EdTechSR Ep 325: Privacy and TikTok Ban

Podcast from 24 April 2024

Check out our Episode 325 from April 24, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show:

1. Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist (ArsTechnica, 18 Apr 2024)

2. How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright (Wired; 17 April 2024)

3. Deepfakes in the courtroom: US judicial panel debates new AI evidence rules (ArsTechnica, 24 Apr 2024)

4. OpenAI's GPT-4 can exploit real vulnerabilities by reading security advisories (The Register; 17 April 2024)

5. Cool or creepy? Microsoft's VASA-1 is a new AI model that turns photos into 'talking faces' (Tom’s Guide; 18 April 2024)

6. Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it (The Verge, 24 Apr 2024)

7. Is the new TikTok ban for real? (Vox; 24 April 2024)

8. China bans government officials from using iPhones for work, Wall Street Journal reports (Reuters, 6 Sept 2023)

9. What the evidence really says about social media’s impact on teens’ mental health (Vox; 12 April 2024)

10. Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No. (WSJ; 20 April 2024)

11. Nation-state hackers exploit Cisco firewall 0-days to backdoor government networks (ArsTechnica, 24 Apr 2024)

12. An Apple event is coming: What are you most excited to see? (9 to 5 Mac; 23 April 2024)

13. Apple Releases Open Source AI Models That Run On-Device (MacRumors, 24 Apr 2024)

14. Jason’s Geek of the Week: eSIMS for Travel!

15. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: [PODCAST] How Should I Be Using A.I. Right Now? by Ezra Klein with Ethan Mollick and Apple in China - Face-Off: The U.S. vs China

Here are the links which made our show notes Google Doc, but we didn’t have time to discuss:

1. Meta.ai - Zuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI (The Verge; 24 April 2024)

2. Mistral AI - Killer Combination: Mistral AI + GLASP

3. Adobe’s impressive AI upscaling project makes blurry videos look HD (The Verge, 24 Apr 2024)

4. Watch the Mona Lisa Rap, via Microsoft's AI: It's as Freaky as You Think (CNet, 23 Apr 2024)

5. Google can’t quit third-party cookies—delays shut down for a third time (ArsTechnica, 24 Apr 2024)

6. Google Podcasts export tool live internationally, app shuts down June 23 (9to5Google, 24 Apr 2024)

7. YouTube Music wants to be the ‘ultimate destination for podcasters and fans’ (9to5Google, 24 Apr 2024)

"EdTech Situation Room: Ep 325" (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer