15 Feb 2019

The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Scott Campbell (Part 2)

From The Panel, 4:05 pm on 15 February 2019

Question of the Day: What tattoo do you have? In a Guardian piece today it's argued that tattoos may finally be coming uncool. Despite being seen on many celebrities, and more people than ever before are getting them, some wonder if the body art may have jumped the shark. But perhaps, as fashion trends change so do tattoos. We ask the panelists if they have any tattoos and whether they think they've become mainstream. The creators of a new advanced artifical intelligence system have decided not to release the research to the public as it may be too dangerous. Open AI, a non-proft research company backed by Elon Musk, created the new AI model - a text generator - which can write fake news stories. We speak to tech commentator Paul Brislen about how this technology could be misused. No-buy is a new trend, where people attempt to not buy anything for a year for better finances and wellbeing. Many do it in a effort to reduce, reuse and recycle or to declutter a la Marie Konda. Others are worried their shopping is a problem, research suggest around 5% of people have an addiction to shopping. The panelists tell us whether they could go a year without making any purchases. The Mayor of Northern French town Feuquieres has issued a ban on excessive dog barking to curb what he calls "canine noise pollution". Dog owners will be fined 68 Euro for prolonged or repeated barking. And they'll be fined for each complaint made against them...or rather their pooches. The panelists debate the policy.