DiscoverMystery AI Hype Theater 3000Episode 38: Deflating Zoom's 'Digital Twin,' July 29 2024
Episode 38: Deflating Zoom's 'Digital Twin,' July 29 2024

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

Update: 2024-08-14
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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

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

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

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna