Episode 242 - Artificial Art, Reverse Proxies, and Extraterrestrial Dice
This week's news update starts with a discussion of an AI project that won an art competition, followed by Cloudflare's decision to block access to one of its clients. The probability distribution of the week is the roll of a pair of dice, and we down a deep philosophical rabbit hole that leads to the multiverse.
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Here are the articles discussed in the episode:
NYTimes (Jason Allen): An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy.
Bloomberg: Cloudflare Blocks Site Linked to Hate After Weeks of Pressure
The Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk and Twitter Set to Face Off at Omnibus Hearing Next Week
Fox Business: FBI responds to Zuckerberg's claim on Joe Rogan that Facebook limited Hunter Biden story after agency warning
The Wall Street Journal: Conservative Social-Media App Parler Returns to Google’s App Store
Bloomberg: Self-Driving Tech Company Floats Possible Sale to Apple or Microsoft