Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Joanna Stern: A year living with bots

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Show Notes

She spent twelve months trying out the best and the worst that AI has to offer, from the creepy (an AI boyfriend), to the helpful (an AI-powered mammogram) to the weird (a robot masseuse) and the downright annoying (a stuffed animal toy that wouldn’t shut up).

You can find Joanna's book, I AM NOT A ROBOT, at her site: https://joannastern.com/

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