Monologue: AI Is Making The Tech Industry Weak
5/15/202622 min
In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron runs you through how LLMs and the obsession with AI is actively destroying the fabric of the tech industry.
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Speaker 10:31
Amazon Health AI presents Painful Thoughts.
Speaker 30:38
I, um, I can't stop scratching my downtown. Mm-hmm, yeah, but I'm not itching to go downtown and tell a receptionist I'm here to talk about my downtown. Some things you'd rather type than say out loud.
Speaker 10:53
There's no question too embarrassing for Amazon Health AI. Chat your symptoms and get virtual care twenty four seven. Healthcare just got less painful.
Speaker 41:02
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