Surprise - It's Not a Toaster

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  • Discover the realm where digital expertise meets candid conversations on "Surprise - It’s Not a Toaster" - a bi-weekly podcast led by healthcare digital experts Ed Bennett and co-host Chris Boyer. Together, they venture into the fabric of online experiences, dissecting annoyances and irritations about navigating the modern online world. In each episode, we unveil contemporary tools, technologies, and software solutions, providing a firsthand exploration of what's shaping the digital landscape and the hosts challenge the limits of Open AI with a "stump ChatGPT" segment, where questions are posed to Generative AI language models, illuminating the interplay between human expertise and machine-generated insights. Tune in to navigate the digital maze, equip yourself with valuable insights, and engage in compelling discussions that bridge the gap between the human and digital worlds.
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Episodes
  • From User Agreements to AI Shenanigans

    From User Agreements to AI Shenanigans
    Sep 26 2024
    In this episode, hosts Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer vent about online user agreements and the universal struggle we all face with them. Then they share how ChatGPT 4.01 can be your secret weapon for conquering those pesky Connections puzzles. Finally, they put AI to the test by asking it to summarize complex book and movie plots. Annoyances: User Agreements Tech rec: ChatGTP o1-preview - watching AI think in real time AI-stump: Please provide a single sentence describing the Lord of Rings. Points for brevity.
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    20 mins
  • Tech It or Leave It, this is the Recap Episode

    Tech It or Leave It, this is the Recap Episode
    Sep 13 2024
    In this episode, hosts Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer recap past discussions, and provide a quick update on various annoyances, technology tips and put GenAI to the Turing test. Annoyances: Episode 2: Ratings and reviews: FTC rules on fake reviews aren’t enough: Hold sites accountable Episode 5: AI Products: Brands should avoid this popular term. It’s turning off customers Episode 13: Fake AI video/audio: New YouTube tools protect creators from fake AI-generated audio and video Episode 22: Proprietary Car Infotainment Systems: Ford Patents In-Car System That Eavesdrops So It Can Play You Ads and Why GM's Anti-CarPlay Strategy Is Doomed to Fail and The Ultimate 'Connected Car' Nightmare Is Playing Out In China Technology/Tips: Episode 6: ARC Search - now for Windows Episode 15: hearing aids - Apple says AirPods Pro 2 can be used as ‘clinical-grade’ hearing aids Episode 9: NYT Connections - provide update on Strawberry AI (which purportedly could solve it) https://chatgpt.com/g/g-TFpOewmPa-connections-solver OpenAI could skyrocket ChatGPT subscription to $2000 per month for next-gen Strawberry AI model Stump GenAI: The Turing test: “What was it like to fall in love for the first time?”
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    24 mins
  • Switcheroo Episode: Gamification, Gantt Charts and Guessing

    Switcheroo Episode: Gamification, Gantt Charts and Guessing
    Aug 29 2024
    In this episode, hosts Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer discuss the challenges of gamification and wonders if things have gone too far. They also share a great tool to help develop flowchart visualizations using text prompts and then try to stump GenAI to answer a hypothetical question to determine how much it will hallucinate. Annoyance: Gamification Please Oh Please Stop Making The Future Suck (Grocery Store Edition) Tip/technology: LucidChart AI Stump: Can it answer a hypothetical question? Generative AI Apps Such As ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, And Others Appear To Surprisingly Have A ‘Shared Imagination’ That Could Vastly Impact The Future Of AI
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    23 mins

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