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We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

News, Science, Society & Culture, Culture, Comedy, Internet, Pop, Games, Gadgets

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2014

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Google's Auto Awesome will take the best areas of slightly different photographs and combine them into one new, never-quite-was best version. A new article suggests that this kind of artful interpretation of history may prove problematic when AI determines what parts of photos are important. Anthony argues that no photograph is a true depiction, while Jeff wonders if we will ever remember something accurately again. Like the show? Want early episodes and extra content? Support us on Patreon! [http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns](http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns) Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: [http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns](http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns) Jeff on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/jeffcannata](http://twitter.com/jeffcannata) Anthony on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/acarboni](http://twitter.com/acarboni) Article: [http://petapixel.com/2014/10/07/official-s-now-re-writing-history/](http://petapixel.com/2014/10/07/official-s-now-re-writing-history/)

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0:00.0	We have concerns as made possible entirely through donations from listeners like you.
0:04.3	A little can go a long way.
0:05.6	Visit patreon.com slash we have concerns to lend your support.
0:23.7	Every single thing in the world can kill you.
0:27.2	Yeah.
0:27.7	Like I say that and people look at me like I'm Woody Allen in the middle of a freak out.
0:32.5	But literally anything could kill you.
0:34.6	Yeah.
0:34.8	Anything could kill you.
0:35.6	You could use a netty pot in the morning and a microbe could get past the blood brain barrier
0:40.4	and then you're dead.
0:41.3	Right.
0:41.6	A netty pot because you have allergies and you're cleaning out your fucking nostrils.
0:47.3	Yeah.
0:48.1	Anything could kill you.
0:49.2	Anything could kill you everybody.
0:50.9	Welcome to we have concerns.
0:53.2	Hi Anthony Carbone.
0:54.4	Hi Jeff Canada.
0:55.5	Oh man.
0:56.2	I'm speaking you know this is going to make what we're about to talk about seem not as important.
1:01.9	Probably.
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