TikTok enjoys some one billion active monthly users, who are ushered by algorithms between short videos of dance routines, cooking demos, animal antics and any number of topics.
It’s mostly about fun, but child exploitation is part of the TikTok mix, which has law enforcement viewing the platform as a danger zone for children.
Wall Street Journal investigative journalist Tawnell Hobbs recently reported about the threat.
New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose landed a big, headline-grabbing scoop last week: He interviewed Microsoft Bing’s AI chatbot Sydney.
The conversation was at turns hilarious and horrifying, illustrating the powerful potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence.
Days later, Roose told The Daily host Michael Barbaro about one particularly chilling aspect of the interview.
Social media influencers hawking novelties and must-have items have been a staple of the online universe.
But the current economic climate has some reassessing their spending habits online, ushering in what’s been called the “de-influencing” era.
It’s spawned a hashtag that has received 180 million viewers to date.
Guests:
- Tawnell D. Hobbs, Senior Special Investigations Writer, Wall Street Journal
- David B. Auerbach, author and technologist
- Russell Holly, Managing Editor for Commerce at CNET
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