414: ‘Annoying Friendliness’, With Joanna Stern

Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about our new best friends, AI chatbots, and I chime in with how the Voight-Kampff test got it all wrong. Sponsored by: WorkOS : The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS — free up to 1 million monthly active users. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Links: Joanna on YouTube: “ I Spent 24 Hours in the Woods With Talking AI Chatbots ”. Joanna’s excellent interview with Craig Federighi on Apple Intelligence , which is also on YouTube . My commentary linking to it. Ann-Marie Alcántara’s Wall Street Journal piece: “ When Did Apple’s Notes App Become an Extension of Our Brains? ” (also on News+ ) Larry David on Siri . Voight-Kampff Test . There’s a social media thing where people are posting ChatGPT’s illustrations from the prompt “Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my current life looks like.” Here’s mine : I’m all alone in a nice study with lots of books, a leather couch, and a manual typewriter. Here’s Joanna’s : Boy Scouts, basketball, cameras, computers, and lots of bagels. Here’s an alternate from Joanna . The Gruber and Coudal families, leaving Barack Obama’s election night rally in Grant Park in Chicago in 2008 . This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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