Summary

  • An audio seminar from MIT Technology Review discusses the rise of chatbots and the implications for society and human interaction.
  • The seminar features three speakers, all journalists from the Technology Review, who address the positives and negatives of the growing prevalence of chatbots.
  • They examine the various ways in which chatbots are already transforming human behaviour, from selfie apps which adjust your facial expressions to the softening of the news curation process.
  • They also ask whether chatbots should be regulated and what measures could be put in place to control them.
  • There is also a written summary of the main arguments, but the podcast itself is only available to alumni of MIT and subscribers.

By MIT Technology Review

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