Episode 91: AI Doppelgangers, Google Outage, and Vaccine Apps
Release Date: 12/22/2020
Episode 175: Supply Chain, Boost Domestic Semiconductor Production, Tech Journalism Accessibility Problem
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: An Update Discussion on All Things Supply Chain--Is it getting any better? Ongoing supply chain issues / chip shortages have caused persistent delays in the auto industry … among other impacts. The question after 2 ½ years of disruption is whether the IT supply chain is any more healthy and whether industries have learned to adapt to the new levels of uncertainty and supply. Modernizing the supply chain is an existential priority for our customers … and for our own businesses. If we can’t trust the availability of products or forecast the timing of shipments, how can we...
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Episode 174: Considerate AI, Crypto Crashes Once Again, and Domain Names
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: Sony’s racing AI destroyed its human competitors by being nice (and fast) Etiquette and risk analysis is the secret success! This perhaps suggest that talent and skill are not the only key factor to progress...and maybe not even the defining factor. Topic 2: The Crypto Crash … Lessons from a Previous Era of Technology Crash Economics The parallels between today’s crypto winter and the technology crash of 20 years ago are multiple … with some vital differences. What lessons can be drawn from past experience to help the industry survive the lean times? And what do you believe...
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Episode 173: EU's Regulation of US Tech Giants, Cybersecurity at Entry Level, and Water Tracking in a Drought
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: EU Passes DSA & DMA Legislation to Increase Regulation of US Tech Giants New legislation in Europe is designed to address a gap in GDPR that left larger tech companies unregulated by providing specific rules and significant consequences for platforms that do not do enough to moderate illegal content or allow fair competition. Topic 2: The Way Forward for Cybersecurity Progress is to Begin at the Entry Level Cybersecurity is a massive challenge, and it’s getting more complex each day. As a result, the approach to solving the problem has become a focus on stealing away...
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Episode 172 - Paying online mods, The Un-Hackable Russia, and Yandex
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: Is there value in paying these volunteers, or more value in not paying them? Online moderators' contributions to open forum platform Reddit are estimated to be worth 3.4 million dollars in a given year. That accounts to roughly 3% of revenue Reddit generated through ads alone in 2019. In other words, you can argue there is room in the budget to compensate online moderators. But contributing to a community/activity you are passionate drives people to participate beyond a monetary value so is it really necessary? Topic 2: Russia has always been recognized as a...
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Episode 171 - Remote Deepfakes, Roe v. Wade: Data Privacy, G7 funds Cybersecurity
The Killing IT Podcast
Episode 171 - Remote Deepfakes, Roe v. Wade: Data Privacy, G7 funds Cybersecurity Topic 1: “More” people are using Deep Fakes to apply for remote tech jobs. File under, “you thought the world couldn’t get any weirder.”... The employment crisis has born a new adversary: Deepfake remote workers. Thankfully, their sole intent isn't to steal your job. Sort of. While these deepfake applicants are actively participating in the employment process, the function of the deepfake is to phish data where it otherwise could not. This includes, job interviews, resume data, job...
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Episode 170: Time Crystals, "Responsible AI", and Google pays for Wikipedia
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: 4D Time Crystals created by Google Quantum Computing. We’ve mentioned 4D printing, which involves 3D printing with materials that then change over time. Now 4D Time Crystals designed by Google Quantum Computer. Herein we bring you the definition of a quantum computer, along with an advancement in science brought about by said quantum computer. Let the arguments begin, but it looks like we’ve discovered a new phase of matter in physics. Who cares? Well, we’ve actually entered the era in which quantum computers are used for truly amazing advances at a reasonable price. The 4D...
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Episode 169 - Sentient AI, Privacy Legislation, and the Digital Twins
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: Sentient AI? Is it real? Should you lose your job over it? For starters, violating an NDA and whistleblowing are vastly different reasons to be fired. Besides, this so-called sentient AI could easily just be a complex game of 20 questions; pattern matching at it's best. That said, this freaked-out-ness might be a good indicator that we are getting too close to comfort. Topic 2: Will privacy legislation happen? The internet was made for sharing data. Sooner or later, that 140 characters or less post about that weird...
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Episode 168 - The Criteria of the "Tech Company", the Consumption Model, and Working Trackers
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: What does tech company even mean? RoW is a good resource to better gauge who can call themselves a tech company. We might want to reframe this seemingly exclusive title. What is the criteria a company must meet to be able to slap this title on a business card? Topic 2: Do we think subscription / consumption model is souring? The ideal business model is evershifting. But the supscription based and reoccuring model is exploding. With our indiviudalistic society, people want to exercise their right to choose...So as long as you are focused on customer...
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Episode 167 - Apple Self Repair, Digital Nomad Visas, and Monitoring Remote Workers
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: Update on that Apple Self-Repair Kit for iPhone Screen The basic program includes two large Pelican cases full of equipment and tools, which you rent for $49/week plus a $1,300 deposit. Then the repair kit is about $10 cheaper than taking your phone to the Apple store for the service. At this point, the self-repair program appears to meet enough requirements that you can check the box and say there IS a self-repair option. But it is not the simple, elegant “Apple” experience you might have assumed you would have. One of many videos you can find: Topic 2:...
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Episode 166 - The Myth of Anonymity in Bitcoin, Cloud 911, and Self Governing on Compliance
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: Shredding the Myth of Anonymity in Bitcoin Wired recently published a long, detailed story of how law enforcement agencies around the world collaborated to bring down the largest child abuse sex network in history. One key element in this take-down is the “trick” of turning bitcoin from an anonymous tool into a perfect record of evidence. This story truly is the modern equivalent of the Al Capone story. Once agents have access to a few crypto wallets, they can then use the public Bitcoin blockchain data to identify every transaction, and every buyer or seller....
info_outlineHeading straight on toward year end . . . and Episode 100.
Stay tuned for a December 29th Year-end special. But today's show is also good.
Topic 1: AI may help you find your doppelganger.
The YouTube video below has a look at the technology involved in AI doppelganger research. You can see right away that this dataset can be used to "crowdsource" the improvement of this technology.
Related Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1nz5Bkpmcw
Mentioned in passing: Google's AI singing blobs.
https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/blob-opera/AAHWrq360NcGbw?cp=e30
Topic 2: Google went down . . . and the world went down with it.
Well, for a short while. Below is a commentary (not news) about the use of technology to track us and control us. We discuss how accurate this is, and the lessons we hope to learn from the analysis.
Commentary:
Topic 3: Life after the pandemic: What we're learning from Vaccine Apps
Tracking might be good or bad. "Vaccine Passport" apps may be used for ways they are not intended. Aside from fighting the pandemic, there are some obvious questions about privacy, HIPAA, and personal liberties.
We discuss. And remind you that there's tech that you might be able to integrate into your service offerings.
Related Link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/technology/coronavirus-vaccine-apps.html
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