What Next TBD: Will A.I. Take My Job?

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Employees at Reviewed were surprised when they saw mysterious bylines behind poorly worded articles on the site. But information on their new contributors was hard to find—were they people at all, or was this the first clumsy incursion of A.I. into their newsroom? Guest: Will Sommer, Washington Post media reporter If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:04.0	Some people call us American royalty.
0:06.0	We were Liars.
0:08.0	A new series on Prime Video.
0:10.0	We were happy. We wanted for nothing.
0:12.0	Based on the best-selling novel.
0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers. We were liars. New series, watch now, only on
0:28.9	Prime Video. When I got Will Summer on The Law. When I got Will Summer on the line, I asked him to read me some product reviews.
0:45.1	This is not normally his job.
0:47.6	Will is a reporter for the Washington Post who covers media.
0:51.3	And I asked him to read me two specific reviews from the website Reviewed,
0:55.8	which is owned by the publisher Connect. Two reviews which mysteriously appeared online last month.
1:03.2	One is for scuba masks and the other is for drink tumblers. I guess let's start with scuba masks.
1:10.5	Sure, why not? Okay, before buying a scuba
1:13.9	mask, there are several important factors to consider. The most crucial aspect of a scuba mask is
1:18.5	the fit. It should create a watertight seal around your face without causing discomfort or
1:22.3	pressure points. Okay, should we check the next one? Yeah, yeah, let's do the next one.
1:26.3	When shopping for a tumbler, there are many factors to consider.
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