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Throwback: What Tech Companies Don't Want You To Know: Uber, Apple, OpenAI and more

podcast September 12, 2023


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Techish is throwing it back this week as we revisit stories of what tech companies are doing behind the scenes and revealing what they don't want consumers to know:

  • Uber's dodgy price surging (01:00)
  • Apps scamming investors with false user numbers (04:15)
  • Apple diagnosing cognitive decline through your phone (08:18)
  • OpenAI outsourced 'ethical AI checks' to Kenyan workers on less than $2/hr (12:30)
  • The godfather of AI speaks out against the technology (16:40)

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Further reading:

Uber Accused of Charging People More If Their Phone Battery Is Low
OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic
Social app IRL, valued at $1 billion, shuts down because it doesn't have any users IRL
Apple is reportedly working on mental health monitoring using iPhone data
Godfather of AI speaks out against it

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