The latest edition of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with worrying news around the Mastodon social network – from there the team discuss some A.I related news – the first story around World of Warcraft A.I generated news stories and the second around James Cameron’s thoughts on A.I.

To wrap up, the team discuss news around Apple’s decision to ‘slam’ the U.K’s upcoming surveillance-bill proposals.

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• Stanford researchers find Mastodon has a massive child abuse material problem
• Warcraft fans trick AI article bot with Glorbo hoax
• James Cameron on AI: 'I Warned You Guys in 1984 and You Didn't Listen'
• Apple slams UK surveillance-bill proposals

The latest edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast focuses mostly on AI, with an opening salvo of stories, the first is news that the FTC are opening an investigation into Open AI and ChatGPT. From there, discussion moves to a worrying story around artificial intelligence and the recent writers and actors strikes. 

To wrap up, there are two stories, the first dedicated to AI and the growing voices raised against it and, would you use a facial recognition service if it meant less time waiting in line to board a train?  

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• FTC investigates OpenAI over data leak and ChatGPT’s inaccuracy
• The Black Mirror plot about AI that worries actors
• The Last Word on AI and the Atom Bomb
• Eurostar launches world’s first walk-through biometric corridor for rail travel

The latest edition of the Transatlantic Cable begins with news that a U.S judge has ruled that the United States government must limit its contact with social media networks. From there discussion moves to news that the U.K government is trying to push through new legislation to enable it to essentially break end-to-end encryption – privacy groups are, as you’d expect, concerned. 

The last two stories look at news around the ‘snooper’s charter in France and should parents hide their kids faces on social media – Mark Zuckerberg thinks so.

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• Biden officials must limit contact with social media firms
• E2E encryption: Should big tech be able to read people's messages?
• New French laws dubbed a 'snoopers' charter'
• Zuckerberg hides his kids' faces on social and experts say you should do the same

The latest edition of the Transatlantic Cable begins with talk around a Microsoft data breach. However, details are thin on the ground and Microsoft are denying that there’s been a leak. From there talk moves to news around Google’s update to Chrome and a breaking story that centres around PornHub and the EU.  Lastly, the team talk about the recent changes to Twitter.

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• Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30 million customer accounts
• 3 Billion Chrome Users Are About to See This Privacy Sandbox Pop-Up
• Pornhub Is Being Accused of Illegal Data Collection
• Confusion at Twitter continues over Elon Musk's tweet limits