The speaker discusses a company that offers an AI character feature allowing users to converse with virtual characters like Winston Churchill or SpongeBob. Despite the gimmicky nature of this, the constant reminder that chatbots are not sentient beings is deemed unnecessary. The conversation delves into the importance of users becoming accustomed to AI's limitations and understanding they are interacting with AI language models, not humans. An anecdote from a book is shared to illustrate how people can still perceive non-sentient objects as real despite knowing the truth.
A year ago, a chatbot tried to break up Kevin Roose’s marriage. Ever since, chatbots haven’t been the same. We’ll tell you how. Then, we’ll talk through the latest ways the world is adapting to artificial intelligence. And finally, Aravind Srinivas, the chief executive of Perplexity, will discuss his company’s “answer engine,” a challenger to Google’s search engine that could reshape the web as we know it.
Today’s guest:
- Aravind Srinivas, chief executive of Perplexity
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