Episode 32: A Flood of AI Hell, April 29 2024
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AI Hell froze over this winter and now a flood of meltwater threatens to drown Alex and Emily. Armed with raincoats and a hastily-written sea shanty*, they tour the realms, from spills of synthetic information, to the special corner reserved for ShotSpotter.**Lyrics & video on Peertube).Surveillance:

• Public kiosks slurp phone data)
• Workplace surveillance)
• Surveillance by bathroom mirror)
• Stalking-as-a-service)
• Cops tap everyone else's videos)
• Facial recognition at the doctor's office)

Synthetic information spills:

• Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”)
• AI-generated obituaries)
• X's Grok treats Twitter trends as news)
• Touch the button. Touch it.)
• Meta’s chatbot enters private discussions)
• WHO chatbot makes up medical info)

Toxic wish fulfillment:

• Fake photos of real memories)

ShotSpotter:

• ShotSpotter adds surveillance to the over-policed)
• Chicago ending ShotSpotter contract)
• But they're listening anyway)

Selling your data:

• Reddit sells user data)
• Meta sharing user DMs with Netflix)
• Scraping Discord)

AI is always people:

• Amazon Fresh)
• 3D art)
• George Carlin impressions)
• The people behind image selection)

TESCREAL corporate capture:

• Biden worried about AI because of "Mission: Impossible")
• Feds appoint AI doomer to run US AI safety institute)
• Altman & friends will serve on AI safety board)

Accountability:

• FTC denies facial recognition for age estimation)
• SEC goes after misleading claims)
• Uber Eats courier wins payout over ‘racist’ facial recognition app)

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Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park). Production by Christie Taylor.