It has been the year of AI.. and it seems we're just getting started 

OpenAI is on track to hit $13B of 2025 revenue, up from $4B in 2024, according to The Information. It's looking at annualized revenue now of up to $19B. 

But, Merriam Webster has named 'slop' as the word of the year - the dangerous byproduct of AI use. 

Slop is "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence". You start to see it on Reddit, emails, documents.. it's now just so easy to create 'text' that it can appear in abundance - which isn't always ideal.  
 

Passkeys are starting to have their moment too 

The new alternative to passwords which verify the website you're trying to log into before actually sending any information to them.

They're great because they eliminate phishing attacks, but.. they are a little tricky because unless they're shared to a password manager, they're stuck on that single device.

So if you can't access that device, or it's destroyed, stolen etc, then you can't login.

So, you need to make sure that 1) you sync them to a trusted manager like 1Password or a built in password manager like in Microsoft Edge and 2) that you have a recovery method, like a recovery email, set up on the account. 

LISTEN ABOVE

It has been the year of AI.. and it seems we're just getting started&nbsp;
OpenAI is on track to hit $13B of 2025 revenue, up from $4B in 2024, according to The Information. It's looking at annualized revenue now of up to $19B.&nbsp;
But, Merriam Webster has named 'slop' as the word of the year - the dangerous byproduct of AI use.&nbsp;
Slop is "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence". You start to see it on Reddit, emails, documents.. it's now just so easy to create 'text' that it can appear in abundance - which isn't always ideal. &nbsp; &nbsp;
Passkeys are starting to have their moment too&nbsp;
The new alternative to passwords which verify the website you're trying to log into before actually sending any information to them.
They're great because they eliminate phishing attacks, but.. they are a little tricky because unless they're shared to a password manager, they're stuck on that single device.
So if you can't access that device, or it's destroyed, stolen etc, then you can't login.
So, you need to make sure that 1) you sync them to a trusted manager like 1Password or a built in password manager like in Microsoft Edge and 2) that you have a recovery method, like a recovery email, set up on the account.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.

News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB. News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Paul Stenhouse: The year of AI and the rise of passkeys

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/c7f73ba5-499c-4884-9ec7-b3b8017054fb/transcript