The Hole Hog

The Big Mac Index is here, the police used Grok to edit an evidence photo, Linkedin is now offering users the opportunity to report slop, Google pulled its disastrous AI image editing tool they put into Google Earth, you can now bet on wild fire outcomes, and more. We discuss.

Stories read and referenced:

Employees from the world’s biggest AI companies want the US to be ready to slow AI development

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/28/tech/ai-development-tech-employees-open-letter

Linkedin Adds Slop Detection Report Button

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/linkedin-adds-a-button-to-report-ai-generated-slop/

Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-pulls-down-google-earth-ai-feature

Wildfire Betting now on Prediction Market Apps

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/climate/betting-wildfires-polymarket-prediction-market-platforms

Vancouver Police use AI tool to fabricate drug bust photo

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-police-explain-made-with-ai-image-of-seized-drugs-cash/

The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed

https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000011001849/ai-influencers-health-supplements-fake-ads.html