The Taylor Swift Deepfake Problem, Tech All Time Highs + Layoffs, Quitting Amazon Prime

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

Technology, Religion & Spirituality, Business News, Business, Religion, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Politics, News Commentary, Government, Investing, Tech News, Social Sciences, News

4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Why nude Taylor Swift deepfakes could be a problem for generative AI 2) Whether the technology slows due to this Taylor Swift episode 3) Google's latest video generator, Lumiere 4) Are Generative AI margins lower than software margins? 5) Why tech layoffs are happening at a time when tech stocks are hitting all-time highs 6) Are media layoffs a result of generative AI? 7) Are tech investors overexuberant? 8) Why canceling Amazon Prime is easier than you might imagine. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Deep fake nudes of Taylor Swift are circulating online, leading the calls from all sides to ban the practice.
0:06.3	So what does it say about the future of generative AI?
0:09.4	Let's also talk about the weirdest tech recovery where stock market all-time highs are being met with mass layoffs,
0:16.1	and why quitting Amazon Prime might not be a bad idea.
0:20.0	All that and more coming up right after this.
0:22.6	Will AI improve our lives or exterminate the species?
0:27.6	What would it take to abolish poverty?
0:30.6	Are you eating enough fermented foods?
0:32.6	These are some of the questions we've tackled recently on the next big idea.
0:36.6	I'm Rufus Griscombe, and every week I sit down with the world's leading thinkers for in-depth
0:43.1	conversations that will help you live, work, and play smarter.
0:46.8	Follow the next big idea wherever you get your podcasts.
0:52.8	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional cool-headed and nuanced format.
1:00.0	We're back here for another week of news, big week of news, consequential week of news.
1:04.0	We're streaming live on LinkedIn once again, so you might take some questions from the audience.
1:10.0	And for those listening on the
1:11.5	audio feed, we appreciate you. Ron John, Roy, Roy Joyce, as always. Ron John, welcome.
1:18.9	We're so familiar, no introduction needed, Alex. So before we get started, I just want to share
1:25.4	something very quick. We got such a nice review on Apple Podcasts from someone whose username is K.
1:32.3	Parwani.
1:33.3	K. Parwani writes, this podcast is my tech sanctuary in a world filled with digital noise, no tech babble,
1:38.3	no smoke and mirrors, just straightforward, insightful discussions that cut through the BS.
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