Smart Guns Are Coming. Will People Buy Them?

WSJ Tech News Briefing

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🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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A gun that uses fingerprint and facial recognition to ensure it is only fired by an authorized user is set to hit the market. WSJ reporter Zusha Elinson joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how this venture-backed smart gun could impact gun safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.4	Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Monday, July 31st. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:36.6	Gun makers have been working for decades on a weapon that can only be fired by an authorized user.
0:43.2	And one startup with venture capital backing is nearly ready to come to market with its version.
0:49.0	So how does this technology work and what impact could it have on gun safety?
0:55.2	Our reporter, Zusha Ellenson, is going to join us to explain that.
1:04.8	But first, we've got some exclusive WSJ reporting for you. Starting with Facebook.
1:11.1	According to internal company communications we've reviewed, the social media platform
1:15.9	removed content related to COVID-19 in response to pressure from the Biden administration.
1:22.3	Our tech reporter, Ryan Tracy, has more.
1:52.8	The White House said its goal was to protect public health.
2:12.8	A spokesman for Facebook declined a comment for this story, but in the past it said decisions
2:17.8	about content moderation are made independently. And the Associated Press is now the first major
2:25.2	publisher to strike a deal with an artificial intelligence platform. The agreement lets OpenAI
2:31.5	license part of AP's news text archive. And people familiar with the deal say it gives AP the
2:38.3	ability to reset terms if OpenAI makes a better deal with another company. Several news organizations
2:45.3	are seeking payment for the use of their content by creators of Generative AI.
2:50.2	These programs are trained on vast amounts of internet data, including news articles.
2:55.2	But there's no precedent for determining the fair value of that content.
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