct 16th!
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AI Articles Categories
Based on the range of topics covered in your podcast episodes, here are six potential subcategories to organize your discussions:
AI Ethics and Social Impact: This category could include discussions on algorithmic discrimination, AI's role in privacy and surveillance (like Clearview AI), and societal concerns such as AI-generated fake news or deepfakes. It can also encompass broader ethical issues like the potential for AI to replicate voices without consent.
AI in Creative Industries and Intellectual Property: This category could focus on the impact of AI on creative fields, including copyright issues with AI art generators, AI's role in generating or replicating literary and artistic works, and the implications for artists and writers.
AI in Business and Industry: This could cover how businesses are integrating AI, such as Amazon's investment in AI startups, Google's AI advancements, and the use of AI in various industries (like Microsoft's developments). It can also include discussions about the economic implications of AI advancements.
AI Policy and Regulation: This section would delve into the governmental and legal aspects of AI, including regulatory measures, legal cases involving AI (like copyright infringement or safety concerns), and policies from tech giants regarding AI usage and development.
AI Technology and Innovations: This category can focus on the technical advancements in AI, such as new features in ChatGPT, developments in large language models, AI in weather forecasting, and updates from major AI companies like OpenAI and Google.
AI in Education and Academic Settings: This could include discussions on how AI is being used in educational contexts, AI's role in student assessment, tools for detecting AI-generated work, and educational initiatives to teach AI and its implications.
Episode 325: 24 April 2024
- Killer Combination: Mistral AI + GLASP
Episode 324: 17 April 2024
- AI Music Generation Takes Center Stage
Episode 323: 3 April 2024
- Copyright / Intellectual Property
Episode 322: 20 March 2024
Episode 321: 6 March 2024
Episode 320: 21 February 2024
Episode 319: 31 January 2024
Episode 318: 24 January 2024
Episode 317: 17 January 2024
Episode 316: 10 January 2024
- Tech Correction / Big Tech
Episode 315: 3 January 2024
- Debriefing Dec 27, 2023 “EdTech PlayDate - AI Edition” (online
- Helpful “AI Stories”
- Using “AI Resource Guides” in breakout rooms
- Ask an informational question
- Load up sample resources for queries (NoteBook LM, Custom GPTs)
- Tech Correction / Big Tech
Episode 314: 20 December 2023
(Substack scheduled: 29 Dec 2023)
- AI Ethics and Social Impact
- AI Technology and Innovations
- AI Disinformation / Bad Actors
Episode 313: 13 December 2023
(Substack scheduled: 28 Dec 2023)
- AI Ethics and Social Impact
- AI Technology and Innovations
- Tech Correction/Social Media
Episode 312: 6 December 2023 - Holiday Tech Gift Guide
(Substack scheduled: 27 Dec 2023)
- Wes
- Misc
- Family Memories
- Auto
- Device Charging
- Grilling / Meat Smoking / Cooking
- Jason
- Jason’s Tech Shopping Strategies
- Apple Refurbished
- Amazon Refurbished
- The higher the cost, the more you want input from the recipient of the gift
- Gift certificates is a great way to give a gift of technology
- Weird Brand Name on Amazon? Try Temu
- Techie Stuff
- And… for the cook in your life
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- Geek of the Week
- Jason; https://clipdrop.co/
- Wes: Social Media Text Prepper
Episode 311: 29 November 2023
(Substack scheduled: 26 Dec 2023)
- AI
- Open AI
- Introducing Claude 2.1 (Anthropic; 21 November 2023)
- Artists Lose First Round of Copyright Infringement Case Against AI Art Generators (Hollywood Reporter; 30 October 2023)
- The Humane AI Pin is a bizarre cross between Google Glass and a pager (Ars Technica; 10 November 2023)
- Can writing experts detect AI? (X/Emollick)
- AIs are “reasonably good” graders (X/E Mollick)
- Meet Grok: Elon Musk's AI offering (Axios; 6 November 2023)
- Getty Images built a “socially responsible” AI tool that rewards artists (Ars Technica; 6 October 2023)
- Google SGE rolling out AI image generator [U] (9 to 5 Google; 25 October 2023)
- YouTube To Require Disclosure When Videos Include Generative AI (Bloomberg via Archive Today; 14 November 2023)
- The alleged theft at the heart of ChatGPT (Planet Money; 10 November 2023 via Snipd)
- AI’s Spicy-Mayo Problem (The Atlantic; 24 November 2023)
- Bard update adds better email summarization and image sharing (9 to 5 Google; 24 October 2023)
- AI outperforms conventional weather forecasting for the first time: Google study (ArsTechnica, 14 Nov 2023)
- Chatbots May ‘Hallucinate’ More Often Than Many Realize (New York Times; 6 November 2023)
- Can Chatbots Help You Build a Bioweapon? (Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov 2023)
- Jason Gulya (on Linked In)
- Mitigating Risk
- YouTube cracks down on synthetic media with AI disclosure requirement (ArsTechnica, 15 Nov 2023)
- Podcast Recc: Decentralizing Innovation, with Techdirt's Mike Masnick https://pca.st/xk7j0ntn
- Stuart Russell wrote the textbook on AI safety. He explains how to keep it from spiraling out of control. (Vox; 20 September 2023)
- Sports Illustrated’s use of AI infuriates a staff already in turmoil (Washington Post, 28 Nov 2023) #GiftLink
- Experimentations
- Geek of the Week
- Jason: LM Studio
- Wes: Meet Me on Mastodon (My “Dear John Letter” to Twitter) and 17th MediaEd Forum (formerly the Northeast Media Literacy Conference) on Friday & Saturday, January 12-13, 2024
Episode 310: 15 November 2023
(Substack scheduled: 25 Dec 2023)
Episode 309: 8 Nov 2023
(Substack scheduled: 24 Dec 2023)
- Baby Steps Towards Transparency
Episode 308: 25 Oct 2023
(Substack scheduled: 23 Dec 2023)
Episode 307: 11 Oct 2023
(Substack scheduled: 22 Dec 2023)
- Ukraine / Israel / Gaza War
- Web Design / Media Literacy
- Tech Correction / Big Tech
Episode 306: 27 Sept 2023
- ChatGPT update enables its AI to “see, hear, and speak,“ according to OpenAI (ArsTechnica, 25 Sept 2023)
- ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak (OpenAI blog, 25 Sept 2023)
- Bard can now connect to your Google apps and services (Google Blog, 19 Sept 2023)
- AI Lie: Machines Don’t Learn Like Humans (And Don’t Have the Right To) (Tom’s Hardware, 13 Sept 2023)
- Beyond Ineffective: How Unreliable AI Detection Actively Harms Students (Marc Watkins; 3 September 2023)
- The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient (Wired; 31 August 2023)
- Microsoft Publishes Garbled AI Article Calling Tragically Deceased NBA Player "Useless" (Futurism; 14 September 2023)
- 'He Would Still Be Here': Man Dies by Suicide After Talking with AI Chatbot, Widow Says (Vice, 30 March 2023)
- OpenAI’s GPT-4 Scores in the Top 1% of Creative Thinking (Singularity Hub; 10 September 2023)
- Clearview AI
- featuring interviews with Sam Altman of OpenAI & Satya Nadella of Microsoft. “AI moving from auto-pilot to co-pilot. Do NOT trust any 1 company or person with this technology.” (24 minutes)
Episode 305: 13 Sept 2023
Episode 304: 6 Sept 2023
- Poe.com: Quora’s “Metacrawler” of Chatbots (free version available; pro is $20/month)
- Perplexity.AI: Research-focused AI chat bot (free version available; pro is $20/month); quotes citations
- (Wes’ Geeks of the Week)
- Younger student generative image AI: Padlet “I Can’t Write”
- Workflows Emerging
- Download a podcast
- Create a transcript with Word 365 Online
- Run it through a LLM
- Prompt: As the Executive Director of the Montana State virtual school, I am interested in virtual education policies, technologies, and best practices for K-12 education. I am also focused on the development of study and online learning skills in students, educational technology, AI in education, and social studies and humanities education. Please provide a summary of an article that highlights the 5-10 major points most relevant to my role and context.
- Wes’ EdTechSR podcast summary workflow
- Tech Correction / Big Tech / Privacy
Episode 303: 30 August 2023
Episode 302: 23 August 2023
Episode 301: 16 August 2023
Episode 300: 2 August 2023
Episode 299: 26 July 2023
- Social Media/Tech Correction
Episode 298: 14 June 2023
- Let us serve you, but don’t bring us down (Archive.org blog; 29 May 2023)
- OpenAI reportedly warned Microsoft about rushing GPT-4 integration into Bing (Engadget; 13 June 2023)
- AI automated discrimination. Here’s how to spot it. (Vox; 14 June 2023)
- University of Kansas Researchers Claim 99% Accuracy Detecting ChatGPT Fakes (Gizmodo; 8 June 2023)
- AI doom, AI boom and the possible destruction of humanity (Venture Beat; 4 June 2023)
- Generative A.I. Can Add $4.4 Trillion in Value to Global Economy, Study Says (New York Times; 14 June 2023) 🎁Link
- Amazon cracks down on fake reviews with AI (BBC; 12 June 2023)
- E.U. Takes a Step Closer to Passing the World's Most Comprehensive AI Regulation (Time; 14 June 2023)
- The US Senate is working to get up to speed on AI basics ahead of any legislation (CNN Business; 8 June 2023)
- Microsoft Says New A.I. Shows Signs of Human Reasoning (NYTimes, 16 May 2023) #GiftLink
- Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence: Early experiments with GPT-4 (Microsoft Research, March 2023)
- Google I/O and the Coming AI Battles (Stratechery, 15 May 2023)
- Can we count on the government to do something about AI? (Vox; 16 May 2023)
- AI poses risk to humanity, according to majority of Americans in new poll (ArsTechnica, 17 May 2023)
- It’s Not Just About ChatGPT. Other AI Technologies Are Heading to Schools (Education Week; 9 May 2023)
- How Do We Ensure an A.I. Future That Allows for Human Thriving? (New York Times; 2 May 2023)
- How Google is branding AI: Sparkles, Duet, and ‘generative’ (9 to 5 Google; 16 May 2023)
- Adobe is so confident its Firefly generative AI won’t breach copyright that it’ll cover your legal bills (Fast Company, 8 June 2023)
- Social Media/Tech Correction
- Information Literacy / Media Literacy
Episode 297: 7 June 2023
Episode 296: 31 May 2023
Episode 295: 24 May 2023
- Microsoft Says New A.I. Shows Signs of Human Reasoning (NYTimes, 16 May 2023) #GiftLink
- Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence: Early experiments with GPT-4 (Microsoft Research, March 2023)
- Google I/O and the Coming AI Battles (Stratechery, 15 May 2023)
- Can we count on the government to do something about AI? (Vox; 16 MAy 2023)
- Spotlight: AI Myths and Misconceptions (Your Undivided Attention Podcast, 11 May 2023)
- AI poses risk to humanity, according to majority of Americans in new poll (ArsTechnica, 17 May 2023)
- It’s Not Just About ChatGPT. Other AI Technologies Are Heading to Schools (Education Week; 9 May 2023)
- How Do We Ensure an A.I. Future That Allows for Human Thriving? (New York Times; 2 May 2023)
- Market dips briefly after AI image of fake explosion near Pentagon goes viral (The Hill; 22 May 2023)
- Newspaper Apologizes For Accidentally Running Deranged Ai-Generated Article (The Byte/Futurism; 16 May 2023)
- How Google is branding AI: Sparkles, Duet, and ‘generative’ (9 to 5 Google; 16 May 2023)
- Using AI to Implement Effective Teaching Strategies in Classrooms: Five Strategies, Including Prompts (SSRN; 24 March 2023)
- New AI research lets you click and drag images to manipulate them in seconds (THe Verge; 19 May 2023)
- CNET staff are unionizing, citing editorial independence and use of AI tools (The Verge; 16 May 2023)
- Mr. Altman Goes to Washington + Casey Goes on This American Life (Hard Fork Podcast, 19 May 2023)
- A.I. Photoshopping Is About to Get Very Easy. Maybe Too Easy. (NY Times, 23 May 2023)
- Content Authenticity Campaign
- On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots:Can Language Models Be Too Big?
- Social Media/Tech Correction
Episode 294: 17 May 2023
Episode 293: 10 May 2023
- Media Literacy / Conspiracy Theories
Episode 292: 3 May 2023
- MIT Professor Compares Ignoring AGI to “Don’t Look Up” (Futurism; 30 April 2023)
- Mr. Ranedeer: Your personalized AI Tutor! (JustBJJ via GetHub)
- Education companies’ shares fall sharply after warning over ChatGPT (Financial Times; 2 May 2023)
- Ethan Mollick Tweet - Article
- GPT AI Enables Scientists to Passively Decode Thoughts in Groundbreaking Study (Artisana; 1 May 2023)
- Sam Altman Predicts AI Will Either Make Tons Of Money Or End The World As We Know It (Liquid Ocelot; 6 April 2023)
- Grammarly rolls out its generative AI tools with these limits (9 to 5 Google; 27 April 2023)
- University of California Berkeley law school rolls out AI policy ahead of final exams (Reuters; 20 April 2023)
- EPIC ChatGPT Prompts for Research (Andy Stapleton, YouTube)
- ChatGPT falsely accused me of sexually harassing my students. Can we really trust AI? (USA Today, 3 Apr 2023)
- Microsoft’s rolling out Edge’s AI image generator to everyone (The Verge, 7 Apr 2023)
- We are hurtling toward a glitchy, spammy, scammy, AI-powered internet (MIT Technology Review; 4 April 2023)
- Biden eyes AI dangers, says tech companies must make sure products are safe (Reuters; 4 April 2023)
- AI Video Generators Are Nearing a Crucial Tipping Point (Wired; 6 April 2023)
- Microsoft’s rolling out Edge’s AI image generator to everyone (The Verge; 7 April 2023)
- ChatGPT and Google Bard studies show AI chatbots can’t be trusted (Tech Radar; 5 April 2023)
- A professor says he's stunned that ChatGPT went from a D grade on his economics test to an A in just 3 months (Insider; 26 March 2023)
- Midjourney Ends Free Trials After Fake AI Images go Viral (PetaPixel; 30 March 2023)
- Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and other social media sites and gave them to cops: it puts everyone into a 'perpetual police line-up' (Insider 2 April 2023)
- Someone keeps accusing fanfiction authors of writing their fic with AI, and nobody knows why (The Verge; 7 April 2023)
- Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated (Huff Post 19 April 2023)
- AI-Generated Joe Rogan Chats Up Steve Jobs Over His Use of LSD, Spat With Gizmodo (Gizmodo, 11 Oct 2023)
- An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World (NY Times, 19 April 2023) 🎁 link
- AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google (BBC News, 2 May 2023)
- Social Media/Tech Correction
Episode 291: 26 April 2023
Episode 290: 19 April 2023
- Social Media/Tech Correction
Episode 289: 12 April 2023
Episode 288: 5 April 2023
- Google C.E.O. Sundar Pichai on Bard, A.I. ‘Whiplash’ and Competing With ChatGPT (Hard Fork podcast, 31 March 2023)
- ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns (BBC News, 1 April 2023)
- The chatbot era: Better or worse off? (Seattle Times, 31 March 2023)
- An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy. (NYTimes, 2 Sept 2023) 🎁Link
- OpenAI threatened with landmark defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT false claims (ArsTechnica, 5 Apr 2023)
- Midjourney's AI Platform Blocks Images of Chinese President, Sparking Ethics Debate (Decrypt, 3 April 2023)
- Midjourney Kills Free AI Image Generator Access After Explosion of Deep Fakes (Decrypt, 30 March 2023)
- Stanford AI Report Summary (Pete the AI Guy)
- FIFA Debuts AI-Powered World Cup Soccer Mobile Game, With Plans for NFTs (Decrypt; 3 April 2023)
- Can AI-Generated Text be Reliably Detected? (arXiv; 17 March 2023)
- AI leaders (and Elon Musk) urge all labs to press pause on powerful AI (Vox; 29 March 2023)
- The Age of AI has begun (Gates Notes; 21 March 2023)
- How to test what an AI model can — and shouldn’t — do (Vox; 29 March 2023)
- What Makes A.I. Chatbots Go Wrong? (The New York Times; 29 March 2023) 🎁Link
- A Campaign Aide Didn’t Write That Email. A.I. Did. (The New York Times; 28 March 2023)
- How AI is helping birth digital humans that look and sound just like us (MIT Technology Review, 29 Sept 2022)
- Bill Gates: “Natural language is now the primary interface that we're going to use to describe things to computers" (“Bill Gates on AI and the rapidly evolving future of computing”, Microsoft Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott, 21 March 2023)
- Conservatives Aim to Build a Chatbot of Their Own (NYTimes, 22 March 2023) 🎁Link
- Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Future is Now (Jason Neiffer, via Linked In; 5 APril 2023)
- OpenAI threatened with landmark defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT false claims [Updated] (ArsTechnica, 5 April 2023)
- Samsung Fab Workers Leak Confidential Data While Using ChatGPT (Toms Hardware, 3 April 2023)
- Media Literacy / Social Media
Episode 287: 29 March 2023
- TikTok Ban / Tech Correction / Social Media
- Copyright and Intellectual Property
Episode 286: 22 March 2023
- Links from March 1st we didn’t discuss:
Not shared in the show: ReClipped: YouTube Notes & Screenshots and Vysor (via Eric Curts at #NCTIES23) and Fra Mauro’s Map (1450) by Engineering Historical Memory
Episode 285: 1 March 2023
- Facebook / Twitter / Social Media
Episode 284: 8 February 2023
- Social Media/Tech Correction
- "Your camera is your new keyboard" #VisualSearch #GoogleLens
- Languages
Episode 283: 1 February 2023
- Tech Correction
- Free Speech / Expression / Censorship
- Media Literacy / Culture War
Episode 282: 25 January 2023
- Tech Correction / Twitter
- The DOJ sues Google for ad dominance, wants to break company up (ArsTechnica, 24 Jan 2023)
- White Nationalist and Nazi Nick Fuentes Is Back on Twitter (New Republic, 24 Jan 2023)
- Supreme Court Poised to Reconsider Key Tenets of Online Speech (NYTimes, 19 Jan 2023) #GiftLink
- OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic (Time, 18 Jan 2023)
- You Toot Too, Right? - Twitter API fallout, Section 230, TikTok ban, tech layoffs, AmazonSmile RIP (TwIT Podcast, 23 Jan 2023)
Episode 281: 18 January 2023 Stories of Piracy
- Tech Correction/Social Media
Episode 280: 11 January 2023
Episode 279: 4 January 2023
- Tech Correction/Social Media
- Countering Online Extremism
- Theeee Fuuuutttuuurreeeeee
- Mobile Phones Can Get You In Trouble
- Play with OpenAI ChatGPT & go beyond “beginner mode”
- Verify your smartphone geotagging settings for photos
Episode 278: 29 December 2022
YEAR IN REVIEW!
Jason
- Schools Continue Digging Out From Covid
- AI Marches Forward
- Tech Correction Marches On!
Wes
Articles
Geek of the Week
Episode 277: 22 December 2022
Episode 276: 15 December 2022
- Jason’s Stocking Stuffers
- Journalism / Polarization
Episode 275: 7 December 2022
Episode 274: 9 November 2022
Show title: Fractured and Polluted
Episode 273: 26 October 2022
- OMG NEW APPLE STUFF AGAIN
Episode 272: 12 October 2022
Episode 271: 21 September 2022
Episode 270: 14 September 2022
Episode 269: 7 September 2022
Episode 268: 31 August 2022
Episode 267: 17 August 2022
- Computer Science in Schools
Episode 266: 10 August 2022
Episode 265: 20 July 2022
Episode 264: 6 July 2022
Episode 263: 29 June 2022
- Rabbit Hole Tech Correction
Episode 262: 15 June 2022
Episode 261: 8 June 2022
- Geeeeek of the Weeeekkkk!
Episode 260: 1 June 2022
- Theeeee Fuuutttuuurrreeeee
Episode 259: 18 May 2022
Episode 258: 4 May 2022
Episode 257: 27 April 2022
Episode 256: 13 April 2022
Episode 255: 6 April 2022
- Tales from Family IT Support
Episode 254: 30 March 2022
Episode 253: 23 March 2022
Episode 252: 16 March 2022
- Facebook removes ‘deepfake’ of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Verge, 16 March 2022) - s/o @Durff
- TikTok temporarily bans new video creation in Russia (Verge, 6 March 2022)
- Russian propaganda on Ukraine's non-existent 'biolabs' boosted by U.S. far right (NBC News, 14 Mar 2022)
- Harvard internet whiz, 19, creates website connecting Ukrainian refugees with hosts (The Times of Israel, 4 March 2022)
- Activists are reaching Russians behind Putin’s propaganda wall (ArsTechnica, 13 March 2022)
- A pro-Russia propaganda campaign is using over 180 TikTok influencers to promote the invasion of Ukraine (Media Matters, 13 March 2022)
- Russia’s disinformation machinery breaks down in wake of Ukraine invasion (Wired / ArsTechnica, 12 March 2022)
- Ukraine: Spam website set up to reach millions of Russians (BBC, 12 March 2022)
- The White House is briefing TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine (Washington Post, 11 March 2022)
- Anonymous releases 364,000 files about Russia's censorship of invasion (UPI, 11 March 2022)
- SpaceX taunts Russia at launch: 'Let the American broomstick fly' (Business Insider, 10 March 2022)
Episode 251: 9 March 2022
Episode 250!: 2 March 2022
Episode 249: 16 February 2022
Episode 248: 9 February 2022
Episode 247: 26 January 2022
Episode 246: 19 January 2022
Episode 245: 12 January 2022
- Censorship / Content Moderation
- Geeeeekkkk of the weeeeekkkkk!
Episode 244: 5 January 2022
Episode 243: 29 December 2021
Episode 242: 15 December 2021
- Kamala Harris is right to be wary of Bluetooth headphones (cNet; 8 December 2021)
- Apple AirTags become useful tool for Canadian carjackers (cNet; 8 December 2021)
- Apple releases Android app to help find sneaky AirTags (The Verge; 12 December 2021)
- LastPass working on a ‘delightful’ mobile app as it becomes an independent company (9 to 5 Google; 14 December 2021)
- ‘The Internet Is on Fire’ - Java framework security flaw / issue (Wired, 10 Dec 2021) - Daily Mail clickbait
- How to solve the rural-urban digital divide (High Country News; 6 December 2021)
- Follow Up: Life360 makes millions selling location data, and it’s about to buy Tile (The Verge; 9 December 2021)
- Follow Up: What’s the best student laptop? We asked students (The Verge)
- Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express, a new app that simplifies its powerful editing tools (The Verge; 13 December 2021)
- Pixlr Photo Editing Web App Gains Pen Pressure, More Exciting Features For 2022 (Chrome Unboxed; 7 December 2021)
- Here’s why you should update your iPhone to iOS 15.2 (9 to 5 Mac; 13 December 2021)
- How secure is a Chromebook after it stops getting Chrome OS updates? (About Chromebooks; 14 December 2021)
- Chrome OS 98 adds Chromebook snooping detection to watch your back (About Chromebooks; 8 December 2021)
- Your Windows 11 upgrade is ready. Should you do it? (CNet; 12 December 2021)
- Face Computers Are Coming. Now What? (New York Times; 11 December 2021)
- Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory (New York Times; 9 December 2021)
- Jason: New York Times Best of 2021
- Wes: Storyteller’s Summit by National Geographic: Jan 26-28, 2022 and Google Canvas
Episode 241: 8 December 2021
- The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users (The MarkUp, 6 Dec 2021)
- There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Location Data (The MarkUp, 30 Sept 2021)
- The movement to hold AI accountable gains more steam (ArsTechnica, 5 Dec 2021)
- Why Peng Shuai Has China’s Leaders Spooked (NYTimes OpEd by Leta Hong Fincher, 2 Dec 2021)
- Beijing Silenced Peng Shuai in 20 Minutes, Then Spent Weeks on Damage Control (NY Times, 8 Dec 2021)
- A shadow war in space is heating up fast (Washington Post OpEd by Josh Rogin, 30 Nov 2021)
- The Tech Correction/Social Media
- Instagram says it’s working a new chronological feed option, could launch in early 2022 (9 to 5 Mac; 8 December 2021)
- Twitter will now let you pay to undo tweets and read ad-free news in the US (The Verge; (9 November 2021)
- Instagram plans to bring back chronological feed next year, top exec says (CNN Business; 8 December 2021)
- Microsoft’s new Office UI is now rolling out to everyone (The Verge; 2 December 2021)
- Microsoft’s new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome (The Verge; 8 December 2021)
- Sue Thotz from Common Sense Education
- Here’s how Google’s experimental 3D telepresence booth works (The Verge; 2 December 2021)
- Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more (9 to 5 Google; 30 November 2021)
- Epic v. Apple ruling put on hold after appeals court grants a stay (The Verge, 8 Dec 2021)
- Emails show what happened before Missouri gov. falsely called journalist a “hacker” (ArsTechnica, 3 Dec 2021)
- Microsoft Makes Breakthrough in the Quest to Use DNA as Data Storage (Gizmodo, 2 Dec 2021)
- Jason: Scribble Maps from Richard Byrne
- Wes: [PODCAST] Predicting the Future Is Possible. ‘Superforecasters’ Know How. (Philip Tetlock and Julia Galef on The Ezra Klein Podcast, by NY Times)
Episode 240: 1 December 2021
- Anker Accessories - https://amzn.to/31lS8m5
- Speaker Products
- For Your Apple Peoples - High End Apple Audio
- Great Stocking Stuffers
- Upgrade your desk workspace
Other ideas
- X iRig Mic 2 ($130)
- X NEEWER Adjustable Microphone Suspension Boom Scissor Arm ($10)
- NYT Wirecutter Gift Guides
- X YubiKey 5Ci FIPS ($90)
- X USB Data Blocker (4 pack, $11)
- 6’ Amazon Basics Double Braided Nylon Lightning to USB Cable ($16.50)
- X ThermoPro TP03 Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer ($15)
- 65W USB-C Laptop Charger ($17.50)
- X ESR Pencil Holder Compatible for Stylus ($10)
- LED Ring Light 10" with Tripod Stand ($20)
- Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 5th Gen Refurb, 6-Inch ($50, but not on Amazon now)
- X BioLite Firepit ($200)
- Jason: https://camelcamelcamel.com/
- Eric: Clip to Comic App - create cartoon like versions of your photos, good for sharing class photos if you don’t have permission to post student faces
- Wes: Teaching About “Froot Loop Conspiracy Theories” and Web Literacy
Episode 239: 17 November 2021
- Apple will soon send parts and tools to users who want to repair their phones (ArsTechnica, 17 Nov 2021)
- Facebook Whistleblower Testifies Before 'Grand Committee On Disinformation'; Which Includes Countries That Lock People Up For Criticizing The Gov't (Tech Dirt, 16 Nov 2021)
- How Facebook Is Stoking a Civil War in Ethiopia (Vice, 8 Nov 2021)
- Meta Goes Into Lockdown (The Verge; 16 November 2021)
- Hackers backed by Iran are targeting US critical infrastructure, US warns (ArsTechnica, 17 Nov 2021)
- Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices (ArsTechnica, 17 Nov 2021)
- Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge (The Verge; 15 November 2021)
- Google details Chrome OS long-term support (LTS) enterprise channel that updates every six months (9 to 5 Google; 16 November 2021)
- Chrome/Edge policy will allow admins to block viewing page source code, aimed at edu (9 to Google; 11 November 2021)
- Crazy New Google Meet Backgrounds Fix Your Lighting In Real-Time To Make It Seem Like You’re Actually There (Chrome Unbox; 17 November 2021)
- Chrome 96 Rolls Out With A Slew Of Security Updates (Chrome Unboxed; 17 November 2021)
- With Lacros Inbound, Chrome Os Separates System Flags From Browser As Standalone App (Chrome Unboxed; 16 November 2021)
- YouTube co-founder predicts ‘decline’ of the platform following removal of dislikes (The Verge; 17 November 2021)
- Spotify is acquiring an audiobook company (The Verge; 11 November 2021)
- The global chip shortage is a nightmare before Christmas (The Verge; 11 November 2021)
- Sundar Pichai thinks of the metaverse as more immersive computing with AR (9to5Google, 17 Nov 2021)
- Trouble aboard the space station sent astronauts fleeing for safety for the second time this (Washington Post, 16 Nov 2021)
- Jason: Secure Password Generator
- Wes: Earth View from Google Earth (free Chrome extension) and CellCase Vintage Retro 3.5mm Telephone Handset iOS Microphone ($11)
Episode 238: 10 November 2021
- Why the best iPad app for handwritten notes is going freemium (Fast Company; 1 November 2021)
- Social Media (articles in italics were discussed last week)
- The Facebook Papers: What you need to know about the trove of insider documents (NPR; 25 October 2021)
- Facebook’s Lost Generation (The Verge; 25 October 2021)
- How to Fix Social Media (Wall Street Journal, 29 Oct 2021)
- Media-Making about Social and Political Issues Builds Confidence in Teens (Circle, 28 Oct 2021)
- When Kilauea Erupted, a New Volcanic Playbook Was Written (NY Times, 9 Nov 2021)
- Facebook bets its future on the metaverse (NPR, 8 Nov 2021)
- Facebook’s ‘meta-existential’ pivot for survival (TechCrunch, 7 Nov 2021)
- [VIDEO] Update to YouTube’s Dislike Count (YouTube, 10 Nov 2021, 3 min)
- Microsoft’s new $249 Surface Laptop SE is its first true Chromebook competitor (The Verge; 9 November 2021)
- Snap, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube lose nearly $10bn after iPhone privacy changes (Financial Times, 31 Oct 2021)
- Instagram is testing a Take a Break feature (The Verge; 10 November 2021)
- Google is now requiring 2-Step Verification (2SV) for many more accounts [Updated] (9 to 5 Google; 3 November 2021)
- Chromebook sales are plummeting ahead of Black Friday (Tech Radar; 1 November 2021)
- Change my mind: Detachable Chromebooks are better mobile computers than any iPad (Android Authority; 31 October 2021)
- Google Chrome will soon be able to take and edit screenshots straight from the desktop browser (9 to 5 Google; 10 November 2021)
- Google Docs rolling out file review & approval system to Workspace tiers (8 November 2021)
- Biden’s “historic” $65 billion broadband plan approved by Congress (ArsTechnica, 8 November 2021)
- 38% of US adults believe government is faking COVID-19 death toll (ArsTechnica, 9 Nov 2021)
- Right-wing operatives deploy massive network of fake local news sites to weaponize CRT (Popular Information, 8 Nov 2021) - lateral reading to WikiPedia
- Security software company McAfee acquired for $14 billion (Verge, 8 Nov 2021)
- Google Renames Smart Home Initiative, Now Officially Called Google Home (CE Pro, 25 Oct 2021)
- Millions of college students use Chegg, which professors say enables cheating – and possibly blackmail (USA Today, 9 Nov 2021) - source tweet
- Wes: YouTube Copyright School (4.5 min)
- Jason: Paws meet machine learning with Pet Portraits (Google Blog)
Episode 237: 3 November 2021
Episode 236: 20 October 2021
- OMGGGGG New Apple Stuffffff
Episode 235: 13 October 2021
- Things that Make You Go Hmmmmm….
Episode 234: 6 October 2021
Episode 233: 29 September 2021
Episode 232: 22 September 2021
- Poll: What’s your favorite feature of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15? (9 to 5 Mac; 22 September 2021)
- [PODCAST] Our Favorite iOS 15 Features - Focus Modes, FaceTime Links, Safari redesign, iCloud+, and more (iOS Today on TwIT, 21 Sept 2021)
- 36 of the Best New iOS 15 Features for iPhone (Lifehacker, 15 Sept 2021)
- Leaks just exposed how toxic Facebook and Instagram are to teen girls and, well, everyone (The Guardian; 18 September 2021)
- Facebook VP disputes report claiming the platform knows about multiple flaws it doesn’t fix (The Verge; 18 September 2021)
- Texas sued over terrible social media law (The Verge; 22 September 2021)
- No More Apologies: Inside Facebook’s Push to Defend Its Image (NY Times, 21 Sept 2021)
- Google is getting caught in the antitrust net (ArsTechnica, 18 Sept 2021)
- The Facebook Files (Wall Street Journal, 17 Sept 2021) - Live Q&A Video
- [PODCAST] “The Past and Future of Big Tech” by Scholars Strategy Network (@NoJargonPodcast)
- What Does Facebook Mean When It Says It Supports “Internet Regulations”? (The MarkUp, 17 Sept 2021)
- Microsoft Surface event: Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio and more announced today (cNet; 22 September 2021)
- How to preorder all of the new Surface hardware (The Verge; 22 September 2021)
- Why you need a personal laptop (The Verge; 18 September 2021)
- Chinese astronauts return after 90-day mission to space station (Reuters, 17 Sept 2021)
- A Tour of China’s Future Tiangong Space Station (NY Times, 22 Sep 2021)
- NASA Artemis Program Videos
- Jason: Affinity Suite
- Wes: Digital Literacy Accelerator (US Dept of Education)
Episode 231: 15 September 2021
- Dast ist Geek of the Week!
Episode 230: 9 September 2021
Episode 229: 25 August 2021
Episode 228: 18 August 2021
Episode 227: 11 August 2021
- Deep Fakes / Digital Ethics
Episode 226: 4 August 2021
- https:// emojipedia.org/
Episode 225: 28 July 2021
Episode 224: 21 July 2021
Episode 223: 14 July 2021
- Ye ‘Olde Geek ‘o the Week
Episode 222: 9 June 2021
Episode 221: 2 June 2021
Episode 220: 26 May 2021
Episode 219: 12 May 2021
Episode 218: 5 May 2021
Episode 217: 28 April 2021
- Tech Correction / Privacy
Episode 216: 21 April 2021
- Apple: OMG NEW APPLE STUFFFFFFFFF!
- ‘Ye ‘Olde Geek of the Week
Episode 215: 14 April 2021
- Articles that Jason Thinks Wes Would Like
Episode 214: 7 April 2021
- Connectivity / Digital Divide
Episode 213: 31 March 2021
Episode 212: 24 March 2021
Episode 211: 3 March 2021
- Climate Change and Energy
Episode 210: 24 February 2021
Episode 209: 17 February 2021
Episode 208: 11 February 2021
Episode 207: 3 February 2021
Episode 206: 27 January 2021
Episode 205: 20 January 2021
- Tech Correction / Social Media
Episode 204: 13 January 2021
The Prediction Show!
Jason’s Predictions
- Distance learning will continue to grow as a viable option for students that want or need that model after the pandemic.
- Intel will continue to lose market share to ARM-based processors and AMD processors. A whole new generation of devices will appear, prioritizing long battery life and speedy, responsive interfaces.
- The Technology Correction will continue, but, without the guidance of regulation. Trump’s ban on most social media platforms will push some conversations ahead.
- The pandemic will diminish its impact, but, video conferencing and doing some personal and professional connections will continue with technology.
- Using the Internet for information will become more complicated, as more and more alternative platforms develop. The information landscape requires persistent information education in schools.
Wes’ Predictions
- US / China Relations and Technology: Deployment of 5G networks and infrastructure will exacerbate technology interoperability issues and force nations to choose Chinese or US/European network infrastructure solutions. Response of Biden administration to Chinese security threats will reveal the validity / sincerity of security threats
- The Tech Correction: A constituency and agenda will coalesce further around regulation and limitations of social media companies, increasing liability and extending mandated collaboration standards and requirements for content moderation / censorship (like the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism - GIFCT)
- Media Literacy: Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories will continue to be weaponized to subvert democratic governments, teachers will be asked to address these issues through civics education. COVID Vaccination efforts worldwide will be significantly impeded by anti-vax misinformation
- Security: Hacks, identify theft, ransomware and password breaches will continue to increase in frequency and magnitude: Password security, MFA and password managers will continue to grow in importance
- Google in Education: Google will continue to bifurcate its educational services offerings with paid and free tiers (following GSuite Enterprise for Education)
- Rise of China and Chinese AI: China will continue to increase its influence on international technology standards committees and conferences, Chinese AI will surpass US / Western AI (in part) because of the scope and lack of limits on national surveillance programs / safety / human rights limits
- ET Disclosure: High level, credible former global leaders will continue to discuss and push for ET disclosure (NBC News Dec 2020 Israeli Space Security Chief, NYT Dec 2017 Navy Airmen, US Space Force Guardians, Stars and Stripes, Dec 2020)
- BYOD / 1:1: High Schools will continue to favor BYOD over school-issued 1:1 computing devices, both in public as well as independent / private schools
Other news:
- Tech Correction / Social Media
https://www.loc.gov/collections/panoramic-maps/about-this-collection/
Geeks of the Week:
- Jason: http://www.castironcollector.com/
- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=descoware&_sacat=0
- Wes: [PODCAST] Larry Brilliant and Peter Hotez: Vaccinating Our Way Out of the Pandemic (World Affairs Podcast, 12 Dec 2020)
Episode 203: 30 December 2020
Episode 202: 16 December 2020
Episode 201: 9 December 2020
- Tech Correction / Section 230
Podcast icon by “Simple Icons” on the Noun Project.
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