Why AI is an AWFUL writer and LinkedIn's outrageous land grab

In episode 17 of The AI Fix, our hosts meet the worst newsreaders in the world, Graham learns about Big Trak and is shocked by a food delivery robot, Mark explains why he won't be dressing as a pirate, ChatGPT angelically removes a peanut butter sandwich from a VCR, and everyone thinks they've got Ebola.Graham explains how his career in fashion came to an end, LinkedIn morphs into a feather-duster-wielding polyphase avatron with an insatiable appetite for B2B sales, and Mark delves into the intricate tapestry of terrible AI writing.Episode links:Internet in a frenzy over AI purple apples.Historic Newspaper Uses Janky AI Newscasters Instead of Human Journalists.TGI Today AI-powered news report.Content Creators in the Adult Industry Want a Say in AI Rules.Delivery Robot Knocked Over Pedestrian, Company Offered ‘Promo Codes’ to Apologize.20% of doctors are using ChatGPT to treat patients.LinkedIn is training AI models on your data.Control whether LinkedIn uses your data to train generative AI models that are used for content creation on LinkedIn.ICO statement on changes to LinkedIn AI data policy.Delving into ChatGPT usage in academic writing through excess vocabulary.How Much Research Is Being Written by Large Language Models?The AI FixThe AI Fix podcast is presented by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.Learn more about the podcast at theaifix.show, and follow us on Twitter at @TheAIFix.Never miss another episode by following us in your favourite podcast app. It's free!Like to give us some feedback or sponsor the podcast? Get in touch.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy