Show #263 All Hail the Algorithm

This week Augie is ill...luckily we have Erin to fill his seat to team up with Stevie. Their rivals are the Two Jeffs with 3 Fs between them, from Suggested Articles.

Game 1 - Like Share Block

 I've got three AI-related news stories, all our players have to do is figure out which I would like, which I would share, and which I would block on social media. There is only one for each, and the correct combination was decided by me before the show. Whichever team guesses correctly, or if neither does, whoever is closest, wins the game and earns one episode point.

Story 1 - AI-Generated Lawyer Gets Shut Down Immediately By Angry Judges - https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-ai-courts-nyc-5c97cba3f3757d9ab3c2e5840127f765 

Story 2 - McDonald's Ends AI-Powered Drive-Thru After Frustrated Customers Complain Orders Are Comically Wrong - https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/17/mcdonalds-ends-ai-drive-thru 

Story 3 - Elon Musk's AI, Grok, Falsely Accuses NBA Star Klay Thompson of Throwing Bricks at People's Houses - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/elon-musks-grok-keeps-making-up-fake-news-based-on-x-users-jokes/ 

Game 2 - Just Correlate

Teams will alternate choosing from six keyboard keys, CTRL, ALT, DEL, INSERT, HOME, and END - behind each is a set of four seemingly-random clues that have something in common in the world of pop culture.
Teams have 40 seconds to reveal as many clues as they wish. If the team can solve it after one clue, they get 5 points, two clues, 3 points, three clues, 2 points, and if they need all four clues, they get one point. Failure to solve means we reveal all four clues to their opponents, and if they can solve it, they get 1 point. The team with the most points after all six keys have been revealed wins the game and earns two episode points. And to stay within theme, all six sets of clues were written by generative AI. Which means I had to clean them all up, otherwise this would be IMPOSSIBLE.Game 3 - The Cost is Correct

 I've got five items that recently went up for auction, our teams will take turns bidding, and the player who bids closest to the final auction bid without going over wins the listing for their team. The first team to win three listings wins the game and earns three episode points.

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