Business, Spoken

Gregor Dodson, a director of product management, shares why Samples is the music streaming app's newest video feature. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Controlled exposure to misinformation can help protect people from falling for it in the future, according to new research. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

San Francisco ride-hail drivers are about to share the roads with robot competitors. They say that the self-driving cabs need to work on their traffic skills—and watch out for bodily fluids. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In simulated environments, smell is often the neglected sense. Scentient’s wearable device aims to bring a whiff of authenticity to virtual reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The outcry over Zoom's tweak to its data policy shows how the race to build more powerful AI models creates new pressure to source training data—including by juicing it from users. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UK unicorn Synthesia offers clients a menu of digital avatars, from suited execs to Santa Claus. But it has struggled to stop them being used to spread misinformation. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US Congress is trying to tame the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. But senators’ failure to tackle privacy reform is making the task a nightmare. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since 2018, a dedicated team within Microsoft has attacked machine learning systems to make them safer. But with the public release of new generative AI tools, the field is already evolving. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The artificial intelligence gold rush has thrust services like ChatGPT into every aspect of our digital lives. That still won’t solve your email problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We get it, relationships are hard. But asking ChatGPT how to do emotions is not going to work. Here are some better ideas. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the UK pushes for a law that threatens end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp has given itself a starring role in a doc about a girls’ soccer team fleeing the Taliban. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Generative AI won't just flood the internet with more lies—it may also create convincing disinformation that’s targeted at groups or even individuals. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bird may be dead, but Twitter—er, X—is still alive for communities, news, and memes. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers were given unprecedented access to Meta’s data during the 2020 elections. Meta says their results show its platforms don’t cause political polarization. That’s not entirely true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some social media users and lawmakers say chronological feeds are healthier. A new study found that Facebook and Instagram users who were forced to see time-ranked posts turned to TikTok instead. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta is giving its answer to OpenAI’s GPT-4 away for free. The move could intensify the generative AI boom by making it easier for entrepreneurs to build powerful new AI systems. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Generate your own text—but get help from the AI bot to make it stand out. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter’s rebrand to X is both a bad joke and an attempt by Elon Musk to realize his decades-long ambition for an all-conquering super app. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leading AI developers including Google and OpenAI promised the Biden administration to check for problems such as biased output. The agreement is not legally binding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helsing AI is building an operating system for warfare and says it’ll only ever sell to democracies. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With big names like Wendy’s and Netflix, brand-on-brand chatter is shaping Meta’s new social media app. That could leave little room for people. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta promised to make Threads compatible with the decentralized protocol underlying Mastodon. Proponents of interoperable social media can’t agree whether to welcome or fear it. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An auto industry pact claims to end the controversy over car data that has embroiled repair shops, parts manufacturers, and car owners. But many doubts remain. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Assistive technology services are integrating OpenAI's GPT-4, using artificial intelligence to help describe objects and people. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the war came to Kherson, a small group of scientists ventured into the ruined city to rescue a unique herbarium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices