Latest from Daniel Shin

• Mar 15, 2024

  TikTok faces the hammer, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI’s board, and Waymo’s driverless taxis come to Los Angeles

  

  Marketplace’s Lily Jamali and Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, discuss these headlines for Tech Bytes: Week in Review

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• Mar 14, 2024

  What a TikTok ban would mean for free speech and data privacy

  

  Columbia’s Jameel Jaffer argues that the House-backed bill requiring TikTok’s owner to either divest from the platform or face a ban in the U.S. violates the First Amendment. Even if it passes the Senate and is signed by the president, he says, it may fail in court.

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• Mar 13, 2024

  The Biden administration hasn’t had a CTO. Why?

  

  The role of a federal Chief Technology Officer has previously helped inform the White House about tech policy and the use of tech for economic growth. But the position has been vacant for three years.

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• Mar 12, 2024

  States and schools are learning how to manage AI in education

  

  Tools like ChatGPT are being used in classrooms, and districts and educators are embracing it, in some cases collaborating with state governments. “We can’t stop the evolution of the technology,” said Bree Dusseault of the Center on Reinventing Public Education. “States … need to help create the guardrails.”

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• Mar 11, 2024

  AI can’t handle the truth when it comes to the law

  

  New research from Stanford University shows large language models hallucinate frequently when used for legal queries.

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• Mar 8, 2024

  EU fines Apple over competition, Change Healthcare cyberattack drags on, and Max will join the crackdown on password sharing

  

  On Bytes: Week in Review, Christina Farr of Omers Ventures joins host Lily Jamali to discuss some of the biggest tech stories of the week.

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• Mar 7, 2024

  The San Francisco Fed chief says Silicon Valley is thriving, but “in transitional waters”

  

  Mary Daly has seen many cycles in the tech economy. The recent layoffs and growth slowdown, she says, are signs that the industry is maturing.

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• Mar 6, 2024

  One year after “all hell broke loose” at Silicon Valley Bank

  

  Stanford’s Anat Admati says SVB’s unique role in Silicon Valley’s risk-loving startup scene was one factor in the bank’s sudden failure.

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• Mar 5, 2024

  Deepfakes and the 2024 election season

  

  Marketplace’s Lily Jamali and Kimberly Adams talk about how far deepfake tech has come and its potential misuse in the election cycle.

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• Mar 4, 2024

  Spotting tech-driven disinformation isn’t getting easier

  

  Joan Donovan of Boston University discusses the risks posed by deepfakes and other forms of political deception enabled by artificial intelligence. She’s not as impressed, though, by the technology’s business prospects.

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