MSP Dispatch 1/24/23: Tech Layoffs Explained, CNET’s Article-Writing AI Errors, High EQ Questions (Audio)

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In this episode of MSP Dispatch we touch on the recent tech layoffs explained by Stanford, CNET’s article-writing AI is already publishing very dumb errors and the 6 questions that people with high emotional intelligence ask themselves to be calm, balanced, and centered.

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Story Links: 

• Tech Layoffs Explained by Stanford
  • https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/
• CNET's Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors
  • https://futurism.com/cnet-ai-errors
• People With High Emotional Intelligence Ask Themselves These 6 Questions to Be Calm, Balanced, and Centered
  • https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/people-with-high-emotional-intelligence-ask-themselves-these-6-questions-to-be-calm-balanced-centered.html

Notable Mentions:

• WhatsApp Fined €5.5 Million by Irish DPC for GDPR Violation
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-fined-55-million-by-irish-dpc-for-gdpr-violation/
• T-Mobile Has been Hacked revealing the Data of 37 Million Accounts in API Data Breach
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-hacked-to-steal-data-of-37-million-accounts-in-api-data-breach/
• Spotify to Cut 6% of Workforce, the Latest in Big Tech's Layoffs
  • https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/spotify-to-cut-6-of-workforce-the-latest-in-big-techs-layoffs/
• Microsoft Boosts OpenAI With Multibillion-Dollar Investment
  • https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-boosts-openai-with-multibillion-dollar-investment/

Banter Story:

• Congress says the Army can’t spend $400 million buying Microsoft HoloLens headsets
  • https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/12/23552132/microsoft-hololens-army-contract-denied-v1-2-improvements

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0:00 Teaser

0:47 Intro Banter

3:48 Tech Layoffs Explained by Stanford

9:18 CNET's Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors

14:48 People With High Emotional Intelligence Ask Themselves These 6 Questions to Be Calm, Balanced, and Centered

19:50 Notable Mentions

22:52 Feedback

23:32 Community Events

25:32 Sign-off

27:13 Outtakes