Emerging Technologies: Crypto-Trading Hamsters, Unethical AI, and the NFT Bubble

Techish is back with an episode all about emerging technologies. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into the archive and revisit some of their favorite AI, crypto and NFT stories: OpenAI outsourced 'ethical AI checks' to Kenyan workers on less than $2/hr (01:00) Is the NFT bubble bursting?

Jack Dorsey's Tweet NFT Tanks (04:10) Drake and The Weekend's AI-generated song goes viral (08:50) Crypto-trading hamster outperforming the S&P 500 (16:45) Levi's plans to use AI models to boost diversity instead of real people (19:45) ———————————————————— Further reading: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers Making $2 an Hour to Filter Traumatic Content from ChatGPT NFT of first-ever tweet authored by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey a dud in online auction The latest viral Drake AI hit is just a repurposed SoundCloud rap Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating human investors Levi’s addresses backlash after using AI models to ‘increase diversity’ in online shopping ———————————————————— Check out Hubspot CRM ———————————————————— Explore the iDigress Podcast: ———————————————————— Check out Michael’s Stuff: POCIT POCIT Weekly Newsletter POCIT Job Board Check out Abadesi stuff: Hustle Crew - Inclusion Training Hustle Crew Academy Dream Big Hustle Hard ———————————————————— Past guests: Arlan Hamilton, Ryan Hoover, Sarah Cooper, Timo Armoo -------------------------- Follow us on: Twitter Instagram ———————————————————— Advertise on Techish: Get Ad Free Version of Techish: Support the show Join our Patreon for early content, extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: Advertise on Techish: ———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techish Email us at techishpod@