What does the viral video of Charlie Kirk’s assassination say about the state of content moderation on social media? This week, Oz and Karah unpack the complexities of moderating graphic-but-newsworthy content, and why tech companies commitment to moderation has waned in recent years. Then, Karah talks to a student in New York about how they’re adjusting to not having access to their phone during the school day. Then, on Chat and Me, a woman uses ChatGPT to diagnose her mother’s mysterious ailment.

Also, we want to hear from you: If you’ve used a chatbot in a surprising or delightful (or deranged) way, send us a 1–2 minute voice note at techstuffpodcast@gmail.com.

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Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content-Moderation World

From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban

Larry Ellison’s personal fortune soars on back of Oracle’s share price surge

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Labour MPs accused of using ChatGPT to write speeches

What does the viral video of Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination say about the state of content moderation on social media? This week, Oz and Karah unpack the complexities of moderating graphic-but-newsworthy content, and why tech companies commitment to moderation has waned in recent years. Then, Karah talks to a student in New York about how they&rsquo;re adjusting to not having access to their phone during the school day. Then, on Chat and Me, a woman uses ChatGPT to diagnose her mother&rsquo;s mysterious ailment.
Also, we want to hear from you: If you&rsquo;ve used a chatbot in a surprising or delightful (or deranged) way, send us a 1&ndash;2 minute voice note at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:techstuffpodcast@gmail.com">techstuffpodcast@gmail.com</a>.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/charlie-kirk-shot-videos-spread-social-media/">Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content-Moderation World</a>
<a href="https://gothamist.com/news/from-burner-phones-to-decks-of-cards-nyc-teens-are-adjusting-to-the-smartphone-ban">From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban</a>
<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d467e51e-8e03-4390-9f91-6874bd48a7f2">Larry Ellison&rsquo;s personal fortune soars on back of Oracle&rsquo;s share price surge</a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/ai-podcast-start-up-plan-shows-1236361367/">5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode &mdash; Behind an AI Start Up&rsquo;s Plan</a>
<a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/labour-mp-ai-chat-gpt-speeches-tugendhat-b2823339.html">Labour MPs accused of using ChatGPT to write speeches</a>

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Each week, Oz Woloshyn and Karah Preiss dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning. Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone’s Googling: why AI feels human, why social media feels broken, and what it all says about us.

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TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about TechStuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers) 

Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us. 

TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture. 

We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions. 

 

TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about TechStuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers)&nbsp;
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.&nbsp;
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.&nbsp;
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.&nbsp;
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Week in Tech: Why the Charlie Kirk Video is Everywhere

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