Willy Wonka AI fiasco; Google’s “woke” AI fiasco; Tumblr CEO transphobia fiasco; Wendy’s pricing fiasco – NEWS ROUNDUP

There Are No Girls on the Internet

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Technology

4.4 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explained: https://www.vox.com/technology/2024/2/28/24086217/willy-wonka-glasgow-scotland

Why Google's 'woke' AI problem won't be an easy fix: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68412620

Black Nazis? A woman pope? That’s just the start of Google’s AI problem: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/2/28/24083814/google-gemini-ai-bias-ethics

Tumblr CEO's public 'meltdown' is mocked, memed by users: https://mashable.com/article/tumblr-transphobia-matt-mullenweg

X quietly revived anti-misgendering policy that Musk dropped last year: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/x-quietly-revived-anti-misgendering-policy-that-musk-dropped-last-year/

He's America's Favorite Librarian — And He's Just Getting Started Spreading 'Library Joy': https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mychal-threets-america-favorite-librarian-tiktok_n_65ab2fe8e4b00bbb446f3f7d

Wendy's says it won't use surge pricing for burgers after announcing 'dynamic pricing.' What's the difference between the 2?: https://news.yahoo.com/wendys-says-it-wont-use-surge-pricing-for-burgers-after-announcing-dynamic-pricing-whats-the-difference-between-the-2-175039236.html

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	There are No Girls on the Internet as a production of IHeart Radio and Unbossed Creative.
0:12.0	I'm Bridget Todd, and this is There Are No Girls on the Internet.
0:17.4	This is There Are No Girls on the Internet, where we explore the intersection of tech, social media, and identity.
0:23.5	This is another installment of our weekly News Roundup where we summarize and roundup,
0:28.9	some of the news on the Internet that you might have missed this week.
0:31.5	Just a heads up, if my voice sounds a little bit raspy,
0:35.7	because I have been traveling and screaming at parties and
0:41.1	concerts and conferences. So I kind of got a little bit of a Kathleen Turner thing happening.
0:46.2	That's what's going on with me. Mike, thank you for being here.
0:49.8	Bridget, thanks for having me. Thanks for soldiering on despite that raspiness.
0:56.2	So I'm actually happy that you're here because a story that I know that you know I'm low-key obsessed with, I just have so much to say
1:03.0	about it. Can we just jump in? This will be our banter. We have to. Yeah, yeah, let's just jump it.
1:08.7	This is like possibly the funnest story that we've talked about
1:12.4	on here in like a very long time. So the other day, I was like, like, like, you were hearing me
1:18.7	laugh to myself and he were like, what's so funny? And I was like, I'll save, I'm gonna, I gotta save
1:23.0	it for the roundup. And that was me diving into the ins and outs of this. I guess I'm calling it the
1:30.5	Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow. Am I saying that right, Glasgow? I think it's Glasgow. And I think it like
1:38.0	it actually rhymes with fiasco. The Glasgow fiasco? The Williwanka Glasgow fiasco. So here's what went down. Basically, the police had to be
1:48.1	called to the Willie's Chocolate Experience, which was this live event for kids and families,
1:54.4	billed as like an immersive, wondrous experience for kids. So, kids apparently showed up with their families.
2:02.5	It costs $44, by the way. So that's, like, not a cheap ticket in my book. Kids showed up with
2:07.6	their parents. They were in, like, Willy Wonka inspired costumes. I don't know if you know this,
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -395 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.