Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 335

Episode 335 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast looks at AI, magicians, chatbot snafus and more!

Episode 335 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast looks at AI, magicians, chatbot snafus and more!

Episode 335 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast kicks off with news that Apple are already preparing for a post-quantum world with their latest iMessage update. From there the team discuss criticism around Google’s ‘woke’ AI picture issues.

Following that, the team wrap up with two stories, the first around Air Canada’s chatbot giving incorrect refund advice to a customer, and a spoon-bending magician says he was paid to create a fake Biden robocall.

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