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Feb 2023
42m 12s

Kevin Kelly: Help Wanted – AI Whisperer...

Alan Alda
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Alan is a little obsessed with chatbots, and he’s become only too aware that these products of artificial intelligence can become seriously – even dangerously – stupid. What’s urgently needed, argues tech guru Kevin Kelly, are people with a particular talent – the ability to coax chatbots into being useful – AI whisperers.

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