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Jeff’s Run-in with (Bad) Scammers

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Jeff’s parents received an AI-generated scam phone call and he was able to listen in. Bryan and Jeff talk about what happened and how you can help protect your family from falling victim to these threats.

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Apple AI Mania and Jeff’s Walking Around Pen

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Bryan and Jeff look at the hype surrounding Apple’s unannounced but rumored AI features, and Jeff has some questions about choosing a fountain pen to carry when he’s away from his desk.

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Apple, Generative AI, and Licensing

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Apple licensed content from Shutterstock presumably for its own AI efforts, which gets Bryan and Jeff looking at the ethics behind the methods many AI companies use to source the data they rely on to train their own models. Surprisingly, they didn’t have to edit for inappropriate language.

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Dune (Briefly), King Liam Update, and Apple’s Uber Ninja AI Moves

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Bryan and Jeff talk a little about Dune now that Dune: Part 2 is out, and look at the news that Apple acquired the AI company DarwinAI. They also chat about the status of Bryan’s short story, King Liam, a couple Vision Pro apps, and fountain pen ink.

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Apple Gets Jiggy with Quantum Protections, the Rise of Apple Vision Pro

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Bryan and Jeff explore Apple’s announcement that iMessage is about to get encryption technology designed to thwart quantum computers. They also rant about ethics in AI LLM training, and also look at how more people seem to be grokking what Apple Vision Pro is.

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Apple’s AI Plans, Elon’s Ad X-odus, Bodies on Netflix

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Bryan and Jeff share their take on what Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring predicts Apple may have in store for AI, plus they look at the companies pulling ads from X this week. They also dive into Netflix’s Bodies series with a big spoiler alert.

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Apple Q2 2023 Earnings, and More AI Theories

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Bryan and Jeff talk about what they found most interesting in Apple’s Q2 2023 earnings report, look at where the company may be headed with AI, and Bryan shares what he thinks may be Apple’s reasoning behind launching a savings account service.

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Spoiler: AI is Here to Stay

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There’s a lot of hype around Artificial Intelligence right now, so Bryan and Jeff jump in to share their thoughts on the current state of AI, where they see issues, how they’d like to see these platforms improve, and what they can do to improve productivity.

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Twitter Screws Third-party Apps, Chat GPT, and Bryan Should Switch to Mint Mobile

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Bryan and Jeff talk about Twitter’s third-party app API not working, Chat GPT and AI-generated content, and why Bryan needs to switch his cellular phone service to Mint Mobile. They also follow up on a listener comment about weather data services for Carrot’s weather app.

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