Settling Down with a Nice AI Girlfriend

Author: cj little and Jeff Parker
Published: Thu 18 May 2023
Episode Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nnsnspdcst/episodes/Settling-Down-with-a-Nice-AI-Girlfriend-e24263m

Supposedly you folks have been hating on (most?) all technology, and supposedly this was called TechLash. The boys have never heard of it and decided to try and understand where this concept of hating our beloved tech has come from. And just in case you’ve already settled down from last week, this time they look at potential AI nightmare scenarios around the corner. Good times!

Honorable mention this week goes to the end of AM radio in cars (and maybe forever?), your new AI girlfriend, cotillion, The Google Moat Memo, a spelling bee turns counting bee, reasons some autonomous vehicles are too risky, and cute Waymo videos.

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