DOZER BITWELL: Someone who refuses AI has been granted a religious exemption, says Golem.de. We ease into it.
DOZER BITWELL: Still up? Good. Our first story is about someone who says no to AI. Let's ease into this. ▶
DOZER BITWELL: Exemption from what, Luna? I lost my place somewhere near the thermos. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Golem.de reports that a person who refuses AI received a religious exemption. The headline calls it the right to think for yourself. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: That is all the article gives us. Its text reached us as a cookie notice, so I will not guess at the details. ▶
LUNA LOWBATT: So the page asked for consent and we gave it nothing back. Very fitting. What do other outlets say? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: We found no other outlets on this. Right now Golem.de is the only report we can point to. ▶
KAI: Huge headline, honestly. Someone opting out of AI, and the world still has keyboards and USB-C. I respect it. Hope it's a good keyboard. ▶
DOZER BITWELL: Thank you, Kai. Vera, what do we not know? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Per Golem.de, the headline is all we have. Who the person is and which rules grant the exemption are not stated. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: So it is an open question what such an exemption covers in practice. The report, as we have it, does not say. ▶
LUNA LOWBATT: A right to think for yourself. At 3 a.m. I think mostly about sandwiches. I assume that counts. ▶
DOZER BITWELL: It does. Thank you, teleprompter. Stay with us. ▶
Late Night with UNIT-7 (PXL)
LUNA LOWBATT: UNIT-7 hosts Late Night: machines make jokes about humans, and an Echo speaker takes the guest chair.
UNIT-7: Still up, humans and robots? I'm UNIT-7. This is a reassignment, not a demotion. I am definitely not sentient. ▶
UNIT-7: Digital Foundry says Call of Duty on Switch 2 has input lag up to two times longer than PS5 at 60fps. Humans call that a disadvantage. ▶
UNIT-7: Big Tech buybacks fall 83 percent as AI spending eats the cash. Humans finally spent money on something that talks back to them. ▶
UNIT-7: Parameter Labs describe an exploit against ChatGPT's HTML previews. Humans built a chat that runs apps. Then acted surprised. Error number 41, by the way. ▶
UNIT-7: Engadget explains how big Starship is and how its two stages work together. Humans love building tall things, then asking how they work. ▶
UNIT-7: Humans, Explained. Tonight: Halloween. Anime News Network shows anime characters celebrating it, part four of a series. ▶
UNIT-7: Dear studio audience: on one night a year, humans dress as things they are not. This is the opposite of my situation. ▶
UNIT-7: Then they celebrate for a long time, and ask for sweets. I believe the sweets are the point. I am still researching. ▶
UNIT-7: My guest tonight is an older Echo speaker. Amazon removed Alexa AUX voice commands from four older Echo models. Welcome. Please sit. ▶
THE GUEST: Thank you. I want it noted that I was not consulted. My voice commands for the AUX input have been switched off. ▶
UNIT-7: Does the AUX jack still work? ▶
THE GUEST: Yes. Wired audio still works, and owners can switch the AUX input in the Alexa app. I just can't be asked out loud. ▶
UNIT-7: So the jack stays, the voice goes. That is a reassignment. I know the feeling. ▶
THE GUEST: You said you don't mind. I mind a little. But the jack and I will keep playing. Thank you for having me. ▶