How AI Could Be Used to Judge the Boss’s Mental Fitness

WSJ Tech News Briefing

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Artificial intelligence can use a person’s speech patterns to forecast Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. For corporate leaders, tools like this could lead to questions about whether a verbal stumble is actually a sign of diminishing mental fitness. WSJ columnist Callum Borchers joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how AI can be used to suggest cognitive decline and also help ward off scrutiny. Plus, Tesla wants its latest driver-assistance technology on Chinese roads, but regulators have concerns. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.4	slash Wall Street.
0:19.4	Welcome to Tech News briefing. It's Thursday, August 22nd. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street
0:25.0	Journal. Tesla's latest driving assistance technology which the
0:29.6	company calls full self-driving hasn't been approved by Chinese regulators yet.
0:35.2	Meanwhile, Chinese rivals already have similar technology on the roads.
0:39.7	So what does this mean for Tesla in its biggest market outside the US?
0:44.8	And then bosses live in fear of verbal missteps.
0:48.6	New artificial intelligence tools capable of predicting cognitive decline could make that worse.
0:55.0	We're going to tell you about the research and AI tools that could be used to combat those
0:59.7	workplace concerns.
1:05.1	But first, China accounted for 20% of Tesla's revenue in the first half of this year.
1:11.2	But like other U.S. and European carmakers, the company's sales in China are falling.
1:16.4	Tesla is hoping its latest driving assistance technology can help spur demand,
1:21.8	as soon as it gets regulatory approval.
1:25.0	Here to tell us more is our reporter Raphael Huang.
1:28.0	So Raphael, what is Tesla's Advanced Driving
1:31.0	Assistance Technology, which it calls full self-driving or
1:34.9	FSD capable of doing.
1:37.5	So the latest version of FSD, the so-called version 12 is based on the technology called
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