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episode 32: The Xz Backdoor and the AI Peer-Review Crisis
This is a super fun episode with a lot of labor themes throughout. Jason starts off by describing the totally wild Xz backdoor which, in a way, was an open source labor issue. Then Emanuel takes us through how AI might be sneaking into the peer-review process. Then in the subscribers-only section, Sam explains why a major journal has decided to stop the use of an infamous image in its papers.
- The Xz Backdoor Highlights the Vulnerability of Open Source Software—and Its Strengths
- ChatGPT Looms Over the Peer-Review Crisis
- Scientific Journal Bans Images of ‘Lena,’ Researchers’ Favorite Centerfold
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