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  "description": "A Flock sales pitch; a retracted paper on ChatGPT; and Chinese interference in RightsCon.",
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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",
    "⁠China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference⁠"
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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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