Gamers Get Old Too - DTNS 4505 - Extended (Patreon)

Canadian musician Grimes Tweeted she would split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that used her voice. Is this a sign musicians see generative AI differently that their labels? How is BeReal responding to waning interest in the platform? And with AARP statistics reporting at least 45% of people over the age of 50 still regularly play video games we ask if older gamers are being overlooked?

Twitter Blue Check, The Game Where Everyone Loses - GDI 4505 starts at 31:44

The group discussed Twitter facing allegations of fraud in relation to how the infamous blue check mark verification is currently implemented. Is the coming Twitter replacement a single app or multiple apps with distinct topical focus?

Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Scott Johnson, Brian Ibbott, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos

Full episode show notes here.

Quick Hits:
https://www.engadget.com/arm-is-reportedly-building-a-chip-to-show-off-what-its-designs-can-do-193232317.html?src=rss
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-04-23/these-are-the-most-popular-tv-shows-on-the-internet
https://www.engadget.com/supreme-court-will-decide-if-government-officials-can-block-social-media-critics-155717504.html?src=rss
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-rejects-computer-scientists-lawsuit-over-ai-generated-2023-04-24/
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23693474/google-san-jose-downtown-west-camps
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-24/apple-app-store-policies-upheld-by-court-in-antitrust-challenge?leadSource=uverify%20wall

Top Stories:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/24/23695746/grimes-ai-music-profit-sharing-copyright-ip
https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1650304051718791170
https://holly.mirror.xyz/54ds2IiOnvthjGFkokFCoaI4EabytH9xjAYy1irHy94
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/24/bonus-bereal-20-million-daus/

Discussion Story:
https://www.axios.com/2023/04/20/over-50-gamers-study-aarp
https://www.aarp.org/research/topics/technology/info-2023/2023-gamers-50-plus.html

GDI Content:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/24/23695772/twitter-blue-check-paid-verification-false-endorsement-dril
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65365366
https://www.engadget.com/twitter-adds-blue-checks-to-accounts-of-dead-celebrities-223749275.html
https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-fake-disney-junior-gold-checkmark-verification-1235592264/

Today’s guest:
Scott Johnson
http://frogpants.com
https://frogpants.substack.com
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Brian Ibbott
https://www.coverville.com
https://www.frogpants.com/tms
@Coverville

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