The Tech Swindler, Addicted To My AI Chatbot, Grammarly Takes On Big Tech?

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In this episode of Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi dive into the wild story of the tech con artist who is fooling Silicon Valley startups, exposing some big cracks in how the industry hires. They also break down the rise of AI addictions, the emotional pull of chatbots, and round off with Grammarly's acquisition of Superhuman.

Chapters

00:25 The Tech Swindler: The Greatest Catfish of a Generation?
12:37 AI Addiction and Chatbot Dependency
26:23 Grammarly Buys Superhuman - Little Tech vs. Big Tech

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Extra Reading & Resources

• An over-employed engineer was caught secretly working for multiple Silicon Valley startups at once—picking up salary offers of up to $200K per job [Fortune]
• Inside ‘AI Addiction’ Support Groups, Where People Try to Stop Talking to Chatbots [404 Media]
• Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman [TechCrunch] 

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