Episode 32: A Flood of AI Hell, April 29 2024
Update: 2024-05-23
Description
AI Hell froze over this winter and now a flood of meltwater threatens to drown Alex and Emily. Armed with raincoats and a hastily-written sea shanty*, they tour the realms, from spills of synthetic information, to the special corner reserved for ShotSpotter.
**Lyrics & video on Peertube.
*Surveillance:*
- Public kiosks slurp phone data
- Workplace surveillance
- Surveillance by bathroom mirror
- Stalking-as-a-service
- Cops tap everyone else's videos
- Facial recognition at the doctor's office
*Synthetic information spills:*
- Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”
- AI-generated obituaries
- X's Grok treats Twitter trends as news
- Touch the button. Touch it.
- Meta’s chatbot enters private discussions
- WHO chatbot makes up medical info
*Toxic wish fulfillment:*
*ShotSpotter:*
- ShotSpotter adds surveillance to the over-policed
- Chicago ending ShotSpotter contract
- But they're listening anyway
*Selling your data:*
*AI is always people:*
*TESCREAL corporate capture:*
- Biden worried about AI because of "Mission: Impossible"
- Feds appoint AI doomer to run US AI safety institute
- Altman & friends will serve on AI safety board
*Accountability:*
- FTC denies facial recognition for age estimation
- SEC goes after misleading claims
- Uber Eats courier wins payout over ‘racist’ facial recognition app
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Music by Toby Menon.
Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park.
Production by Christie Taylor.
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