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YouTube Music Expands Offerings by Adding Podcasts to Its Platform #1665

April 27, 2023PodcastTodd Cochrane

YouTube Music officially adds podcasts to its platform in the United States for Android, iOS, and web users, offering a seamless and feature-rich podcast listening experience. The new addition comes after YouTube’s podcasting head, Kai Chuk, hinted at the integration a few months ago. Podcasts on YouTube Music will be available for on-demand listening, offline access, background play, and seamless audio-video switching, regardless of a user’s YouTube Premium subscription status. The update is gradually rolling out to US listeners, with plans to expand to international users in the near future. Geek News Central listeners, please continue to listen to the show via the normal podcast apps as YouTube is not using RSS and cannot be considered to be open.

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Supreme Court to Rule on Government Officials Blocking Social Media Critics #1664

April 24, 2023PodcastTodd Cochrane

The Supreme Court is set to hear two cases determining whether government officials can block their social media critics without violating the First Amendment. The cases involve California residents Christopher and Kimberly Garnier, who were blocked by school district members, and Michigan resident Kevin Lindke, who a city manager blocked. Previous rulings have been based on whether officials use their accounts for official activities. Still, the Supreme Court’s decision could establish a definitive precedent on the matter, potentially forcing government figures to allow criticism on social media as long as it doesn’t constitute harassment or threats. In this humble court of personal opinion, I feel that if you’re an elected official, you have the right not to listen but not the right to block people from saying what they want.

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Student Scores Highest Grade with ChatGPT Assistance #1663

April 10, 2023PodcastTodd Cochrane

It was only a matter of time before this became widespread. Using the pseudonym “Tom,” a Cardiff University student received the highest grade on an essay with the help of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The student adapted and tweaked content generated by the AI chatbot, resulting in a significant grade improvement compared to his non-AI-assisted essay. Cardiff University is now reviewing its academic integrity policies and aims to educate students on the proper use of AI in academic work. As I discussed in my podcast, universities must develop a new approach to essays.

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Tesla Employees Expose Owners’ Privacy by Sharing Camera Footage #1662

April 6, 2023PodcastTodd Cochrane

Imagine parking your car and having it send pictures of you inside your garage and send it back to Telsa. Reuters reports that Tesla workers shared sensitive images and videos captured by owners’ cars for several years, violating user privacy. Former employees revealed that colleagues circulated footage, including intimate moments and accidents, through group chats and one-on-one communications. Despite Tesla’s customer privacy notice stating camera recordings remain anonymous, one employee claimed it was possible to view the location of captured footage on Google Maps. Ironically I was talking about this with a fellow podcaster yesterday. I wonder if he will continue to share data with Tesla.

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Meet the Astronauts Set to Orbit the Moon in 2024 #1661

April 3, 2023PodcastTodd Cochrane

NASA has announced the Artemis 2 crew, including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch from the US, and Jeremy Hansen from Canada. The mission is scheduled for November 2024 and will be the first human lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. The crew will spend up to 21 days aboard an Orion capsule, circling the Moon before returning to Earth. Not as exciting as the Gemini project, but likely very exciting for this crew to be part of this historic event.

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AI Development: Balancing Risks & Rewards #1660

March 30, 2023PodcastTodd Cochrane

I spent a lot of time on the show today talking about my new assistant, Chatgpt, which I feel is increasing my productivity by at least 35%. Meanwhile, the CAIDP has filed a complaint against OpenAI, calling for a halt to generative AI models like GPT-4, citing bias, privacy, and misuse concerns. While I understand the concern I think pushing forward with ChatGPT-5 development can help solve these issues while reaping AI benefits across multiple fields. With some intelligent regulation and oversight, we can unleash AI’s potential while keeping things in check. Check out this cognizant article ChatGPT made me Cry!

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Twitter Source Code Leak Investigation #1659

March 27, 2023PodcastTodd Cochrane

Twitter’s source code was leaked on GitHub, potentially exposing the platform’s vulnerabilities and trade secrets. The code was removed after Twitter filed a DMCA request. The company suspects a former employee may be responsible for the leak and has submitted a court filing in California to identify the perpetrator and any other GitHub users who may have downloaded the data. This incident comes amid turbulent times for Twitter since its acquisition by Elon Musk last year, with cost-cutting measures impacting the platform’s reliability. The leak precedes Twitter’s plan to open source its tweet recommendation code on March 31st. This is not surprising, considering how some employees felt about the takeover. Honestly, I am surprised that more source code has not found its way onto the web.