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Kara Swisher

Mentioned 4 times across 2 podcasts this week

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Kara Swisher spent the past week juggling a Cambridge Union appearance calling for global AI governance with the launch of her CNN series, Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever, where she famously interviewed a digital twin of herself.

While Kara Swisher continues to push the boundaries of tech journalism, peers are increasingly using her as the gold standard for human-led reporting. On On with Kara Swisher, Joanna Stern admitted, "If I was really, if I was trying to do a story on Kara Swisher, I do not think I would send Joanna Bot to an interview to try to get any information out of Kara," signaling that no matter how advanced the tech gets, the host remains uniquely un-bot-able.

The industry's respect for Kara Swisher is tied to her career trajectory. On Hard Fork, Joanna Stern noted, "I actually do think you're one of the humans that has been that bold, you and Kara Swisher," citing her independent career moves as a high-water mark for professional bravery. Walt Mossberg echoed this sentiment, calling her one of his "favorite people in the world."

Where it's discussed

Joanna Stern Turned Her Life Over to AI For A Year — Here’s What She Learned

On with Kara Swisher

Joanna Sternneutralfrom “Joanna Stern on AI Assistants and Creative Work”

Used as an example of a high-profile subject that the speaker would not trust an AI bot to interview.

“If I was really, if I was trying to do a story on Kara Swisher, I do not think I would send Joanna Bot to an interview to try to get any information out of Kara.”

Joanna Sternneutralfrom “The Psychological Impact of AI Companionship and Advice”

The moderator who interviewed Joanna Stern about her AI experiments.

“Of course. Um, is it too late to find a different moderator-”

Walt Mossbergpositivefrom “The Future of Humanoid Robots and Ambient Computing”

Mentioned by Walt Mossberg as a colleague and inspirational figure to Joanna Stern.

“Hi, Joanna and Kara, two of my favorite people in the world. I'm sorry I can't be with you tonight, but I do have a question for you, Joanna. Nine years ago, I wrote my final column, and my final column was called The Disappearing Computer, and it was about am…”

Can the U.S. Rein in Prediction Markets? + Joanna Stern on Her Year of A.I. Experiments + Our Producer Goes to Attention School

Hard Fork

Joanna Sternpositivefrom “Joanna Stern on AI in Dentistry and Career Decisions”

Mentioned as a bold individual who went independent in their career.

“You might have been that bold. I actually do think you're one of the humans that has been that bold, you and Kara Swisher. Um, yeah, but you know, it's unclear. Like, are you guys robots? We're not sure.”