TWiG 742: More Eel Guys Than You Know - Leo's GPTs, Alex Stamos on election disinformation, deepfakes, eels!

Discussion of upcoming Black Friday sales on Google Pixel phones and tablets
Concerns with the Pixel tablet including laggy performance, inability to use independently from dock, and high pricing
Leo shares his epiphany on the usefulness of AI for expert systems and personalized agents
Demonstration of Leo's custom AI assistants for Lisp and Emacs programming languages
Talk of Elon Musk's reputation decline after acquiring Twitter
Discussion of studies showing people perceive AI-generated faces as more human than real faces
Overview of lawsuit allowing school districts to sue social media companies for youth addiction
Interview with Alex Stamos, former Facebook CSO and current Stanford professor
Alex's perspective on risks of deepfakes in elections vs for individual harassment
Thoughts on moral panic around social media and youth mental health
Alex recounts attending a closed-door Senate AI hearing led by Senator Schumer
Discussion of social media companies loosening policies on election misinformation
Concerns about TikTok as a news source and possible propaganda risks
Talk of new book "A History of Fake Things on the Internet" by Walter Shirer
Alex's suggestion for comprehensive federal privacy regulations
Revelation during Google antitrust trial of Apple's cut of Google search revenue

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, and Jason Howell

Guest: Alex Stamos

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