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Sep 2024
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Joannabot Answers Your Questions About t...

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After more than a decade reviewing iPhones, WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern built an AI chatbot to handle questions about the latest models. She joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how the bot was built and ask it some questions about the iPhone 16. Plus, executives have a new power move, switching to dumbphones and fax machines.


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