May 30th 2024
Tech News Weekly 339
Tackling Disinformation With 'Prebunking'
Hosted by
Mikah Sargent
Google Search Documents, /e/OS, OpenAI & Siri
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Guests:
Will Oremus,
Scott Gilbertson
Can you debunk misinformation before it gets out to the public? A massive leak of Google's search algorithm made its way online. What is the /e/OS mobile operating system? And OpenAI is working with Apple to train Siri, and it is making Microsoft concerned about their relationship.
- Will Oremus from The Washington Post joins Mikah Sargent to talk about misinformation and the practice of 'prebunking' as a way to educate voters in upcoming elections so that they are as informed as possible when casting their votes.
- Mikah talks about a recent leak of Google's search algorithm and the company's acknowledgement of the leak.
- Senior Writer Scott Gilbertson of Wired stops by the show to discuss /e/OS and its differences from the stock Google Android operating system.
- Finally, Mikah talks about OpenAI helping Apple fix its digital assistant, Siri, and how that working relationship is making Microsoft very concerned.
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Links
- Inside the scramble to ‘prebunk’ election misinformation before it takes hold
- Bad News Game
- Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation
- Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real
- /e/OS Review: This Operating System Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It
- OpenAI is helping Apple fix Siri, and that has Microsoft worried