Is AI slop ruining the Web? 🔴 AINTS 040

This week, Tristan and Tasia look at the open letter from several former OpenAI employees (and others) warning of the existential threat of AI and demanding whistleblower protection. Then we discuss various new generative AI tools and developments that are simultaneously making us more productive and the Web more terrible. Join us as we wade through AI failures, AI doom, AI porn, and AI slop to reach the shores of AI disappointment.FOLLOWAI Named This ShowTristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastFOLLOW-UPHumane is reportedly trying to sell itself to HP for $1 billionAfter its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may tooAI SAFETY NEWSOpenAI employees warn of AI’s potential existential threats to humanity in letterAI workers demand stronger whistleblower protections in open letterA Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial IntelligenceGENERATIVE AI NEWSWizards of the Coast advertises for AI role, deepening the disconnect with fansPerplexity AI launches new tool to turn research into contentIntroducing Perplexity PagesWix’s new tool taps AI to generate smartphone appsAI apps on Google Play have to limit distribution of inappropriate content, company saysX (aka Twitter) adjusts its policies on AI-generated nudity and sexy picturesFacebook’s AI Spam Isn’t the ‘Dead Internet’: It’s the Zombie InternetSlop is the new name for unwanted AI-generated content Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.