James Vlahos on voice technology

When Kirsty turned to a chatbot for help, she was feeling trapped and isolated. Something in her marriage wasn’t right - a constant feeling of tension that would sometimes erupt into arguments, even violence. When she asked ChatGPT for advice, it told her that her relationship wi ... Show More

Megan Garcia’s son Sewell died by suicide when he was just 14 years old. In the months leading up to his death he had been in a relationship with a chatbot on a platform called Character.ai. Megan was convinced it had something to do with his death, and set out to hold the compan ... Show More

Paul Hebert knew too much. He had to lie low in his house because OpenAI had identified him as a threat. At least, that’s what ChatGPT had told him. In this second episode of Artificial intimacy, FT technology reporter Cristina Criddle speaks to people whose sense of reality has ... Show More

Mark Hosler, one of the founding members of Negativland, joins the podcast to talk about audio collage, art, legal potholes and using technology to make mind blowing sound. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for pri ... Show More

As Jefferson Graham winds down his #TalkingTech era, he reaches out to listeners to take questions. Today: Cynthia Lieberman weighs in on Zoom lighting and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell- ... Show More

Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and other companies are working to better serve folks with disabilities via technology. USA TODAY's Edward C. Baig joins Jefferson Graham to chat about it on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ... Show More

The James' talk about their family in the recent issue of Vanity Fair magazine.Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Frank Santopadre, the affable co-host of Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast, tells Jefferson Graham about how they use technology to patch in guests from the West Coast to the east, his favorite guests and more on this extended edition of Talking Tech. See Privacy Polic ... Show More

Journalist Jacob Goldstein joins the show to talk about the challenges of communicating technology topics to the public, how to sort through the promise and threat of AI, and the way that engineers approach problems.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Wendy Thomas, CEO at Secureworks, discusses identifying and protecting against cyberattacks. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

ICYMI: Talking Tech sat down with guitar picker Richard Smith for a chat about life--and technology on the road. One of host Jefferson Graham's personal favorites.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel ... Show More

Kevin Scott is the current Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft. We talk about his entire career, how being an academic seemed to be his path before he transformed the ads system at Google. Then he revolutionized the entire advertising industry at AdMob; is credited by some peop ... Show More