Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week! Amazon’s Ring product had a Super Bowl ad that generated a lot of discussion and backlash following its debut. A look inside Lego’s Smart Brick technology. And NASA’s Perseverance rover completed its first-ever drive fully planned by AI.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jennifer talks about Amazon Ring’s Super Bowl commercial that sparked a lot of backlash, which showcases its AI-powered Search Party feature, with concerns that it could be used as a means of a mass networked surveillance system.
\n\u2022 Mikah is fascinated by the dive into Lego’s new Smart Brick technology.
\n\u2022 And Tariq Malik of Space.com and This Week in Space joins the show to talk about NASA’s Perseverance rover, which completed its first drive planned by AI, and how the technology’s use compares to a human-planned drive.<\/p>\n
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\nGuest: Tariq Malik
\nTech News Weekly Episode 425
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