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    Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Marc Fennell and a team of people far smarter than him (his words, not ours) take a fun deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.Â
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    Is AI becoming too dangerous?

    Is AI becoming too dangerous?

    A viral deepfake image of popstar Taylor Swift calls for regulation on AI, streaming server Twitch plans to share revenue with creators and how schools are getting ready for the introduction of AI in the classroom. 

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    enFebruary 01, 2024

    Is your myGov account safe?

    Is your myGov account safe?

    Thousands of myGov accounts are suspended following threats of cybercrime, and YouTube is in breach European users from viewing its content if they have an ad blocker enabled.

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    enNovember 23, 2023

    Spotting AI images and chatbots with 'personalities'

    Spotting AI images and chatbots with 'personalities'

    As AI images become increasingly commonplace, how do you spot them? And Sam Kerr, Snoop Dogg and Kendall Jenner are just some of the celebrities who have lent their 'personalities' to Meta's new range of AI Chatbots. 

    Meanwhile, ChatGPT owner, OpenAI has confirmed users can now scan the internet, an update from the viral chatbots previous 2021 limit. And TikTok's new e-commerce wing TikTok Shop has already been banned in Indonesia. 

    Jessica Sier, Technology Reporter at the Australia Financial Review and Sarah Moran, co-founder of PatientNotes join Marc Fennell on Download This Show.

    Would a digital ID really work?

    Would a digital ID really work?

    The government is proposing a national digital identity scheme that will let people prove their identity, without having to use their passport, drivers license or Medicare card. But will it work?

    And X - formerly known as Twitter - has removed a feature that allows users to report disinformation  on the platform. Meanwhile, New York City has banned facial recognition in schools. 

    Dr Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast and  Josh Taylor, Guardian Reporter join Marc Fennell on Download This Show.

    How AI now plays a big role in recruiting

    How AI now plays a big role in recruiting

    AI could play a big role in the recruitment process for your next job, so could the technology help to mitigate unconscious bias in the hiring process? And the creator of Game of Thrones is suing CHATGPT's owner Open AI for copyright, and he isn’t the only famous author to do so. 

    Meanwhile Google is on trial for allegedly rigging search. And is Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink really ready to seek candidates for human trials?

    Meg Coffey, Digital Strategist and Managing Director of Coffey and Tea and Seamus Byrne, Head of Content at Byteside join Marc Fennell on Download This Show.

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    enSeptember 28, 2023

    Big tech call for AI regulation

    Big tech call for AI regulation

    Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and other big names in tech have joined a US Senate hearing to call for better regulation of AI, but they’re divided on how to get there. 

    And Apple wants to know how you feel as part of a software update – but who does it really benefit? Meanwhile supermarket giants are increasing surveillance measures and NASA  has released its UFO report. 

    Jack Ryan, ABC Science and Technology Reporter and Asha Barbaschow, Gizmodo Australia Editor join Rae Johnston on Download This Show.

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    enSeptember 21, 2023