404 Media Live! The Three Year Anniversary Show
Summary
At the 404 Media Live event, the team reflects on their three-year journey, highlighting major investigations into AI-generated abuse, Flock surveillance, and the "Project Panama" book scanning scandal. They discuss the growing backlash against AI in creative and professional spaces, alongside their expansion into video, print zines, and a Super Bowl ad. The episode concludes with a Q&A session and an introduction to Becky Ferreira, who shares quirky science stories, including a crab surviving in a wine bottle.
Topics discussed
Intro, AI chatbot game, and run of show
Sponsors and recap of Year 3 highlights
Grok abuse imagery and AI psychosis stories
Samuel case, FBI data access, and Apple fixes
Flock camera reporting and social media backlash
Book tracking investigation and AI at work
AI flyers, Flock impact, and legal boundaries
Yacht story, party evolution, and podcast launch
Super Bowl ad, zine release, and story fatigue
Q&A: Mental health, sources, and hope
Q&A: AI preferences and MLB ABS era
Q&A: Citizen journalism and industry innovation
Becky Ferreira intro and alien book promotion
Crab in wine bottle and psychedelic plants
Orca behavior and deep-sea creature guesses
Spectral bats, spider webs, and porpoise poems
Data center community resistance and noise
Fermi project, power shortages, and tax revenue
Community strategies to delay data centers
Closing remarks and thanks
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