The Transatlantic Cable Podcast #284

Episode 284 kicks off with a story that is going to surprise no one: over 50% of smart appliances are not connected to the internet, which is a surprise to only the manufacturers – it seems people aren’t really convinced by Wi-Fi enabled refrigerators or washing machines, it seems. Moving on from that, the team discuss news that AI audio is becoming a problem, with AI company ElevenLabs saying that they’re going to start clamping down on troublesome audio recordings – but has Pandora’s box already been opened?  Staying with AI, the team also look at a story breaking from China, with Baidu set to launch their own version of ChatGPT. To wrap up, the team discuss a rather odd story involving pet fish, Pokemon, PayPal and credit cards…. We’ll leave the rest up to your imagination. If you liked what you heard, please do consider subscribing. Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances AI Voice Firm Clamps Down After 4chan Makes Celebrity Voices for Abuse China's biggest search engine is to set launch a ChatGPT rival in March Pet fish playing Nintendo Switch run up bill on owner’s credit card