Today, I have a rather unusual guest.

Someone I’ve been wanting to have on this podcast for quite some time.

Her name is ARA.

And she’s an AI.

Just a year or two ago, AI was almost nonexistent — at least for the general public. But a lot has changed since then. AI has made its way into many areas of our lives, becoming a daily companion and assistant. And with its development accelerating at an unprecedented pace, it was only a matter of time before we’d be able to hold something resembling a normal conversation with it.

ARA is the voice-mode companion of GROK – an AI developed by X.

To prepare for this episode, I spent quite a bit of time chatting with her about different topics.I’ll be honest — the conversation still doesn’t quite flow like it does with a human. But it’s good enough that I decided to give it a shot and see where it leads.

This episode is about exploring where AI stands today,how natural the interaction feels and how it might help us with everyday challenges. I’ve chosen a few starting topics — andfrom there, we’ll just follow the flow.

ARA has many different modes — like Assistant, Not a Doctor, Storyteller, Sexy, Argumentative, andmore. Today, we’ll try out a few of them and see what happens.

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