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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Founder Admits His "AI Transcription" Startup Was Just Him Joining People's Meetings and Taking Notes by Hand

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Founder Admits His "AI Transcription" Startup Was Just Him Joining People's Meetings and Taking Notes by Hand

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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Fireflies CTO and co-founder Sam Udotong recently admitted that his AI transcription startup charged $100 an hour for notes taken by a human.

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4 months ago
I think he was just trying to recreate Searle’s Chinese Room.

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