Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch

Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch

From The 404 Media Podcast by 404 Media

May 6, 2026 · 58 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Flock's use of cameras for a sales pitch in a children's gymnastics center and the retraction of a paper on ChatGPT's educational benefits.

This week we start with Jason's story about Flock accessing cameras in a children's gymnastics room as a sale pitch demo. After the break, Emanuel tells us why Nature retracted a paper about the alleged benefits of ChatGPT in education. In the subscibers-only section, we talk all about the cancellation of RightsCon after pressure from the Chinese government. City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway 'Nature' Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education OpenAI, Google, aÍnd Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/hLR8MOOhRCo Subscribe at 404media.co Go to surfshark.com/404Media to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN, plus there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee—or just use code 404MEDIA at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason, Emanuel

Topics covered

  • camera access
  • education
  • AI benefits
  • digital rights
  • government pressure

Keywords

  • Flock
  • cameras
  • children's gymnastics
  • ChatGPT
  • Nature
  • RightsCon
  • China
  • AI literacy
  • digital rights

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flock, Nature, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft

Places: children's gymnastics center, China

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