By Murilo Cunha, Bart Smeets
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Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. Datatopics Unplugged is your go-to spot for relaxed discussions around tech, news, data, and society.
Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style!
In this episode we are joined by Christophe Beke, where we discuss the following:
- Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI: Unpacking Metaās discovery of AI-generated deep fakes used in political scams and phishing attacks.
- Klarna using GenAI to cut marketing costs by $10 million annually: Exploring how Klarna leverages generative AI to save on marketing costs and the broader impact of AI-generated content on branding and creativity.
- Apple and OpenAI partnership rumors: Speculating on Appleās potential partnership with OpenAI and what this partnership mean for Siri and user privacy.
- Even the Raspberry Pi is getting in on AI: Exciting new AI capabilities for the Raspberry Pi and the privacy questions they raise. Plus discussion on windows screenshot tools & more privacy concerns.
- Nvidia teases next-gen āRubinā AI chips: Nvidiaās surprising early reveal of their next-gen AI chipsāwhatās behind the move?
- Marker: A new tool for converting PDFs to Markdown: Discovering the Marker library and its perks for converting PDFs while keeping valuable metadata.
- Signal EU Market Exit: The privacy-focused appās decision to leave the EU market over regulatory challenges and the broader debate on privacy vs. security.
- Reframing ātech debtā: Fresh perspectives on managing technical debt in the fast-paced world of software development.
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