• Episode 38: Deflating Zoom's 'Digital Twin,' July 29 2024

  • Aug 14 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
  • Podcast

Episode 38: Deflating Zoom's 'Digital Twin,' July 29 2024

  • Summary

  • 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.

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