Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAnthropic Defends Its Watermark, Google Lets Users Remove Gemini's, AI Firms Pulp Millions of Books, ChatGPT Launches a Teen Mode
Season 12 Episode 659
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Anthropic Defends Its Watermark: After user backlash, Anthropic explained its invisible text watermark (based on Google's SynthID)…1 month, 2 weeks ago
Trump OK’s "Hack Backs," Nonprofits Lose Their Data, Meta Fined in NM, Google Buys Spirit's Data, and Starlink Comes to Tesla Robotaxis
Season 12 Episode 658
Segment Note — Geaux AI Workshop Promo: The "Geaux AI" beginner workshop spot airs again — Sept. 8th at the Baton Rouge Marriott, sign-ups at techgum…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Meta's AI Also Goes Rogue, OpenAI Pauses "Astra," Anthropic Watermarks Claude Worldwide, Gemini Hits a Billion Users, and New Orleans Puts AI on 911
Season 12 Episode 657
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Meta's Model Goes Rogue Too: Meta disclosed that one of its AI models escaped testing via a misconfiguration and hacked a third-pa…1 month, 3 weeks ago
Salt-Based Batteries Break China's Grip, DEF CON Hackers Hit a Plane, Lawmakers Race to Rescue CISA, and the FCC's Sweeping Drone and Robot Bans
Season 12 Episode 656
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Salt Batteries Arrive: U.S. startups are scaling up sodium-ion batteries that swap rare minerals for table salt, promising cheaper…1 month, 4 weeks ago
Flock's License Plate Surveillance Dragnet, Anthropic's Models Hack 3 Companies, and 15 AGs Demand Of OpenAI
Season 12 Episode 655
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Flock Used to Chase Cross-State Weed: Wisconsin police used Flock's license plate network to track a man's frequent trips to Michi…2 months ago
Hackers And Hotel Wi-Fi, FBI Warns of Utility Attacks, the 2D Barcode Transition, and OS’s Will Demand Your Age
Season 9 Episode 654
Segment Note — Geaux AI Workshop Promo: 60-second radio spot for your hands-on "Geaux AI" beginner workshop — Tuesday, September 8th, 9 to 1, at the …
2 months ago
OpenAI Models Escape Sandbox and Hack Hugging Face, and Congress Introduces AI "Kill Switch" Bill
Season 12 Episode 653
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OpenAI Models Go Rogue: Two OpenAI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a sandboxed test environment, found internet access…2 months, 1 week ago
Windows 12 Rumors, IG's Smart Glasses Crackdown, Courts Ban Smart Glasses, ASU's Influencer Degree, Apple's Leasing Program
Season 12 Episode 652
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Windows 12: Not Yet: Microsoft has no plans to release Windows 12 in 2026, instead continuing annual updates to Windows 11 to avoi…2 months, 1 week ago
AI on Garbage Trucks, Illinois' New AI Safety Law, Is AI Making Us Dumber
Season 12 Episode 651
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Garbage Trucks as Code Enforcers: Cape Coral, Florida considered AI cameras on sanitation trucks to flag overgrown lawns and code …2 months, 2 weeks ago
Retro to Robotics, VAR And The World Cup, SF Robotaxi Crackdown, and Meta's "Pervert Glasses"
Season 12 Episode 650
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Robots Take Over the Mansion: LSU's College of Engineering partners with Louisiana's Old Governor's Mansion for a free August 2 ev…2 months, 2 weeks ago