EPISODE · Mar 6, 2014 · 11 MIN
#18 - The Army's Robot Recruiter
from TLDR · host WNYC
Sgt. Star is the army’s robot. Specifically, he’s a chatbot designed to influence potential recruits to enlist in the US Army. So how do we feel about that? Alex talks to the Army and a reporter who's covered recruitment abuses to figure out if we're better or worse off for having a Siri who can talk us into going to war.
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