Afternoons for Tuesday 10 October 2023

1:15 Authors' work used to train AI without permission

Authors have been shocked to find out their books are being used to train AI. 

Alex Reisner, an American journalist with the Atlantic, acquired a data set of nearly 200,000 books known as "Book3", which contained pirated texts.

The data is being used without permission by the likes of Meta and Bloomberg to program their generative AI.

To discuss, Jesse is joined by author, chef and molecular biologist Nik Sharma.

1:25 The mission to save the red admiral butterfly 

Aotearoa's red admiral butterfly used to be common, but now they're struggling, especially up north. 

They live on one of our most poisonous plants, which is often eradicated in urban areas.

The Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust is on a mission to boost their numbers.

Founding Trustee Jacqui Knight is with Jesse today.

1:35 How to tackle a bed bug infestation

Reports of bed bugs have increased in Paris with the influx of visitors for Fashion Week and the Rugby World Cup.

France has closed seven schools in response to the infestation. They've even been spotted on the Paris metro and the Charles De Gaulle airport. 

With the Paris Olympics looming - how can these bugs be tackled? 

For an explanation, Jesse talks to Nelson pest controller Shane Warland.

1:45 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Today, Dan Watson joins Jesse to break down adblocker browser extensions and discuss the importance of 'RTFM'.

2:12 Book Critic: Catherine Roberston

Writer and book critic Catherine Roberston intriduces us to three new books today: 'Emergency Weather' by Tim Jones, 'Secrets of the Land' by Kate Mahony and 'Tarquin the Honest: Ocian's Elven' by Gareth Ward.

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Brad Foster joins Jesse to discuss the South by Southwest spinoff event coming to Sydney, the Wallabies exiting the Rugby World Cup and more. 

2:25 Music feature: New Zealand violinists

Today for our Tuesday music segment we celebrate famous songs that feature New Zealand violinists.

Glenn Moffatt is a reporter and a musician. His 1995 album 'Somewhere In New Zealand Tonight' is regarded as a classic of "new" New Zealand country music.

He joins Jesse from his home in Queensland to acknowledge these incredible Kiwi musicians.

3:10 Autobiography explores the reality of becoming a popstar

Before ‘X Factor’ or ‘Idol’ there was ‘PopStars’; a New Zealand-created reality TV show searching for the next Spice Girls.

Bardot was born in 2000 with five women in Australia chosen from more than 2500 who tried out.

Being in Bardot was everything Belinda Chapple had ever dreamed of; screaming fans, travelling the world, meeting rockstars like Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones. But after two years, Bardot suddenly ended under mysterious circumstances. 

23 years later, Bardot member Belinda Chapple is sharing the story she always wanted to tell, about exploitation, the price of fame and what happens when your dream becomes a nightmare.

She discusses her book ‘The Girl in the Band’ today.

3:45 The Panel with Ruth Money and Simon Wilson