Meta Surveils Employees to Train its AI & What Happens When You Give Cocaine to Salmon?
Summary
Hosts Neil Freiman and Toby Howell celebrate winning a Webby Award before discussing Meta’s controversial employee surveillance for AI training and a security breach of Anthropic’s Mythos model. They also cover the release of the shelved Looney Tunes film *Coyote vs. Acme* and analyze why US gas prices remain lower than global averages. The episode concludes with stats on college tour weather impacts, cocaine’s effect on salmon, and a Sony robot’s table tennis prowess.
Topics discussed
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Webby Award win and 5-word speech contest
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Meta tracks employee keystrokes for AI training
Anthropic's Mythos AI accessed via URL guess
Coyote vs. Acme trailer roasts Warner Bros
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Why US gas prices are lower than Europe
Weather impacts college application rates
Cocaine makes salmon swim further
Trump admin considers Spirit Airlines bailout
Sony robot plays expert-level table tennis
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