June 8, 2026

On Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 3 pm, I’m conducting an online workshop on “Data Stories with AI”. Register at https://forms.gle/dNkUxtJ2PVqNMNcE9 In this workshop, you will use ChatGPT and Claude, mostly, to: Find data Analyze it Extract insights Visualize as stories It’s a data visualization using AI workshop for journalists - but you don’t need to know data, visualization, journalism, or even technology. But this is a practical workshop. You’ll be doing stuff and sharing your results. ...

WhatsApp has an Advanced privacy mode they launched in Apr 2025. People in the chat: Can’t ask Meta AI to answer questions, or to create images or summaries in this chat. Cynical view: When regulators clamp down AI or users complain about AI, Meta can say “We asked users and they gave permission!” Can’t export the chat. Cynical view: When regulators force Meta to be inter-operable with Signal, Telegram, etc. Meta can say “Users don’t want to export their chats!” Also, easier to tell businesses “You can disable exports - less litigation risk”. Can’t save media to their device gallery automatically. Cynical view: When you want to switch to Telegram, Signal, these photos can’t be exported - so you have to stay on WhatsApp.