Fri. 12/16 - Bots Doing Business With Bots

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Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Society & Culture, News, Tech News, Science

4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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An AI chatbot that can negotiate with customer service chatbots to lower your bills, cancel your subscriptions, and more. Plus, the reason why chocolate sometimes gets that white sort of chalky sheen on it. And, a segment from the archives about the science behind some reindeers’ color-changing eyes, real red-nosed reindeer, and the origins of that famous song. Sponsors: Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL Shopify, Sign up for a free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: DoNotPay is launching an AI chatbot that can negotiate your bills (The Verge) This Oddly Polite Chatbot Will Fight With Comcast Support So You Don't Have To (Gizmodo) Why Does It Mean When Chocolate Turns White? (HowStuffWorks) Why does chocolate turn white (and is it safe to eat)? (Live Science) The Reason Chocolate Gets Chalky White, and Whether It’s Safe to Eat (Mental Floss) Why Are Reindeer Eyes Golden In Summer But Blue In Winter? (National Geographic) The Scientific Reason Why Reindeer Have Red Noses (Smithsonian Magazine) Christmas: A Candid History by Bruce David Forbes Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers?
0:14.8	Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:17.1	Stop booking around and visit on the beach.com.
0:22.2	Conditions apply.
0:26.4	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people at all protected.
0:29.7	On the beach.
0:44.0	It's Friday, December 16th, 2020. I'm Jackson Bird today. An AI chatbot that can negotiate with customer service chatbots to lower your bills, cancel your subscriptions, and more. Plus,
0:50.3	the reason why chocolate sometimes gets that white sort of chalky sheen on it.
0:56.0	And a segment from the archives about the science behind some reindeer's color-changing eyes,
1:02.1	real red-nosed reindeer, and the origins of that famous song.
1:07.1	Here's some cool stuff for your ride home.
1:12.5	Live text chatting with customer service is already better than having to call customer
1:18.0	service and navigate through a bunch of menus and wait on hold forever.
1:22.5	But what if you didn't even have to put up with the live chat?
1:26.3	What if a bot could do it for you?
1:29.4	That dream will soon be a reality thanks to do not pay. Do Not Pay bills itself as a robot lawyer.
1:37.7	And it's been around for several years using AI to generate templates that people can use to
1:43.3	help file complaints, cancel accounts,
1:46.2	and in its original offering, fight parking tickets.
1:49.5	In recent years, it's been expanding to antifacial recognition and making terms of service
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