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GDI Video - Layoff, Rinse, Repeat - DTNS 4402 Extended (Patreon)

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2022-11-23 22:45:27

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2023-04

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Recent tech layoffs have made big news in recent weeks. But what’s behind the layoff moves and what can workers expect to find as they look for new work? Plus GPU shipments fell 25.1% in Q3 compared to last year. What’s behind the drop? And Meta announced Cicero, an AI that they say can achieve human-level performance in the strategic board game Diplomacy.

Who Is Your Bias Wrecker? - GDI 4402 starts at 35:44

Did Korn help Scott recover from Covid? What is your favorite Korn song? Is it limp still? Band talk takes over. How many doors? What bands did you like in your youth that people might not be a fan of today? We all can vote in Eurovision 2023. Tom gives Megan a crash course in Black Pink. Sarah is Tom’s bias. The group discusses K-pop. Tom is not jealous.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Megan Morrone, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
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Quick Hits:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-warns-this-forgotten-open-source-web-server-could-let-hackers-silently-gain-access-to-your-system/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474868/foxconn-iphone-factory-protest-riot-covid-lockdown

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/11/ubisoft-comes-crawling-back-to-steam-after-years-on-epic-games-store/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/22/23473530/vivo-x90-qualcomm-snapdragon-8-gen-2

https://uploadvr.com/valve-patent-new-deckard-controller/

https://ai.facebook.com/research/cicero/diplomacy/

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/meta-researchers-create-ai-that-masters-diplomacy-tricking-human-players/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2221840-deepminds-starcraft-playing-ai-beats-99-8-per-cent-of-human-gamers/

https://ai.facebook.com/blog/cicero-ai-negotiates-persuades-and-cooperates-with-people/

https://webdiplomacy.net/

https://github.com/facebookresearch/diplomacy_cicero/blob/release_orphan/LICENSE.md