S6E9 - The AI chatbot cop squad is here (feat. Emanuel Maiberg and Jason Koebler)
Published: May 4, 2025
Duration: 46:12
“Heidi” is a 36-year-old, San Francisco-born, divorced activist who is lonely, outspoken, and active on social media. “Jason” is a shy, bilingual teenager whose parents immigrated from Ecuador who likes anime, gaming, comic books, and hiking.
Neither of them is real. Both are supposed to fight crime.
Heidi and Jason are examples of “AI personas” that are being pitched by the company Massive Blue for its lead product, Overwatch. Already in use at police departments across the United States, Overwatch can allegedly help with the identification, investigation, and arrest of criminal suspects.
Understanding exactly how...