Elon Musk and The Bots

Elon Musk and The Bots

Author: WIRED UK October 7, 2022 Duration: 36:07
Coming up today: as Elon Musk and Twitter (maybe) close in on a deal, we delve deep into the glorious, curious world of bots. (This show was recorded before Elon Musk said he would, in fact, buy Twitter.) The stories we talk about this week... The Quest to Find Twitter’s Elusive Bot Team https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-find-twitters-elusive-bot-team/ The Problem With Mental Health Bots https://www.wired.com/story/mental-health-chatbots/ Read all our bot coverage https://www.wired.com/tag/series-bots-run-the-internet/ Music by Filip Hnizdo Produced and edited by James Temperton

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