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Will Guyatt
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I've run the numbers on all my appearances since Jan 1st 2020, and here are the top five topics: 1) Elon Musk and everything he does 2)Artificial Intelligence 3)Zuck/Facebook/Meta 4)Online Safety for Young People 5)Hardware launches - new iPhone etc. Thanks for listening.
Looks like @clivebull.bsky.social and I will chat about robotaxis later on @lbc.co.uk Let's hope I don't get the same level of grief I got when Uber came to London 😎
Because news never sleeps I joined @clivebull.bsky.social on his overnight @lbc.co.uk show to discuss the largest child safety ruling ever.
I’ll be up and about early in the morning discussing this story on radio and tv.
I’ll be up and about early in the morning discussing this story on radio and tv.
The judge also said : “the psychological harm and sexual exploitation of children to be the pollution that must be abated". Pretty seismic I’d say.
The judge also said : “the psychological harm and sexual exploitation of children to be the pollution that must be abated". Pretty seismic I’d say.
A US judge calling Meta a “public nuisance” as they fined it A FURTHER $567m in a case, shows how the tide is turning. They compared it to a factory with advertising and content as its product. A big shift. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A US judge calling Meta a “public nuisance” as they fined it A FURTHER $567m in a case, shows how the tide is turning. They compared it to a factory with advertising and content as its product. A big shift. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Meta told to pay another $567m in New Mexico child safety lawsuit
A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.
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A friend in Singapore just alerted me to the fact I cameo in the latest Kermode & Mayo’s Take podcast - thanks to my Terminator 2 Open AI comparison. Don’t have nightmares.
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Joined @thenewsagents.co.uk with @lewisgoodall.com and @jonsopel1.bsky.social today to discuss the mindblowing Open AI story Check it out on Global Player share-gp.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi... References to arcade games, Terminator 2 and Tony Soprano withstanding.
HackGPT: How AI escaped the lab and went rogue - Podcast Episode | Global Player
<p>Have we just crossed the AI Rubicon? OpenAI has revealed that one of its models was involved in an "unprecedented cyber incident". One of its AI programs escaped a controlled testing environment, g...
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Given we’re attempting to work out who is of suitable age on the Internet, it would have been ideal opportunity to prove just that. We’ll be back here again in the future - I’m sure of it.
Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’. Incoming PM will reallocate unspecified resources from unpopular plan to helping with cost of living. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The latest from @natashadevon.bsky.social for @lbc.co.uk is bang on. Once mighty Twitter is now a mess of hate speech, bots and porn, writes Natasha Devon www.lbc.co.uk/article/twit...
Once mighty Twitter is now a mess of hate speech, bots and porn, writes Natasha Devon | LBC
2010-me is sad to assess that the best thing we could all do is turn our backs on it and hope it withers and dies
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I’m rather taken by this - the OhMai - a new real-world AI companion just revealed at @vivatech . Looks like it links to the best AI model for tasks through a single subscription. Video demo looked very interesting.
Come and join me on YouTube at 2:30pm. Questions most welcome.
People saying the social media ban isn’t about protecting children clearly haven’t seen the harm certain platforms or features have caused . The available routes to restrict access are blunt.
Smartphone Screen on Fire
ALT: Smartphone Screen on Fire
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Chatting to the awesome @natashadevon.bsky.social just after 8:30pm on @lbc.co.uk
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social - just wait until Starlink reaches a tipping point….
Listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social and fearing the great algorithm riots of 2026 have kicked off.
If isn’t a tease for my chat with Nick Ferrari on @lbc.co.uk then i’m not sure what is.
Early start tomorrow chatting deepfakes and AI video slop on your tv and radio.
Retailers are heavily pushing Ultra HD 4K TVs for maximum World Cup enjoyment. This overlooks the only place you’ll get 4k is on BBC iPlayer for half the games (and not all tvs/boxes) Source material is upscaled HD a bit like me reinterpreting an artistic masterpiece in biro.
Lionel Messi Kisses World Cup Trophy
ALT: Lionel Messi Kisses World Cup Trophy
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Joining BBC Radio Five Live in the morning to discuss an interesting tech survey that gets revealed after midnight
Interesting and terrifying interview with @lewisgoodall.com and Karen Hao about the AI empires, what they’re doing, what they want and what will happen if governments don’t get their shit together - open.spotify.com/episode/1DQy...
How the tech bros of AI are breaking our democracy
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