About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of AI developments, privacy concerns, and listener questions.
It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart! Topics include: Anthropic falls out with US government Setting the table for tech/DoD battle, what it means for the future Doug’s concerns on privacy and why not being online isn’t enough Buying a desktop What’s going to be the wakeup call for the world and AI? Troubleshooting a slow machine Battle of the PC cleaners Plus, calls and texts from listeners!
People in this episode
Hosts: Steve Thomson, Doug Swinhart
Topics covered
- AI
- privacy
- technology
- computers
- listener interaction
Keywords
- AI
- privacy
- Anthropic
- DoD
- PC cleaners
- troubleshooting
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anthropic, US government, DoD
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