Deciphering the Web, Tesla’s New Robot & The Twitter Saga’s (Hopefully) Final Chapter with Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia and Felina Tan #31

Nothing is as it seems on the internet anymore - not even a simple cheese pizza.

‘Algospeak’ is a language growing in prevalence as a way to fight algorithmic censorship. The question that remains: can we keep up with it all?

We dive into the implications of algorithm-dodging on this week’s podcast, as well as a look at Tesla’s robotic answer to Asimo and Boston Dynamics, the revitalised talks between Elon Musk and Twitter, plus some extra-special news to round off the episode…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

Growing use of ‘Algospeak’ to discuss topics online without censorshipTesla’s new Optimus robot, and how it builds on Asimo’s legacyElon Musk’s return to the Twitter buyout deal

Links and references at: https://disconnectedpodcast.com/