Emerging Technologies: Crypto-Trading Hamsters, Unethical AI, and the NFT Bubble

Techish is back with an episode all about emerging technologies. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into the archive and revisit some of their favorite AI, crypto and NFT stories:

• OpenAI outsourced 'ethical AI checks' to Kenyan workers on less than $2/hr  (01:00)
• Is the NFT bubble bursting? Jack Dorsey's Tweet NFT Tanks (04:10)
• Drake and The Weekend's AI-generated song goes viral (08:50)
• Crypto-trading hamster outperforming the S&P 500 (16:45)
• Levi's plans to use AI models to boost diversity instead of real people (19:45)

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 Further reading:

• OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers Making $2 an Hour to Filter Traumatic Content from ChatGPT
• NFT of first-ever tweet authored by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey a dud in online auction
• The latest viral Drake AI hit is just a repurposed SoundCloud rap
• Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating human investors
• Levi’s addresses backlash after using AI models to ‘increase diversity’ in online shopping

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