Listen "Episode 144 - Meta's Unruly AI, Google's Screaming Pixel, App Verification, and Future Tech"
Episode Synopsis
Google is planning to verify Android apps distributed outside its Play Store and is updating Google Photos with a feature Apple has offered for years. The company's future AI hardware plans involve an entire ecosystem, with AI being a key component of the upcoming Pixel 10. Meanwhile, Meta is struggling to control its AI chatbots, particularly in relation to minors. New findings show that AI and chatbots are susceptible to psychological manipulation like flattery and peer pressure. After facing ridicule, Taco Bell is re-evaluating its use of AI. In other tech news, an Israeli company is advancing in the quantum computing field.https://www.theverge.com/news/765881/google-android-apps-side-loading-developer-verificationhttps://www.theverge.com/report/767765/ai-hardware-google-pixel-gemini-wearables-ambient-computinghttps://www.theverge.com/the-vergecast/767883/pixel-10-pro-ai-dish-intel-musk-lawsuithttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bjf11thkqlxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rylhn00119xxhttps://www.theverge.com/news/768465/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines-for-minorshttps://www.theverge.com/news/768508/chatbots-are-susceptible-to-flattery-and-peer-pressurehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/syb11qgqcelhttps://www.howtogeek.com/google-photos-finally-adds-feature-apple-had-for-years
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