Could this meeting have been an e-mail that you didn't even have to read? Emily and Alex are tearing into the lofty ambitions of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, who claims the future is a LLM-powered 'digital twin' that can attend meetings in your stead, make decisions for you, and even be tuned to different parameters with just the click of a button.
*References:*The CEO of Zoom wants AI clones in meetings)
All-knowing machines are a fantasy)
A reminder of some things chatbots are not good for)
Medical science shouldn't platform automating end-of-life care)
The grimy residue of the AI bubble)
On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs: a work rant)
*Fresh AI Hell:*LA schools' ed tech chatbot misusing student data)
AI "teaching assistants" at Morehouse)
"Diet-monitoring AI tracks your each and every spoonful")
A teacher's perspective on dealing with students who "asked ChatGPT")
Are Swiss researchers affiliated with Israeli military industrial complex? Swiss institution asks ChatGPT)
Using a chatbot to negotiate lower prices)
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Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park). Production by Christie Taylor.
