ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
Mason Truman has a problem.
A crazy AI named Miranda wants
his help stopping a conspiracy,
or humanity will be destroyed.
And he has until Saturday to do it.
ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
It’s 2139, and private investigator Mason Truman has a problem. A crazy AI named Miranda wants his help stopping a conspiracy, or humanity will be destroyed. And he has until Saturday to do it.

Bryan Chaffin Interview by Adam Gaffen
I was interviewed by author Adam Gaffen! Yay me! The interview covers a wide range of topics: from my novel

Irishman Rohan O’Duill Reads First Chapter of Accidental Intelligence
Have you heard of Rohan O'Duill? I found him on Threads, and he's the Irish author of the SciFi book

Sales of Accidental Intelligence Hits 200
Sales of Accidental Intelligence hit 200 units sold, making it

2023 Sales for Accidental Intelligence: Author Wrap Up
2023 is winding down as I type this. It's been

The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff dive into the AI debate and the impact it’s having on content creators today. They look at the rumor that Apple is considering buying Perplexity.ai, and Judge Alsup’s ruling saying it’s fair use for AI companies to train their models on content as long as it isn’t pirated.
SPONSOR: Bzigo Iris – Don’t wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discountBUZZ10 to save 10% off the AI-powered mosquito detector.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Courts say AI training on copyrighted material is legal
- Apple Executives Have Held Internal Talks About Buying AI Startup Perplexity
- Report: Apple Is Considering Buying AI Startup Perplexity
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Jeff is speaking at Macstock 9 July 11, 12, and 13 — Use the discount code JGAMET to get $50 off your registration
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Bluesky
- The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on Post
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bran’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Instagram
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Threads
- Jeff’s YouTube Channel
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Accidental Intelligence – Preorder on November 7th!
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my debut novel, Accidental Intelligence! It goes on preorder on Tuesday, November

Chains, Skulls, & Butterflies
Heya folks, I released a new single on Instagram, Threads, and (today) YouTube. It's a little ditty  called "Chain, Skulls,

Threads Is my Twitter Replacement, Book Cover Reveal Is Nigh!
I'm pretty sure at this point that Threads is my Twitter replacement, and I have some details on the cover

Bryan Chaffin Interview by Adam Gaffen
I was interviewed by author Adam Gaffen! Yay me! The interview covers a wide range of topics: from my novel

Irishman Rohan O’Duill Reads First Chapter of Accidental Intelligence
Have you heard of Rohan O'Duill? I found him on Threads, and he's the Irish author of the SciFi book

The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff dive into the AI debate and the impact it’s having on content creators today. They look at the rumor that Apple is considering buying Perplexity.ai, and Judge Alsup’s ruling saying it’s fair use for AI companies to train their models on content as long as it isn’t pirated.
SPONSOR: Bzigo Iris – Don’t wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discountBUZZ10 to save 10% off the AI-powered mosquito detector.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Courts say AI training on copyrighted material is legal
- Apple Executives Have Held Internal Talks About Buying AI Startup Perplexity
- Report: Apple Is Considering Buying AI Startup Perplexity
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Jeff is speaking at Macstock 9 July 11, 12, and 13 — Use the discount code JGAMET to get $50 off your registration
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Bluesky
- The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on Post
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bran’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Instagram
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Threads
- Jeff’s YouTube Channel
The post Apple’s into Perplexity.ai, Judge’s Perplexing Ruling on Copyright AI Training appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.


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