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Where's the Fun in AI Gambling?
On this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we break down the role of AI in the online gambling scene.
This week, hosts Lauren and Mike speak with senior writer Kate Knibbs to discuss how, from startups to traditional gambling sites, industry players are promoting AI agents with the promise of helping users make better bets. I originally pitched this story last December, I believe, it was a while ago, because I just sort of assumed with the boom and interest in AI agents that it was only a matter of time before it intersected with online gambling, because it seemed like a potential way for a lot of people to attempt to get rich quick. Lauren Goode: So what you're describing is a world in which the more legitimate use case is an AI app wrapper that's wrapped around an LLM that is making near real-time bets on your behalf behind some black box algorithm and tapping into your crypto account to do it.
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