Joanna Stern: A year living with bots
Joanna Stern: A year living with bots  
Podcast: Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
Published On: Tue Sep 01 2026
Description: She spent twelve months trying out the best and the worst that AI has to offer, from the creepy (an AI boyfriend), to the helpful (an AI-powered mammogram) to the weird (a robot masseuse) and the downright annoying (a stuffed animal toy that wouldn’t shut up).  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.