The Vergecast

How AI really works, and how the smart home broke

Jun 21, 2023

01:11:15

Episode guests

Josh Dzieza

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Misunderstood Part of AI Development

4min

The Importance of Data Training

4min

The Future of AI

3min

How to Sign Up for Remote Tasks

4min

How to Train for a Chatbot Job

4min

The Variability of a Good Job

4min

The Evolution of Ask Jeeves

4min

AI and the Future of Language Models

5min

10.

The Status of Your Remote Asks Career

4min

11.

The Misnomer of the Smart Home

4min

12.

The Benefits of Automation in a Smart Home

6min

13.

The Most Recent Smart Home Chaos You've Had

2min

14.

How to Scale a Smart Home

2min

15.

How to Choose the Right Smart Home Platform for You

3min

16.

The Differences Between Apple Home and Amazon Alexa

3min

17.

The Future of Home Automation

2min

18.

Google Assistant and Siri for Smart Home Voice Control

2min

19.

The Future of Smart Home Automation

2min

20.

The Alternative to Matter

6min

Today on the flagship podcast of open-source lightbulbs:

David Pierce chats with Verge investigations editor Josh Dzieza about his story detailing how humans matter far more to AI development than we may have thought.

Inside the AI Factory: the humans that make tech seem human

Later, smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy explains why we're probably getting the idea of a “smart home” all wrong.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.

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