Boston Public Radio full show: Feb. 16, 2023

A computer screen is illuminated with Microsoft Outlook and the Bing Chatbot open on the screen. Someone's shoulder is in the left side of the frame in front of the computer. — An attendee interacts with the AI-powered Microsoft Bing search engine and Edge browser during an event at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Microsoft unveiled new versions of its Bing internet-search engine and Edge browser powered by the newest technology from ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

Zoe Mathews is a producer for Boston Public Radio and the producer of The Scrum podcast.

February 21, 2023

Updated May 09, 2023

Today on Boston Public Radio:

NBC Political Director Chuck Todd discussed Nikki Haley jumping into the 2024 presidential race, and other news as we head into election season.

Then, we opened the lines to discuss Bing's new search engine, powered by ChatGPT, off of Kevin Roose's reporting in The New York Times.

For the remainder of the show, we replayed conversations with: author Ben Shattuck and comedian Jenny Slate; naturalist and author Sy Montgomery; Mona Haydar & Sebastian Robins on their PBS show “The Great Muslim American Road Trip”; and musician Red Shaydez.

Zoe Mathews is a producer for Boston Public Radio and the producer of The Scrum podcast.

Boston Public Radio full show: Feb. 16, 2023

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