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October 7, 2022 36 mins

Coming up today: as Elon Musk and Twitter (maybe) close in on a deal, we delve deep into the glorious, curious world of bots.


(This show was recorded before Elon Musk said he would, in fact, buy Twitter.)


The stories we talk about this week...


The Quest to Find Twitter’s Elusive Bot Team

https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-find-twitters-elusive-bot-team/


The Problem With Mental Health Bots

https://www.wired.com/story/mental-health-chatbots/


Read all our bot coverage

https://www.wired.com/tag/series-bots-run-the-internet/


Music by Filip Hnizdo


Produced and edited by James Temperton

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