Substack Live Re-Air: Does AI Have Empathy? | Babak Hodjat
Topics discussed
Introduction to Babok Hojat and Siri's origins
Sponsor: Progressive Insurance
The multi-agent architecture of original Siri
Sponsors: Stuart Fails to Save the Universe and Progressive
Why Siri's capabilities were watered down for commercialization
The rise of Large Language Models and AI agents
AI empathy, alignment, and the black box problem
Sponsors: Superpower, Our Place, and Shopify
AI memory limitations and lack of lived experience
Future of AI: Agents, energy, and societal impact
Career advice and closing thoughts
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