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34 Reasons to Watch Fox or MSNBC Jun 02, 2024

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Today: More than 10 years ago, Eli Pariser wrote The Filter Bubble. Reading the news about Trump’s 34 Count Guilty Verdict, it was clear that Pariser’s Bubble was in full effect. Then, Take News at AI Scale, and Amazon’s Drones Fly High.

Newscorp Sells Out To Open AI May 27, 2024

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Today: Scarlet Johanson is pissed, and she might be right. Then, News Corp sells out to Open AI for stupid cheap. And Google Declares War on News Sites, is Apple going to come to the rescue? I’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting, and from various locations on the. Eastern seaboard and behind, and this is Future Forward.

OpenAI’s Existential Dangers Team Resigns / FF 509 May 19, 2024

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Today, after a week of mindblowing updates, Open AI dissolves the “Existential Dangers” team. Then, GenZ Battles Chuck Schumer on AI safeguards. And what is Maven? I’m Bob Garfield, who’s on secret assignment. Instead, I’m Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting, and from various locations on the Eastern seaboard and overseas, and this is Future Forward.

Why AI Search is Very VERY Bad! FF#508 May 11, 2024

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Today: OpenAI is about to Crush Google Search. Tesla Crushes electric car chargers. Apple Crushes Musical Instruments. A week of crushes.

Google Is More Massive Than You Know. May 05, 2024

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Today… Google - we go on a deep dive into the search engine behemoth’s closet - and wow, there’s a lot to explore. And, no - we’re not going to call it Alphabet because, well - ‘come on. Google’s YouTube, Google’s cable TV business, Google search and Ad business. 180 thousand employees. $282 billion in revenue. And then there’s the Justice Department’s massive anti-trust law suite….I’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting, and from various locations on the Eastern seaboard and beyond, and this is Future Forward.

Net Neutrality – Reborn! Intel plummets. AI Crimes. Future Forward #506 Apr 28, 2024

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Net Neutrality - Reborn! Intel plummets. AI Crimes. Future Forward #506

TED Rebrands, Participant Shuts Down, and Robots. FF 505 Apr 21, 2024

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Today, we travel to Vancouver for the TED Conference. Lots of changes, and some provactive new ideas. We’ll get the insiders perspective. Then, Two big shutdowns, Post.News and Participant. What does it mean? And finally, Robots. because the Ai/Robo apocalypse is coming.

NYC Driverless Taxis, Humane AI Pin, and Is Alexa Dead? Apr 13, 2024

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Today: What if you could have an AI helper that walked around with you? It could be realer than you think. Then, is Alexa Dead? Uh oh. And can New York ever have Robo Taxis?

AI is hungry for data… all of it! Future Forward #503 Apr 07, 2024

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Today: AI is hungry for data… ALL OF IT. Then, musicians are fighting AI, but do they want limits, or just cash? and As Marisa Mayer’s new photo sharing app crashes and burns, what happend? I’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting, and from various locations on the. Eastern […]

Reddit’s Shrinkage Problem / Future Forward Mar 31, 2024

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Today: The Baltimore Bridge Collapse was caused by President Biden, Hamas, ISIS, P. Diddy, Nickelodeon, or maybe aliens. Conspiracy theories are in overdrive. Then - NYC is going to let AI detect guns on the subway. And Reddit, just a week after going public, has a shrinkage problem. I’m Bob Garfield, the affable sidekick to Steven Rosenbaum, the prince of podcasting, and from various locations on the. Eastern seaboard, and this is Future Forward.

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