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Here's my take on today's IT chaos so far:
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The Rabbit R1 is now shipping to the UK and EU. So me and the family tried it out.
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On Tech Life on @bbcworldservice at 2030 BST, I speak with @jovialjoy about facial recognition technology. She warns of the risks:
“Even if the systems work perfectly, which they do not, you’ve created the apparatus for mass surveillance and authoritarian control”
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The BBC website has a new section called InDepth, for more deep-dive type articles. Here's my first one - it's all about Scarlett Johansson, Silicon Valley arrogance and AI safety. A potent mix!
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Social media subscriptions *can* work - but are the numbers big enough?
A few thoughts about subs v ads… and a confession
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Can’t really beat starting the day by talking about flying cars
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We talk a lot (rightly) about the threats and risks posed by AI, and sometimes I think we forget why we are pursuing it in the first place.
Which is why it’s really important to me to also tell stories like this:
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The SPACE episode! I had a great time exploring Cornwall's space scene @goonhillyorg and @SpaceCornwall for this week's Tech Life... which also features cyborg jellyfish 🪼🤖
Enjoy!
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In trying to solve one bias problem, Google has inadvertently created another - I'm not so sure it will take just a few weeks to fix "overly cautious" Gemini
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Can you believe Facebook is 20 years old? I look back at some of the milestones over the last two decades in this short listicle for @BBCiPlayer 👇
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As Facebook turns 20, we take a trip down FB memory lane paved both with nostalgia and controversy and take a deep gaze into the Global Story crystal ball to ask What Next for Meta? Thanks @joetidy + @shionamc👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0h913…
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I got the keys to the Tech Lifemobile this week... @gcluley and I geek out about VPNs, we check out the video gaming scene in Iran and meet the 17 year old from Hyderabad who created a device to help people with Alzheimers after his grandma became unwell.
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My latest story: A new material found by AI could reduce lithium use in batteries. Thanks @Microsoft @jlzander for telling me all about it. More here and tonight on Tech Life @bbcworldservice 2030 GMT bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67…
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New from me:
A triumph of people power at OpenAI
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Read it quickly before it's out of date....
What on earth is happening at OpenAI?
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New by me: the extraordinary firing of an AI superstar
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Should AI firms be able to use copyrighted content to train their models without consent? They say yes because it improves creative development. This man has resigned from a top job at Stability AI because he disagrees
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Latest Tech Life on @bbcworldservice
- Microsoft 365 Copilot with @zsk
- Entrepreneur @mironmironiuk with @Pontifex to teach children tech skills
- 21-yr-old who won $40,000 for unscrambling ancient texts using AI
- Listen back on @BBCSounds
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Latest Tech Life on @bbcworldservice
- @Shayan86 on disinformation in the Israel-Gaza conflict
- Your questions on electric vehicles answered
- Tech helping marine conservation
- Sonic the Hedgehog vs Super Mario
Listen now on @BBCSounds
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Countries around the world are phasing out new petrol and diesel vehicles, but are we ready for it?
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