The Internet, Seriously Christmas Wishlist - Part one
Welcome to our special Tech Christmas Wish List episode where we debate the must-have and must-avoid AI gadgets and robots of the holiday season! If you’re looking for unique gift ideas or a serious discussion on tech trends, you're in the right place.Join the Internet Seriously team as we reveal our personal, and often hilarious, Christmas tech wishes. We dive deep into the incredible Insta360 camera drone (the “anti-gravity” flyer), the surprisingly dramatic life of the Roomba robot vacuum (and its cat rivals), and the alarming trend of AI-generated family Christmas cards. Finally, we dissect the terrifying $20,000 Neo Home Robot, discussing its high-dexterity strength and the privacy implications of "human-in-the-loop" learning. This is a must-watch before you finalise your Christmas shopping!
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Australia Bans Social Media & Google's New AI Code Editor
Are you worried about the Australia Social Media Ban for under 16s? Curious if Google's Anti-Gravity AI Code Editor will replace your job? You're in the right place for the expert policy and tech breakdown!In this crucial episode, our expert panel dives deep into two of the biggest debates shaking the digital world. First, we tackle the Australian ban on social media for under 16s, analysing the legal challenges, technical feasibility, and the impact on children’s rights vs. online safety. We then shift gears to the future of software development with a first-hand review of Google Anti-Gravity, an advanced AI-powered IDE built on VS Code and Gemini. Will this autonomous agent model revolutionise coding or lead to "crap software" and a lack of critical thinking?
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AI Temperature: The Hidden Setting That Controls Research Quality
Are you struggling to get reliable and repeatable results from AI in your professional research? This episode dives into the methodological rigour needed to turn large language models (LLMs) into trustworthy scholarly tools.Join our discussion with R&D Engineer James Sutherland to uncover the secrets of advanced prompt engineering, including why giving your chatbot a "role" and demanding reasoning drastically improves accuracy. We explore the critical concept of AI "temperature" (and how it affects deterministic results) and connect it to the crucial academic field of uncertainty quantification. Learn how to build a multi-dimensional approach to AI analysis, moving beyond the simple "answer" to a complete, explainable methodology essential for AI standards and regulation.
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From King Charles to the Louvre: Who Controls AI & Why Passwords Fail
Are you trying to understand the geopolitical and technical reality of the AI revolution? You're in the right place. This episode unpacks King Charles's symbolic warning to Nvidia's CEO and explains why Jensen Huang's company is the unrivalled $4 Trillion power behind modern AI.Join Lucian, Emily, and Mark as they dive deep into the hardware dominance of Nvidia's GPUs and the CUDA platform, exploring the ethical and societal risks of concentrated AI control. We discuss the massive computational cost of LLMs and the push for manufacturer guardrails. Plus, we pivot to a stunning cyber security failure: how the Louvre Museum's $1.2 million heist revealed the trivial password "Louvre," and what this massive security gap teaches us about cyber security across all industries.
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AI Robot Caregivers, DNS Failures, and the Uncanny Valley
Welcome to the essential discussion on the biggest tech debates of the week! If you’re trying to understand the terrifying future of humanoid AI robots and the real cause of global cloud outages, you're in the right place.This week, we dive deep into the controversial launch of the 1X Neo AI robot, debating its potential to revolutionize (or ruin) disability and elderly care, the ethical pitfalls of emotional exploitation, and the unsettling reality of the uncanny valley. Then, we break down the critical Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud outages, explaining why the obscure Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet's central "kill switch" and how this common failure mechanism poses a massive cybersecurity risk to our connected world. Plus, a quick detour into AI-generated art in music!
"**The Internet, Seriously**" dives headfirst into the wild and wacky world of tech, news, and politics, all from the unique perspective of the internet itself! Join our trio of "Internet Governance and techie specialists" – Emily Taylor, Lucien Taylor, and Alice Taylor – as they bring their combined 50+ years of internet industry smarts to the mic.
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