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From Talking Tools to Metahumans: Social Interaction Semiotic Skill and the Authority of AI Chatbots

UC Santa Barbara (Audio) by UCTV

Jul 3, 202600:54:19Arts

As chatbots trained on Large Language Models become more sophisticated, their responses can sometimes seem uncanny, as if they come from a source that is mysterious, inexplicable, or even divine. Webb Keane, Professor of...

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From Talking Tools to Metahumans: Social Interaction Semiotic Skill and the Authority of AI Chatbots is an episode from UC Santa Barbara (Audio) by UCTV. As chatbots trained on Large Language Models become more sophisticated, their response...

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Published Jul 3, 2026, 00:54:19 long, audio available.