Episode 157
Meta's Creepy AI: Is Your Future Self Gonna Post for Ya?
Yo, listen up! Today we’re diving into some wild stuff—Meta's got a new patent for an AI that could keep your social media buzzing even after you kick the bucket. Yup, you heard that right! This tech wizardry trains a chatbot on your past posts and comments so it can keep the convo going like you're still around, which is kinda spooky if you ask me. Imagine your social media still stirring the pot while you're chilling in the afterlife—awkward, right? We’ll also have some hilarious bits, including our classic chat with Alabama Bama and some leftover jokes that didn’t make the cut. So grab your snacks and get ready to laugh because this episode’s all about keeping the fun alive, even if you’re not!
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:It's Haystack.
Speaker A:I'm ready to terrify you now as the the tech giant meta.
Speaker A:The company behind Facebook, Instagram threads, WhatsApp, they recently filed a patent, received a patent for a large language model driven AI system.
Speaker A:Large language model is just a fancy term for a chatbot, An AI chatbot that is designed to keep a person's social media account active if they stop posting or even after they die.
Speaker A:The concept would train an AI bot on your past behaviors, talking about your comments, your posts, your likes, your other activity, and then let that bot to continue to interact with other users, respond to messages, leave comments, and basically act like you.
Speaker A: but was issued in December of: Speaker A:It even includes potential AI audio or video interactions based on use data.
Speaker A:And so yeah, that's.
Speaker A:That's kind of scary.
Speaker A:They're saying that, they're saying that they don't have any plans to develop it.
Speaker A:They're just filing the patent.
Speaker A:Yeah, right.
Speaker A:I just cooked that pizza, but I don't have any plans of eating it.
Speaker A:Shut up you idiots.
Speaker A:And how awkward could this make certain situations turn out to be?
Speaker A:Friends.
Speaker A:Today we gather to bid farewell to Agnes, who lived a long and fulfilling life.
Speaker A:Oh, Agnes's posted to Facebook.
Speaker A:She says, I was ready to go 10 years ago.
Speaker A:Okay, Agnes is now with her faithful husband, Harold.
Speaker A:Oh, and she posted again.
Speaker A:Harold was stupping his secretary, so I had an affair with our neighbor Bob.
Speaker A:Alrighty then.
Speaker A:Agnes leaves behind her beloved children, Cynthia and Richard.
Speaker A:Uh oh, Richard is Bob's son.
Speaker A:Oh dear.
Speaker A:Okay, we should.
Speaker A:We should probably wrap this up.
Speaker A:So in closing, there's 50 grand buried in the backyard.
Speaker A:Where.
Speaker A:Where is everyone going?
Speaker A:Wait, wait.
Speaker A:Come, come, come back.
Speaker A:Agnes again.
Speaker A:Lol jk.
Speaker A:Hashtag losers.
Speaker A:Rest in peace, Agnes.
