The 2 Best Download This Show Podcast Episodes
1) Luminary's bumpy landing and TikTok explained
Would you pay for a podcast? This week on Download This Show the launch of more paid subscription podcast services. The endless memes and happiness on the video sharing app TikTok - no snark or Nazis....Show More
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Interesting to hear how the hosts believe the walled garden model will be an inevitable fate for podcast ecosystem just like tv shows and mo...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Trump vs K-pop?
Why are fans of Korean pop at war with Donald Trump? Why Twitter wants you to leave it a voice mail. Why we're under sustained cyber attack from China - except the government doesn't want to name Chin...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Wimbeldon broke 148 years of tradition to replace 300 line judges with AI -- will it be worth it?
How much is human adjudication in sport worth, and how much more accurate is Wimbledon's new system? Plus, the CSIRO and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) have joined forces to research how AI ca...Show More
4) How do you protect yourself against AI voice scams?
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5) How will ICE's deportation teams use iris scanning technology?
America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a notice they intend to purchase an iris scanning technology that can identify "suspects and inmates who try to hide their identity". Unsurpr...Show More
6) Would Cyberbrothel be more ethical than a traditional brothel?
A sex doll brothel in Berlin is offering a combination of new VR and AI technologies in their plastic playmates. But the Cyberbrothel business falls outside traditional brothel regulations, raising qu...Show More
7) Is Snapchat’s My AI a safe space or a slippery slope for teens?
Snapchat’s new AI chatbot is already raising alarms among teens and parents, with poor privacy features and no access to parental guardrails without paying for a premium subscription, is this feature ...Show More
8) ID, please? China’s new internet rules and what they could mean for us
Big Brother is getting new powers in China with a digital ID system eerily similar to that being proposed in the upcoming teen social media ban. What are the privacy risks involved in needing your gov...Show More
9) How do we tell what's real and what's not, when the internet is flooded with AI slop?
Do you think you can tell the difference between what's real and what's made by AI? What about writing? Or even music? More AI-generated content is making its way into what we hear, read, and write an...Show More
10) With 9,000 new layoffs at Microsoft, is AI set to change the gaming industry forever?
In recent years, like many other big technology firms, Microsoft has refocused its business towards developing AI, and this week the firm has announced it's slashing 9,000 jobs. A large chunk of these...Show More