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Sam Altman says Spike Jonze’s Her is his favorite movie. Has he actually seen it? May 25, 2024

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Spike Jonze’s 2013 movie Her is in the tech zeitgeist. Have tech leaders watched the whole thing?

Brian Merchant’s piece on Her and Open AI is a must read: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/why-is-sam-altman-so-obsessed-with?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Bridget rocking Google Glass in 2013: https://www.instagram.com/p/Z1xL1OHw-Z/?igsh=MTR0OXU5aGV2Z3V3NA%3D%3D

Listen to our summary of the Open AI Scarlett Johansson controversy here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scarlett-johanssons-open-ai-voice-fight-shows-the/id1520715907?i=1000656338161

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Scarlett Johansson’s Open AI voice fight shows the need for consent in tech May 22, 2024

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Scarlett Johansson says Open AI ripped off her voice for their ChatGPT4.0 even after she said no. No means no, Sam Altman!

Here’s what their behavior says about consent in tech.

Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT: https://www.wired.com/story/scarlett-johansson-says-openai-ripped-off-her-voice-for-chatgpt/

AI Art and the Problem of Consent https://artreview.com/ai-art-and-the-problem-of-consent/

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Zuckerberg’s glow up; Bumble Fumble; Celebrity Digital Guillotine; Better Help gets busted – NEWS ROUNDUP May 18, 2024

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The weekly news roundup is back!

Bridget’s piece on Elizabeth Holmes’ hair: https://www.instyle.com/hair/elizabeth-holmes-white-privilege-messy-hair

Zuck's new style was on full display at his birthday: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/rapper-swag-zuck-gone-too-085234346.html

#Blockout2024: Why people are blocking celebrities on social media: https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-blockout-2024-celebrity-met-gala

About 800,000 BetterHelp online therapy customers receive refund notices for privacy violations: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/betterhelp-online-therapy-customers-receive-refunds-over-data-misuse-rcna151546

On Instagram, a Jewelry Ad Draws Solicitations for Sex With a 5-Year-Old: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/us/instagram-child-safety.html

Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble. Will it make the app better? https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1249296671/bumble-dating-apps-women-opening-moves

Bumble apologizes for its mean anti-celibacy ad fumble: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24156746/bumble-dating-app-anti-celibacy-billboard-ad-apology

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Brandy Mellville exploited girls. Does anyone care? May 15, 2024

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Kate Taylor’s reporting led to HBO’s new documentary Brandy Hellville and the Cult of Fast Fashion. She joins Bridget to discuss what Brandy Mellville’s rise says about social media, girlhood, and exploitation, and what it means for the rest of us.

Read Kate’s piece (all of her pieces are dope) https://www.businessinsider.com/brandy-melville-teen-fast-fashion-racism-exploitation-hitler-marsan-2021-9

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Campus Protests: A Surveillance and Harassment Nightmare May 10, 2024

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Campuses are canceling and shrinking graduation ceremonies after waves of student protests.

The protests have also triggered a wave of harassment, doxxing, and online harm.

Caroline and Sam, digital security and privacy experts with Convocation Research and Design, share some shocking facts and thought provoking perspectives about state surveillance during the protests.

They also describe steps people can take to help protect their own privacy and safety.

Follow Convocation Research and Design’s work: https://convocation.design/

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Marginalized people are the lifeblood of organized labor — BEST OF TANGOTI May 03, 2024

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More and more workers are unionizing across the country.

Metalhead and labor journalist Kim Kelly on the exciting new wave of unionization and what it means.

Follow Kim Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrimKim

Check out Kim’s new book Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fight-Like-Hell/Kim-Kelly/9781982171056

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Her Playboy picture changed the internet forever - Stuff Mom Never Told You May 01, 2024

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Even if you’ve never seen Lenna Forsén’s image, you know it, because an image of the Swedish former model went on to be one the most important images in internet history.

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TikTok ban signed into law. What happens next? Apr 27, 2024

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Don’t freak out! You can still use TikTok for the time being. But here’s where we could be headed.

Here's what TikTok's anticipated court challenge could look like: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/tiktok-congress-legal-00154688

Alleged pro-Palestinian bias was part of the argument used to justify banning TikTok, but that argument doesn't make a lot of sense: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/13/tiktok-facebook-instagram-gaza-hastags/

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Whitney Houston: The Zombification of an Icon - BEST OF TANGOTI Apr 23, 2024

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A hologram of the late Whitney Houston is doing a residency in Las Vegas. Spirituality writer Brooke Obie asks what this means about celebrity, greif, and technology.

Read Brooke's piece The Zombification of Whitney Houston: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/11/10725817/whitney-houston-hologram-tour

Read Deepfakes, dead relatives and digital resurrection: https://theface.com/society/deepfakes-dead-relatives-deep-nostalgia-ai-digital-resurrection-kim-kardashian-rob-kardashian-grief-privacy

Al Sharpton Boycott flyer: https://preview.redd.it/a8fqafdn1yw31.jpg?auto=webp&s=372160136dda8598d3d621dbee936e5b3d31602c

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NPR “wokeness debate” shows Gamergate never ended Apr 19, 2024

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Extremists like Chris Rufo are setting their sites on NPR, and the New York Times is helping them do it. Again.

The Real Story Behind NPR’s Current Problems: https://slate.com/business/2024/04/npr-diversity-public-broadcasting-radio.html

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