MacVoices #24005: MVL - The Year's Most Important Tech Stories

The MacVoices Live! panel considers the most important tech story of the year. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, Ben Roethig, and Jim Rea look at the past and future of AI and Large Language Models.  This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Chapters: 0:00:00 The Top Tech Developments of 2023 0:01:10 Graphics Generators: The Future of AI in Design 0:01:33 Apple's Preview of AI's Importance 0:03:16 Rapidly Changing Perspectives on AI and Unanswered Questions 0:04:12 Security and Ethics Surrounding Language Models 0:05:12 CES: The Showcasing of AI Products 0:06:07 The Line Between True AI and AI References 0:06:29 AI: Not a Scarlet Letter, Just Like Any Other Product 0:08:24 AI: Existing Examples and Concerns with Personalized AI Systems 0:09:47 The Issue of Transparency and its Origins 0:09:55 Anticipating Actions: Transparency and Definitions Needed 0:11:32 Internal Language Models: Control and Effectiveness 0:13:21 Transitioning into the Unknown: Exciting and Terrifying Times Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at [email protected], on Mastodon at @[email protected], and on his blog, Trending At Work. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @[email protected] on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet. David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @[email protected] Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He’s been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @[email protected] on Mastodon. Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on  Twitter and Mastodon. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss 00:00:00 The Top Tech Developments of 2023 00:00:09 MacVoices Dispatch: Stay Informed with Our Weekly Newsletter 00:01:10 Graphics Generators: The Future of AI in Design 00:01:32 Apple's Preview of AI's Importance 00:03:15 Rapidly Changing Perspectives on AI and Unanswered Questions 00:04:12 Security and Ethics Surrounding Language Models 00:05:11 CES: The Showcasing of AI Products 00:06:06 The Line Between True AI and AI References 00:06:29 AI: Not a Scarlet Letter, Just Like Any Other Product 00:08:24 AI: Existing Examples and Concerns with Personalized AI Systems 00:09:47 The Issue of Transparency and its Origins 00:09:54 Anticipating Actions: Transparency and Definitions Needed 00:11:32 Internal Language Models: Control and Effectiveness 00:13:20 Transitioning into the Unknown: Exciting and Terrifying Times