Podcast: OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the Internet
Microsoft and OpenAI admit it; how we got AI slop onto a real band's Spotify page; and AI agent spam is here.
This week's podcast delves into the controversial admissions from OpenAI and Microsoft regarding their contributions to the destruction of the internet. According to court records, the tech giants are accused of causing significant harm in various ways, including the theft of intellectual property on an unprecedented scale.
In the podcast's second segment, host Emanuel shares a disturbing tale of how he managed to hijack the Spotify page of a real band using AI-generated content. The episode also explores iLands, an AI agent platform that has been identified as a source of excessive spam, flooding inboxes worldwide.
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