TNW 335: The Rabbit R1 Is More Than Just an App - The ACP, GM & Apple CarPlay, Bad AI Data
Tech News Weekly (Audio)
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🗓️ 2 May 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Abrar Al-Heeti joins Mikah Sargent this week! Abrar talks about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Mikah talks about GM rolling out its own infotainment hub after no longer supporting Apple CarPlay in its vehicles. Reviews of the Rabbit R1 have rolled out this week. And can you remove bad AI data from AI models?
- Abrar Al-Heeti talks about how the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is winding down and the impact it will have on 1 in 5 US households, affecting the indigenous community the hardest.
- Mikah Sargent airs his grievances on GM's in-house infotainment hub after the company decided against using Apple's CarPlay in its vehicles.
- Lisa Eadicicco of CNET joins the show to discuss her review of the Rabbit R1 AI devices and whether this device could truly replace one's smartphone.
- And finally, Katyanna Quach of Semafor talks about how researchers from Amazon suggest that bad and harmful data can be removed from an AI model and the idea of 'model disgorgement.'
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti
Guests: Lisa Eadicicco and Katyanna Quach
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on Tech News Weekly, it's the first Thursday of the month. That means a |
| 0:03.6 | Braa al-Hiti of C-Net is here and she has a great story of the week. |
| 0:07.8 | It's all about the affordable internet program and frankly how the money is running out and that has a huge impact on Native Americans and others who live in places where there's just not a lot of internet without the help of this subsidy. |
| 0:27.0 | After a little break, I come back with my story of the week. |
| 0:30.0 | It's about how GM might regret ditching car play for its own infotainment system. |
| 0:37.6 | We talk about the history of infotainment systems and I do a bit of shouting during that segment so definitely listen in for that. |
| 0:45.1 | Lisa Etichico of CNET joins us to talk about the Rabbit R1. I ask about |
| 0:51.7 | the fact that a lot of what it can do is by way of an Android app |
| 0:56.7 | and Lisa Etichico says you know it's it's more than just an app. |
| 1:02.0 | It's a really good conversation before we round things out |
| 1:04.8 | with Semivore's own Katayana Quatch, |
| 1:07.4 | who joins us to talk about what's called model disgorgement. |
| 1:12.4 | If you want to know what that phrase means you're going to have to |
| 1:15.1 | tune in to this week's episode of Tech News Weekly. Stay tuned. |
| 1:18.4 | Podcasts you love from people you trust. |
| 1:25.0 | This is Twit. |
| 1:27.0 | This is Twit. |
| 1:30.0 | This is Tech News Weekly, episode 335 with Abra al-Hiti and me, Micah sergeant, |
| 1:37.0 | recorded Thursday, May 2nd, 2024. |
| 1:40.0 | The Rabbit R1 is more than just an app. |
| 1:44.0 | Hello and welcome back to Tech News Weekly, the show where every week we talk to and about the people making and breaking the tech news. |
| 1:51.0 | I am one of your hosts mica sergeant and of course we are joined by a |
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