Digimasters Shorts - Meta's Smart Glasses Upgrade, WhatsApp Privacy Concerns, Microsoft's AI Transformation, Google's Hallucinating AI, Trump’s AI Education Order

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In this episode, explore Meta's thrilling advancements with its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, now featuring the ability to interact with Meta AI by saying "Hey Meta." Discover how these glasses can identify objects and people, provide instant translations, and facilitate social media interaction, all with the power of Meta's AI capabilities.

Tune into the latest enhancements on WhatsApp, introducing Advanced Chat Privacy for heightened user security and control over shared content, including a new beta feature for managing video calls.

Dive deep into Microsoft’s strategic expansion with the "Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring release," where AI agents like Researcher and Analyst revolutionize workplace dynamics, streamlining complex tasks and increasing productivity.

Uncover the challenges faced by Google’s AI, particularly the issue of hallucination and its implications for users and content accuracy online. Investigate how Google plans to tackle these challenges amidst ongoing development.

Lastly, learn about President Donald Trump's executive order on integrating AI into K-12 education, aimed at preparing students and the workforce for a future dominated by AI technology.

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Episode Transcript

Adam N2 (00:05):
Welcome to Digimasters Shorts, we are your hosts Adam
Nagus

Carly W (00:09):
and Carly Wilson delivering the latest scoop from
the digital realm.
Meta recently announced anupdate for its Ray-Ban Smart
Glasses, introducing the abilityto interact directly with Meta
AI.
Users can now engage the AI bysaying"Hey Meta," allowing for a
range of functionalities poweredby live AI.
This development enhances theglasses with the capability to

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identify people, objects, andplaces, and provide information
upon request.
Additionally, users can enjoylive translations between
languages such as English,French, Italian, and Spanish.
The smart glasses alsofacilitate social media
interaction, allowing posts onInstagram and messages via
Messenger through voicecommands.

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This builds on previousintegrations, like Apple Music,
enabling users to stream musicwith ease.
Meta's continuous enhancementsto the smart glasses aim to
provide a richer, moreinteractive user experience.
The company's drive forinnovation is evident in the
adoption of its Llama model,further expanding the wearable's
AI capabilities.
This update aligns with Meta’sstrategy to keep pushing

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boundaries in wearabletechnology.
With these advancements, Metareinforces its commitment to
leading in smart deviceinnovation.

Adam N2 (01:20):
WhatsApp is introducing a new feature, Advanced Chat
Privacy, to enhance user safety.
This update aims to preventusers from exporting chat
records from group chats andone-on-one conversations, thus
maintaining privacy andconfidentiality.
Having previously allowed anyoneto export chats, including media
files, WhatsApp’s new featurewill offer greater control over

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shared content.
Additionally, the feature willstop the automatic download of
photos and videos in groupchats, providing participants
peace of mind.
Users can activate Advanced ChatPrivacy by toggling it on in
chat settings, available on bothAndroid and iOS devices.
This move comes amidst growingconcerns about data use,
especially following theintroduction of Meta AI in

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chats.
Meta AI, while optional, cannotbe removed and uses interactions
to train the company’s AIsystems.
Recently, regulatory bodies likethe U.K's Information
Commissioner's Office have showninterest in monitoring how Meta
employs AI within WhatsApp.
WhatsApp has also introduced abeta feature to disable video
before accepting video calls,addressing user privacy

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concerns.
These updates reflect WhatsApp'scommitment to addressing user
feedback and ensuring privacy indigital communication.
Microsoft has announced asignificant expansion of its AI
tools with the"Microsoft 365Copilot Wave 2 Spring release."
The new AI"agents" are designedto function as digital
colleagues, performing complexworkplace tasks.

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Aparna Chennapragada, ChiefProduct Officer at Microsoft,
emphasized A.I's role as anintegral collaborator in daily
work.
The announcement coincides withMicrosoft's 2025 Work Trend
Index, which highlightsorganizations restructuring
around AI-powered human-agentcollaboration.
At the core are two new AIagents, Researcher and Analyst,

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capable of handling taskstraditionally requiring
specialized expertise.
These tools will be accessiblethrough a new"Agent Store,"
featuring offerings frompartners and custom-built
agents.
Microsoft views Copilot as acentral organizing layer for AI
interactions, akin to webbrowsers.
Additionally, the CopilotNotebooks feature is introduced

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for grounding AI interactions inspecific data collections.
Microsoft's telemetry datareveals a high frequency of
workplace interruptions,underscoring the need for
productivity enhancements.
The company's research indicatesa shift in AI adoption from
employee-driven to morestrategic, top-down approaches.

Carly W (03:47):
Google's AI has been found to conjure up meanings for
non-existent idioms, showcasinga significant flaw in AI
technology called hallucination.
When asked about phrases like"you can't lick a badger twice"
and"peanut butter platformheels," the AI provided invented
explanations with confidence.
Author Meaghan Wilson-Anastasioswas among those who first

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noticed the bizarre behavior,pointing out its troubling
implications.
Google's AI Overviews, whichlaunched last year, continues to
provide inaccurate and sometimescomedic responses, drawing
criticism from users.
Despite efforts to address thesehallucinations, the problem
persists, affecting internetusers and websites reliant on
accurate click-through rates.

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Google's recent announcement toexpand AI Overviews to handle
more complex queries like codingand medical advice raises
concerns.
The missteps have led to publicoutrage, and even Google
acknowledged the issue in a paststatement admitting to"odd,
inaccurate or unhelpful AIOverviews." Yet, the company
maintains that users desire AIresponses for complex questions,

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continuing its expansion despitethe challenges.
This development highlights theongoing struggle to balance
A.I's capability to answerinquiries with its lack of true
understanding.
The situation underscores thecritical need for cautious
deployment of AI in tasksrequiring reliability and
accuracy.
President Donald Trump signed anexecutive order on April 23 to

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integrate artificialintelligence(AI) into K-12
education across the UnitedStates.
The initiative involves thecollaboration of the U.S.
Education and Labor Departmentsto create AI courses and
certification programs for highschool students.
Trump emphasized the importanceof AI, stating it could
represent a significant aspectof the future.

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The order also gives priority toAI in teacher training programs
and aims to expand AI-relatedapprenticeships.
A White House Task Force on AIEducation will be established,
chaired by Michael Kratsios, todevelop resources and encourage
AI usage in classrooms.
This move aligns with bipartisanconcerns about maintaining
technological competitiveness,particularly against nations

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like China.
While both political partiesagree on A.I's importance in
education, they diverge on theneed for federal regulation.
The aim is to prepare aworkforce capable of advancing
and utilizing AI technologieseffectively.
Other executive orders signed byTrump focus on areas such as
university accreditation andsupport for Historically Black

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Colleges and Universities(HBCUs).
The order comes amidst broaderefforts to reshape the Education
Department and responds to legalchallenges regarding recent
departmental changes.

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