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A Lost Media Mystery
Episode 36
We start this week's episode with a mystery: where did a 17-second music snippet that has puzzled online sleuths for years really come from? Sam brea…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Humane Ai Pin Is a Disaster
Episode 35
This is a long one! First Joseph previews his upcoming book, DARK WIRE. Go to the link below and enter "DW20" for 20% off! Also make sure to redeem y…
1 year, 9 months ago
The 'Com World War'
Episode 34
We start this episode with Joseph's latest fly-on-the-wall investigation into the Com, the nebulous online entity and culture that is linked to some …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Wild World of Fake AI Influencers
Episode 33
We start the episode with an announcement: we've brought on our first 404 Media fellow Jules Roscoe! They did amazing work at Motherboard, and we're …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Xz Backdoor and the AI Peer-Review Crisis
Episode 32
This is a super fun episode with a lot of labor themes throughout. Jason starts off by describing the totally wild Xz backdoor which, in a way, was a…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Shaky Science of License Plate Readers
Episode 31
A jam packed episode this week. First, Jason explains how a 'study' that says surveillance company Flock is “instrumental in solving 10 percent of re…
1 year, 10 months ago
Shrimp Jesus
Episode 30
Shrimp Jesus. Shrimp Jesus. Shrimp Jesus. That is what the first story is about! We now have robust academic research into the mass of AI-generated g…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Hackers Steal Mountains of Oxy and Adderall
Episode 29
Somehow we filled a whole hour and it felt like five minutes! First Joseph explains his deep story on how hackers and fraudsters are injecting themse…
1 year, 10 months ago
The AI-Powered TikTok Hustlers
Episode 28
We go long (and play some bonus audio) for Jason's story inside the wild world of TikTok and Instagram hustlers who are using AI to swarm platforms w…
1 year, 11 months ago
Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools
Tumblr and WordPress are set to sell posts to OpenAI and Midjourney. And cops are wearing body cameras in libraries. In this episode, Jason, Sam, and…
1 year, 11 months ago