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"description": "A Flock sales pitch; a retracted paper on ChatGPT; and Chinese interference in RightsCon.",
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"Apple Podcasts",
"Spotify",
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"City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway",
"'Nature' Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education",
"OpenAI, Google, aÍnd Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools",
"World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled",
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"textContent": "This week we start with Jason's story about Flock accessing cameras in a children's gymnastics room as a sale pitch demo. After the break, Emanuel tells us why _Nature_ retracted a paper about the alleged benefits of ChatGPT in education. In the subscibers-only section, we talk all about the cancellation of RightsCon after pressure from the Chinese government.\n\nListen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts_,_**** Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. **If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.**\n\n * City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway\n * 'Nature' Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education\n * OpenAI, Google, aÍnd Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools\n * World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled\n * China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference\n\n",
"title": "Podcast: Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch",
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