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TNW 425: Ring's Lost Dog Ad Was Never About Dogs - Ring's Super Bowl Commercial Backlash

TNW 425: Ring's Lost Dog Ad Was Never About Dogs - Ring's Super Bowl Commercial Backlash

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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.

  • 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.
  • Mikah is fascinated by the dive into Lego's new Smart Brick technology.
  • 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.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guest: Tariq Malik

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