{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ece51b02b9ed00119b7f58/6662db4ab593900012a3bb0c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is AI slop ruining the Web? 🔴 AINTS 040","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64ece51b02b9ed00119b7f58/1717754344889-847ce42777b2267dd1e142780c79ac6b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Tristan and Tasia look at the open letter from several former OpenAI employees (and others) warning of the existential threat of AI and demanding whistleblower protection. Then we discuss various new generative AI tools and developments that are simultaneously making us more productive and the Web more terrible. Join us as we wade through AI failures, AI doom, AI porn, and AI slop to reach the shores of AI disappointment.</p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://ow.ly/eO1o50Qqg40\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>AI Named This Show</em></a></li><li><a href=\"https://ow.ly/bM2c50Qqg3C\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tristan &amp; Tasia</a></li><li><a href=\"https://ow.ly/nbFh50Qqg3A\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>AI Named This Show</em>&nbsp;podcast</a></li></ul><p>FOLLOW-UP</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/6/24172718/humane-ai-pin-selling-hp-rumor-1-billion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Humane is reportedly trying to sell itself to HP for $1 billion</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.engadget.com/after-its-reputation-went-up-in-flames-humane-warns-users-its-charging-case-may-too-215119193.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too</a></li></ul><p>AI SAFETY NEWS</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://readwrite.com/openai-warn-ai-potential-threats-human-extinction-letter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OpenAI employees warn of AI’s potential existential threats to humanity in letter</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.engadget.com/former-openai-google-and-anthropic-workers-are-asking-ai-companies-for-more-whistleblower-protections-175916744.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI workers demand stronger whistleblower protections in open letter</a></li><li><a href=\"https://righttowarn.ai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence</a></li></ul><p>GENERATIVE AI NEWS</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://readwrite.com/wizards-of-the-coast-advertises-for-ai-role-deepening-the-disconnect-with-fans/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wizards of the Coast advertises for AI role, deepening the disconnect with fans</a>\t</li><li><a href=\"https://readwrite.com/perplexity-ai-launches-new-tool-to-turn-research-into-content/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Perplexity AI launches new tool to turn research into content</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/perplexity-pages\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Introducing Perplexity Pages</a></li><li><a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/05/wixs-new-tool-taps-ai-to-generate-smartphone-apps/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wix’s new tool taps AI to generate smartphone apps</a></li><li><a href=\"https://mashable.com/article/google-play-regulating-ai-apps-deepfake-nudes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI apps on Google Play have to limit distribution of inappropriate content, company says</a></li><li><a href=\"https://readwrite.com/x-updates-adult-content-and-ai-policies/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">X (aka Twitter) adjusts its policies on AI-generated nudity and sexy pictures</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.404media.co/facebooks-ai-spam-isnt-the-dead-internet-its-the-zombie-internet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook’s AI Spam Isn’t the ‘Dead Internet’: It’s the Zombie Internet</a></li><li><a href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2024/May/8/slop/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Slop is the new name for unwanted AI-generated content</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Tasia Custode, Tristan Jutras"}