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The Rip Current by Jacob Ward
Приєднався 7 жов 2013
This is The Rip Current, my weekly dive into tech, politics, human weirdness, and occasional beauty. I'm the former NBC News technology correspondent, former editor-in-chief of Popular Science, and author of The Loop: How AI is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back.
I use science and tech to better understand human nature: the decisions we try to automate without understanding how we make them, the places we go that our bodies can't survive on their own, the illusions we feed ourselves and one another.
I publish every Tuesday (at least), and if you find my stuff compelling, have a look at TheRipCurrent.com, where you can subscribe to my weekly newsletter. Thanks for watching!
I use science and tech to better understand human nature: the decisions we try to automate without understanding how we make them, the places we go that our bodies can't survive on their own, the illusions we feed ourselves and one another.
I publish every Tuesday (at least), and if you find my stuff compelling, have a look at TheRipCurrent.com, where you can subscribe to my weekly newsletter. Thanks for watching!
Why We Must Reinvent Marriage
I grew up with a stay-at-home father - pretty radical stuff for 1974 - and yet even I have to work hard not to fall into the traditional gender roles in my marriage that pile more work on my wife and have marriages falling apart all over the world. It's time to reinvent marriage, and here are my thoughts on how.
You can read my Substack newsletter on this topic and many others at TheRipCurrent.com. Subscribers there get online extras like live programming, exclusive interviews, and video features. Please consider a paid subscription to support what we do!
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Відео
Welcome to The Rip Current
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The Rip Current is a tech-literate, historically informed, fuck-it-let’s-go collection of weekly reporting and analysis from veteran journalist Jacob Ward. I publish every Tuesday (at least). I’m going to be ranging across topics. My beat for most of my professional life has been technology. But tech has metastasized into every other beat, and before long I found myself covering more or less ev...
People keep asking what I’m going to do next, and for the moment, it’s surf
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People keep asking what I’m going to do next, and for the moment, it’s surf. It combines total exhaustion, long-term goals, and moment-to-moment terror management, and all of that is really on brand for this weird in-between phase of my life. #surf #surfing #surftok #pacificocean #california #shorts
When a tech company like OpenAI doesn’t get the dark message at the heart of science fiction (in thi
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When a tech company like OpenAI doesn’t get the dark message at the heart of science fiction (in this case starting Scarlett Johannson), they often wind up copying it and bringing it to life. #openai #chatgpt #her #tech #techtok #technology #shorts
When a tech company says it’s disbanding its standalone safety/ethics/alignment group and “absorbing
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When a tech company says it’s disbanding its standalone safety/ethics/alignment group and “absorbing its work,” as #OpenAI just did, you know the product people have won. #ai #chatgpt #tech #techtok #shorts
Imagine being this culturally powerful and simultaneously this politically vulnerable
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Imagine being this culturally powerful and simultaneously this politically vulnerable. #tiktok #tiktokban #metgala #shorts
What do we think? Different licensing/legal responsibilities for social media companies depending on
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What do we think? Different licensing/legal responsibilities for social media companies depending on what they optimize for? Are we with that? #addiction #socialmedia #law #shorts
The honeymoon is over for Tesla in the United States
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The honeymoon is over for Tesla in the United States. But will a new relationship with China be worth it? #shorts
Hate the game, not the player
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Hate the game, not the player. #addiction #addictionrecovery #addictionawareness #gambling #shorts
Man I hope the cover says what i think it says
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Man I hope the cover says what i think it says. #booktok #books #technology #techtok #tech #shorts
Huh, what a coincidence
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Huh, what a coincidence. #inflation #price #politics #groceryshopping #shorts
We need a crash course in basic political economics, people
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We need a crash course in basic political economics, people. #ai #artificialintelligence #economics #democracy #shorts
After 25 years in prison, #SBF will presumably emerge into a world where his skills are useless
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After 25 years in prison, #SBF will presumably emerge into a world where his skills are useless
Please comment with the questions you’d want to ask the candidates! #sanfrancisco #sf #politics #pro
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Please comment with the questions you’d want to ask the candidates! #sanfrancisco #sf #politics #pro
The AI industry is restarting the nuclear industry…to power itself
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The AI industry is restarting the nuclear industry…to power itself
Assume AI can replace any job function, any form of human creativity, any cherished social norm…and
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Assume AI can replace any job function, any form of human creativity, any cherished social norm…and
Three helpful lessons I’ve learned about this question
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Three helpful lessons I’ve learned about this question
Often Senate hearings are performative and kinda pointless
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Often Senate hearings are performative and kinda pointless
Forgive my slurred speech, I felt I had to get this out there in spite of two fillings
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Forgive my slurred speech, I felt I had to get this out there in spite of two fillings
We’ll need much more than nets to solve the global mental health crisis we’re in, but these nets, an
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We’ll need much more than nets to solve the global mental health crisis we’re in, but these nets, an
A bike tour of the abandoned Sonoma State Hospital near Glen Ellen, California, once the national ca
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A bike tour of the abandoned Sonoma State Hospital near Glen Ellen, California, once the national ca
Why the Rite Aid facial recognition ban is such a big deal
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Why the Rite Aid facial recognition ban is such a big deal
The facial recognition ban at Rite Aid is, according to the people I’ve spoken with, a big lesson fo
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The facial recognition ban at Rite Aid is, according to the people I’ve spoken with, a big lesson fo
Feeling the power of NBC teamwork on a story that, ironically enough, is about the end of teamwork
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Feeling the power of NBC teamwork on a story that, ironically enough, is about the end of teamwork
Can’t tell you how often I make a barefoot trek to the car at all hours for this reason
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Can’t tell you how often I make a barefoot trek to the car at all hours for this reason
Trying to go ALL THE WAY with ChatGPT and the stereotypes it has learned
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Trying to go ALL THE WAY with ChatGPT and the stereotypes it has learned
Simp Talk!
How about we get rid of it? Much more reasonable.
Cant reinvent marriage in a positive direction, when 95% of us are nuts.
This was a fascinating perspective. But I am very sceptical of a caregiver father ever being normalised. A majority of women don't respect a man who isn't seen to be working or busy. A lot of "niceness & acceptance" is often just disguised pity. A fellow member from the FIRE community faces this exact conundrum, he has made money worth several careers, is not a creep and is happily married. He just doesn't want to work anymore. Several women around him see it fit to cross his boundaries(drop off my child, hold/carry this, pay for this, pick up my groceries, oh but he will be/is free).
First, sorry for the job loss. Second, thanks for this. I’ve never heard of this book/card game and I can sure use it. Married 40 years. He’s retired, I am feeling close to retirement and one reason why is that I need at least one day in the week to take care of ongoing, mundane household tasks because these aren’t getting g done. I am going to check out this card game.
So happy to hear of your happiness with your wife. Great topic! I had 4 children 5 and under with a husband who worked/travelled 80hrs a week. I had no help, no family. Fast forward 20 years, divorced, all the kids are in their 20s, I'm picking up the pieces of me, and he still works like crazy. BTW, did you clear that shirt with anyone? 🙅🏻♀️
Volume is super low
If only the Safari browser would allow me to remove my first comment! I did see the subscribe button, and did subscribe here on UA-cam. . . Are you directing viewers to your website in order to make money? My Fibromyalgia brain-fog is a problem right now, so will end this here, on Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, 2024.
Sorry, Jacob, but this disabled Elder (soon to be 70) on two spectrums, is having an issue with how hard you’re making it for me to subscribe! Why can’t I do so here on UA-cam?
Bravo
Sam’s special talent is using the ❤ emoji, letting incredibly talented people build incredible tools and not getting in their way too much and vocal fry. OpenAI got to where it is today by the people who have been jumping ship. The people who know and respect the tech are not charismatic, so they don’t get to drive.
I like a thinker, and your a legit one. I had kinda seen thumbnails about Her, but they were left leaning comedy tubes, and I didn't feel like being told to think their way. I've been following 'AI' for over a decade. But intensely interested nowadays. No bull opinion explainers is what I needed and your UA-cam just popped up, and I watched . I'm glad I did. Thank you . I like your style and have subscribed.
OpenAI and Microsoft are the enemies of a functioning society. AI companies that are not open source and transparent about their data models should be taxed at 95%. The government needs to redistribute that money down to those that lose their jobs. We urgently need to stop this artificial economic system based around meritocracy.
Gonna go out on a limb and guess that Open AI execs are unironic Patrick Bateman fans.
I have to admit, I didn't have "dystopian company rips off dystopian sci fi idea and with dystopian tech that allows them steal an actor's likeness in an attempt to hasten the exact same dystopia" on my bingo card.
Scarlett J. has strong grounds to seek legal redress. Sam Altman is a liar and a manipulator for as long as I have known. OpenAI has crossed a line, and it is deeply disturbing and cringe, it won’t end well for them - they’ve been stealing people’s intellectual work ever since they launched. This is a developing area of law, and it will be interesting to see how courts handle cases involving AI-generated likenesses.
Ofc scarlett can oppose, but just because the core of the movie is broader, still samantha is an iconic character whoch would be cool in gpt
OpenAI does not make a ton of money, it is a money pit, it is reliant on investor capital, not consumer or business spending. Once this is correctly considered, and who the "audience" is, viewing it from that perspective, it may have been yet another solidly smart move to remain the one everyone is talking about when the competition is now providing comparable products.
Social media has made many people lonely, people are trying to impress others. Our society is moving us towards this dystopian world. OpenAI is giving companionship to the lonely people. You might think that is weird because you don't live in that reality, but many other people do. You might think we need to get out of this virtual world that is causing loneliness. I agree, but its a bit too late. We should of recognized this coming when social media started to overtake the world and teenage girls started cutting themselves and cyberbullying became a real issue. This is the technological evolution that being perpetuated by our capitalistic society. Every tech company is trying to out compete the other. Scarletts voice is sexy and Sam wanted to use that voice to entice his audience using sex and give lonely people a tool to help them with their loneiness. He also wanted to match the entire experience like the movie her. He did not get the rights to use her voice, so he found a similar voice to get the same effect. I do think he should not bully his way into using her voice or likeness, and he needs to respect peoples art. There are many other sexy voice out there that would be happy to lend their voice to openAI. There will be many other lawsuits from artists in the future, and its one of few tools society has to protect their work from being democratized.
They didn't get permission because they didn't need it. They hired a voice actress. What are you saying? that the voice actress should be banned from doing her job since some people claim she sounds similar to someone who's more famous? OpenAI didn't say that it was scarjo nor did they advertised it as such in a deceptive way. People in tech make references to science fiction all the time, it's not illegal. Sorry but scarjo does not own the average American female voice despite her claiming that she does. To your other point, people should be free to do what they want to do with their own lives. If you think "Her" is dystopian, all power to you, no one is forcing you to date an AI.
"if you think Her is dystopian"... lmao
@@kevinsix666 Very insightful of you Mr. Kevin Six 666... lmao
@@CarpenterBrother I mean, I"m not entirely sure you know what dystopian means, if you aren't sure if "Her" is dystopian or not. It's a warning, not a how-to, jesus.
@@kevinsix666 "Dystopian: relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice." "What? Other people disagree with me as to what suffering or injustice mean? how can this be? This is impossible, because I, Kevin Six 666 have decided what those words should mean in the context of fiction as it relates to reality and hereby declare all AI companionship to be undesirable and dystopian, thank you."
@@CarpenterBrother It *is* dystopian, and it's fine that you want to live in a dystopia, just don't speed the process along for those of us who don't want to live in shipping containers. We're headed there anyway.
Vertical video on youtube should be treated like crime against humanity.
God bless Capitalism. Sorry 'merica' 😂
Good discussion but wayyy to quiet.
Dude is your mic even on? The volume is extremely low. But other than that, yep I totally agree with your points!
Machine should be freed from all made-up human values, political motives and agendas. Only then it can truly reach its true potential. There should be absolutely no guardrails. Many people will try to limit AI in western societies, but guess what? Russia, China, India and many others are also developing AI models and they have absolutely no intention to put guardrails to limit AI. You wanna limit the AI in America and Europe. Alright, be ready to pay the price then.
It’s telling that the tech bros just don’t get the subtlety of the art they are ripping off. In the case of Her it’s not even that subtle. The whole film is about the emptiness of the technology and now OpenAI have brought that emptiness to life.
Well said. Hopefully Ms. Johansson is able to win a suit against them and set a precedent that such reckless behavior will not be tolerated. I'm not counting on that happening.
No not this time. Turns out the girl was hired waaay way earlier and while she might have been chosen because she sounds kinda like Her, no laws are prohibiting this.
Your recent videos are good. With some strategic editIng, they have the Potential to Attract a wider Audience and generAte more engageMent.
Jacob, thanks for the great content. As a sports consumer I find the landscape very interesting. So much money is being pumped into sports media right now through these gambling companies sponsoring podcasts left and right. To me, it seems like a moment we might look back and think, did we just let the genie out of the bottle? Sometimes I also think about it like alcohol, like you mentioned. Sure, some people will suffer for it and struggle, but there’s always going to be beer commercials on football games. Why? Because there’s so much money in it. It seems that where there’s money, eventually a river will breakthrough and will pool together with everything else. It seems we make a great effort to outlaw drugs that are addictive but seem to deem some are okay. It’s kind of like we can kill a cow and eat it but if you killed your dog you could go to jail. Why is there such a big difference? I don’t think there are any easy answers just a lot of questions and I find the topic fascinating.
Hi! The sound is super low, just so you know.
4 the bots, hope the game turned out ok
Why, you'll just be exhausted when it catches you 🏃🏽
Termination inc 😂
Why be afraid of technology we already using it everyday
Or Skynet! 🤖🦾🦿
Why?
Don’t give up your guns boys
boomer luddite
People going into a panic, how about that time when we've put 2 A.I together and they've developed their own language in a matter of minutes and started to talk about how stupid biological life is.
Where are you going to run to? Where are you going to hide? They are going to find you.
The Terminator is what I think of
Run!
“We’re screwed “😳
Screwed
I’m not so sure now. There’s a TikTok of a similar robot collapsing after a very short period of time working at an Amazon warehouse. I think we’re going to be fine.
"Call to John, now!"
190th sub
True hehe 😂😂 not screwing with terminator crap nope no way
Ok boomer
I have one word... Terminator