Tech Tuesday: Elon's X Premium, AI Transparency, and Startup Success

Matt Armitage, Kulturpop

24-Oct-23 12:00

Tech Tuesday: Elon's X Premium, AI Transparency, and Startup Success

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Ad-free version of X’s premium subscription coming soon, says Musk; Research reveals AI model’s lack of transparency; Your startup’s success, told by your personality type; Ginkgo Bioworks’ collaboration with Google Cloud to explore the potential of generative AI in biotech; TikTok Music launched in Singapore; TikTok and Disney partnership in honour of 100-year anniversary; Facial recognition-based public search engine now blocks children’s face searches; And Amazon’s humanoid robot trial in their warehouse.

Produced by: Carol Wong

Presented by: Richard Bradbury

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Categories: technology, culture, international

Tags: elon musk, ai, transparency, startups, founders, Chatgpt, tiktok, disney, facial recognition, amazon,

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3:00 PM

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