e554 — SPI vs I

e554 — SPI vs I

From Games At Work dot Biz by Michael Rowe, Michael Martine, Andy Piper

May 18, 2026 · 31 min · Season 15 · Episode 554

About this episode

Michael and Michael discuss the changing nature of sensitive information and its social implications, along with LEGO sets and Princeton's honor code.

Photo by Valérie Ungerer on Unsplash Published 18 May 2026 e554 with Michael and Michael – stories and discussion on LLM phone number lookups, proctors returning to Princeton, lavish LEGO, LOTR and a whole lot more! While Andy is away, Michael and Michael get things started with a discussion on the changing nature of sensitive and private information.  What was once published in a phonebook is now a central identify hub.  While Jenny most certainly had to change her phone number from 867-5309 and have the new one unlisted, she likely posts what would have been very personal photos on Insta, Mastodon or any number of social media services.  Michael R points out that while a phone book was available for a municipality, it was not available at a country level, preserving a degree of anonymity. Continuing on the theme of social implications of technology, Michael and Michael consider the Atlantic’s article about the demise of Princeton’s honor code process.  Check out the link below for some fantastic quotes from the Daily Princetonian – sadly the newspaper online archives only go back to 2001. Next up is an article from Thinking Machines’ full duplex…

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Rowe, Michael Martine

Topics covered

  • sensitive information
  • social media
  • technology implications
  • LEGO
  • honor code
  • natural voice interaction

Keywords

  • LLM
  • phone number lookups
  • social media privacy
  • LEGO
  • Princeton honor code
  • natural voice interaction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Princeton, Atlantic, Daily Princetonian

Products: LEGO Ideas Tetris arcade game cabinet, Minas Tirith

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