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

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 meetingsAll-knowing machines are a fantasyA reminder of some things chatbots are not good forMedical science shouldn't platform automating end-of-life careThe grimy residue of the AI bubbleOn the phenomenon of bullshit jobs: a work rantFresh AI Hell:LA schools' ed tech chatbot misusing student dataAI "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 ChatGPTUsing a chatbot to negotiate lower pricesCheck out future streams on Twitch. Meanwhile, send us any AI Hell you see.Find our book The AI Con here, and MAIHT3k merch here.Subscribe to our newsletter via Buttondown.Follow us!EmilyBluesky: emilymbender.bsky.socialMastodon: dair-community.social/@EmilyMBenderAlexBluesky: alexhanna.bsky.socialMastodon: dair-community.social/@alexTwitter: @alexhannaMusic by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park. Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.