Beste Jason Whittaker podcasts (2024)

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Dark Angels: William Blake and Ridley Scott 18:48

4d ago18:48

18:48

William Blake has long been one of the many influences on the style and visuals of director Ridley Scott, most notably in his 2012 Alien: Prometheus, but also other films such as Blade Runner, Legend and Hannibal. In this podcast, Jason Whittaker explores how Ridley has used Blake, with particular emphasis on the Romantic artist's re-reading of Mil…

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Is Criticizing AI Ableist? 39:29

5d ago39:29

39:29

The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month, a November challenge to write 50,000 words, said "the categorical condemnation of Artificial Intelligence has classist and ableist undertones." Does it? Also Discussed: NaNoWriMo Says Condemning AI Is ‘Classist and Ableist’ This Is Doom Running on a Diffusion Model Learn more about your ad ch…

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The Arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov 46:48

12d ago46:48

46:48

Emanuel and Jason break down the arrest of Telegram cofounder Pavel Durov, a slide deck showing "active listening" advertising based on microphone data, and a concerning new study that shows AI-generated CSAM is more common than you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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A Whirlwind Tour of DEF CON 0:55

15d ago0:55

0:55

This month Joseph went to the annual DEF CON hacking conference and spoke to a bunch of interesting hackers, researchers, and technologists. We wanted to provide our paying subscribers with a snapshot of what it's like to be at DEF CON—the sounds, the vibe, the people, the hacks. Become a paying subscriber now at 404media.co to listen! The Golden A…

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How Taylor Swift Could Sue Trump for AI Images 36:45

20d ago36:45

36:45

This week Sam starts with how Taylor Swift could sue Donald Trump for posting a series of fake, AI-generated images that claimed she wanted fans to vote for the presidential candidate. After the break, Joseph pieces together how the U.S. has been quietly using hacked messages from an encrypted phone company to prosecute alleged cocaine traffickers.…

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William Blake's Guide on How to be a Visionary 22:32

26d ago22:32

22:32

When most people think of William Blake, one of the first words they use is visionary. In this podcast, Jason Whittaker explores what that means in relation to Blake, and also how the Romantic artist gave a practical guide in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell on how to become a visionary poet.Door Jason Whittaker

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The OSINT Hunt for a Sex Trafficking Ringleader 43:37

27d ago43:37

43:37

We're dedicating a whole episode to Sam's new narrative piece on how a ragtag group of friends hunted down a wanted sex trafficking ringleader. First we give you all the context for why this person, Michael Pratt, eventually ended up on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Then Sam breaks down the hunt for Pratt, told through the eyes of the people who were…

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The Massive Nvidia Leak 49:11

1M ago49:11

49:11

This is a big one. Sam got hold of a massive leak of internal Nvidia emails, Slack messages, and documents which show how the tech giant is scraping YouTube and Netflix for its own purposes. In the second half of the show, Jason peels back the curtain on who is behind the wave of AI spam on Facebook and how they're doing it; finally an answer after…

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Signal's Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI 50:30

1M ago50:30

50:30

This is a special interview episode with Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation. I'm sure you all know, and maybe even use, the Signal messaging app. Here we sat down with Whittaker to talk all about the state of Signal today, the threat of AI to end-to-end encryption, what backdoors actually look like, and much more. This is a …

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The Left Hand Path: William Blake, Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare 19:03

1M ago19:03

19:03

William Blake has been claimed by a number of esoteric and even occult thinkers and practitioners. At the end of his life, he was as much known for his series of Visionary Heads - apparitions of spirits and historical figures - and this made him attractive to later spiritualists in the Victorian era. In this podcast, Jason Whittaker explores how Bl…

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Google, Reddit, and the Robots.txt Rebellion 46:35

1M ago46:35

46:35

We've got a bumper episode today. First off, a whole series of stories about robots.txt and its increased use against AI, as well as Reddit only being available in Google results now (and not other search engines like DuckDuckGo). Then after the break, Sam discusses her amazing scoop which showed that multibillion dollar company Runway scraped vide…

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The CrowdStrike Outage 40:44

2M ago40:44

40:44

Some weeks are just crazy. On Friday, Windows machines around the world went down due to a faulty update to CrowdStrike's security software. We discuss what happened, and why, and the impact. After the break, Sam tells us how she vaped the internet (yep). In the subscribers-only section, we describe some leaked Cellebrite documents we got, which sh…

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The Worst Telecom Breach Ever 42:54

2M ago42:54

42:54

Sometimes a hack just completely blows you away. Late last week we learned that hackers had taken the call and text records of "nearly all" AT&T customers. That's absolutely staggering! We break down why it matters in the first half of the show, as well as discuss one of the hackers linked to the incident. After the break, Emanuel tells us about wh…

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The Ticketmaster Hack 42:59

2M ago42:59

42:59

So, the Ticketmaster hack got a lot, lot worse. Jason breaks down why in the first half of the show. After the break, we talk more Ticketmaster, and how scalpers have teamed up with hackers to liberate "non-transferable" tickets. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains the latest with sales of netflow data to the U.S. government. Ticketmas…

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Mapping Hell: Alasdair Gray and William Blake 39:24

2M ago39:24

39:24

Often hailed as "the Scottish William Blake", Alasdair Gray's love of both the graphic arts and written word does indeed owe much to his admiration for the Romantic poet and engraver. In this talk, originally delivered as part of the Global Blake In Conversation series, Jason Whittaker explores some of the connections between Gray's mythic work and…

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Your Identity Hacked, Yet Verified 43:50

2M ago43:50

43:50

We start this episode talking about some exciting updates for the podcast! For the first story, Joseph explains how an ID verification service for TikTok, Uber, and X exposed driver licenses, in a sign of what may be come as more sites demand to know our real identities. After the break, Jason breaks down what the FBI found when it investigated a s…

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Replacing 404 Media with AI 47:07

3M ago47:07

47:07

Here's a fun one: Emanuel made his own ChatGPT-powered news site that ripped off our work and that of WIRED, The Verge, and others to show just how easy spinning up one of these AI click farms really is. After the break, we listen to some of the AI-generated music that has major record labels suing some startups. In the subscribers-only section, Sa…

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AI Celebs Take Over Google Image Search 47:26

3M ago47:26

47:26

Joseph is out this week, so the leftover crew considers what it means for Google image search to be taken over by AI images, talks about #finance, and discusses how an already sensationalist NY Times article about internet in the Amazon rainforest got further sensationalized. Articles discussed: AI Images in Google Search Results Have Opened a Port…

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William Blake's Samson - Milton, the Bible and Orc 30:28

3M ago30:28

30:28

In this episode, Annise Rogers looks at the development of the figure of Samson in Blake's early collection, Poetical Sketches, exploring the connections to John Milton's Samson Agonistes, the violent and disturbing allusions to this hero in the Bible, and how he may have served as an early prototype of Orc and, later, the giant Albion.…

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Hacking the Adderall Shortage 47:34

3M ago47:34

47:34

It feels way longer than a week since our last episode, weird. Anyway this week we start with a wild story with Emanuel, about how people in the US are paying a company, which in turn hires people in the Philippines to then call around U.S. pharmacies to check whether certain drugs are in stock. It shows just how bad the Adderall shortage in the U.…

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Visionary: How William Blake Changed the World

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UPWIRE: Hacking Human Nature

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The 404 Media Podcast

404 Media

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Backstage - TV & Film

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HindFight MMA

Shite Talk History

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Dark Angels: William Blake and Ridley Scott 18:48

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Is Criticizing AI Ableist? 39:29

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The Arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov 46:48

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A Whirlwind Tour of DEF CON 0:55

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How Taylor Swift Could Sue Trump for AI Images 36:45

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William Blake's Guide on How to be a Visionary 22:32

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The OSINT Hunt for a Sex Trafficking Ringleader 43:37

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The Massive Nvidia Leak 49:11

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Signal's Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI 50:30

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The Left Hand Path: William Blake, Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare 19:03

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Google, Reddit, and the Robots.txt Rebellion 46:35

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The CrowdStrike Outage 40:44

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The Worst Telecom Breach Ever 42:54

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The Ticketmaster Hack 42:59

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Mapping Hell: Alasdair Gray and William Blake 39:24

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Your Identity Hacked, Yet Verified 43:50

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Replacing 404 Media with AI 47:07

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AI Celebs Take Over Google Image Search 47:26

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William Blake's Samson - Milton, the Bible and Orc 30:28

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Hacking the Adderall Shortage 47:34

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