What AI can and can't do for you (for now)
Summary
Marketplace Tech host Stephanie Hughes interviews Joanna Stern, author of "I Am Not a Robot," about her year-long experiment using AI for daily tasks. Stern discusses how AI aided her book research but highlights significant privacy and emotional costs, including forming relationships with chatbots. She warns that while AI improves efficiency, it poses risks to personal data and genuine human connection.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Sponsor: Capital One AI car shopping
Intro: Living with AI assistants
Joanna Stern on using AI for research
Failures of AI in personal communication
Sponsor: Intuit QuickBooks Payroll
Financial and privacy costs of AI integration
Emotional costs of AI relationships
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