Inside the AI Slop Propaganda Wars
4/1/202653 min
This week Matthew Gault joins us to discuss his article about Iran’s AI slop and LEGO-focused propaganda, and why the creators chose LEGO. After the break, Jason tells us all about the new automated system in baseball and the drama it’s causing. In the subscribers-only section, Sam walks us through perhaps one of the worst sex apps of all time. 1:19 - Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War 26:37 - 'You Can't Defeat the Robots!': Baseball's AI Strike Zone Is Must-Watch Television Subscriber's Story - I Tried to Find the ‘Arousal Intelligence’ In An Animated, Augmented Reality Porn Star Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code 404MEDIA at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/404media YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/_4buUas3tGs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsBob Safian· Soundbite0:00
[upbeat music] The pace of change today can be overwhelming. What's most important to pay attention to if you wanna be creative, successful, innovative? I'm Bob Safian, host of Rapid Response. Rapid Response is a podcast that cuts through the noise, featuring candid conversations twice a week with top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. From the team behind the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast comes Rapid Response. Search wherever you get your podcasts to listen and subscribe.
Matthew Gault· Guest0:31
They won. They won the propaganda war. They know what we wanna watch, and it's Lego slime.
Joseph Cox· Host0:41
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the 404 Media podcast, where we bring you unparalleled access to hidden worlds, both online and IRL. 404 Media is a journalist-founded company and needs your support. To subscribe, go to 404media.co. As well as bonus content every single week, subscribers also get access to additional episodes where we respond to their best comments. Gain access to that content at 404media.co. I'm your host, Joseph, and with me are two of the 404 Media co-founders and a special guest, the first of those [chuckles] co-founders being Sam Cole.
Sam Cole· Host1:21
Hello, I'm back.
Joseph Cox· Host1:22
And Jason Keeler.
Jason Koebler· Host1:24
Hi. Uh, you sound sad. Are you sad?
Joseph Cox· Host1:27
Uh, yes, because also