The Taylor Swift Deepfake Problem, Tech All Time Highs + Layoffs, Quitting Amazon Prime

Big Technology Podcast

01/26/24

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Why nude Taylor Swift deepfakes could be a problem for generative AI 2) Whether the technology slows due to this Taylor Swift episode 3) Google's latest video generator, Lumiere 4) Are Generative AI margins lower than software margins? 5) Why tech layoffs are happening at a time when tech stocks are hitting all-time highs 6) Are media layoffs a result of generative AI? 7) Are tech investors overexuberant? 8) Why canceling Amazon Prime is easier than you might imagine.

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