AI bots

also referred to as: ai bot

8 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 4 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 3, 2023 by Dave Morin · across every show →

Everything said about AI bots, oldest first

Nov 3, 2023 bearish
Opinion
Dave Morin: AI influence campaigns could already be running undetected on TikTok
“Right now, there's no way to know the identity of who's behind anything that's going on. And so, that could already be happening, and we wouldn't know it.”
Dave Morin Nov 3, 2023 ▶ 39:11 #21: AI Regulation, War and the Future of the American Tech Stack · More or Less Podcast
Nov 17, 2023 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lessin: Personalized AI bots of oneself will replace human influencers
“The ultimate winner over influencers is going to be some weird reflected version of yourself that you're going to get deeply obsessed with. And like, that's who you're going to hang out with.”
Sam Lessin Nov 17, 2023 ▶ 55:16 #23: Why (and How) SMBs and Creators Will Win With AI, the New Financing Contracts, and More · More or Less Podcast
Apr 26, 2024 negative
Opinion
Sam Lessin: AI Bots Will Disrupt Glamour Influencers on Instagram
“I think this is a place where, like, if there's anything, anyone that should worry about disruption from AI, It is, like, very plasticky fake girls on Instagram, because, like, they can be beaten by bots, and the bots are already showing up.”
Sam Lessin Apr 26, 2024 ▶ 44:33 #44: The $1B AI Girlfriend Market, the Tech Hedge Fund Fallout and Why VCs Can’t Quit AI · More or Less Podcast
May 17, 2024 negative
Insight
Sam Lessin: VCs will no longer respond to personalized cold emails
“It means that you can no longer like email a VC, even with like any personal information and expect them to respond because you're just like, this is probably a bot. I'm not going to respond.”
Sam Lessin May 17, 2024 ▶ 54:10 #47: Algorithm-Proof Media and New Twists in the AI War · More or Less Podcast
May 17, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jessica Lessin: Investor Spent 15 Minutes Consulting an Expert-Network AI Bot
“Someone told me they had their first one where the person was a bot, and it took them about 15 minutes into the call to realize they weren't actually talking with a real expert.”
Jessica Lessin May 17, 2024 ▶ 5:49 #47: Algorithm-Proof Media and New Twists in the AI War · More or Less Podcast
May 23, 2025 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Morin: A reputation and identity marketplace for AI bots will emerge
“The marketplace of like, Reputation and identity amongst all bots. Like, that something is going to have to happen like that, right? Like, you need to know, like, this bot added a lot of value to, like, one million people or in this way, right?”
Dave Morin May 23, 2025 ▶ 47:19 OpenAI Teams Up with Jony Ive, Vibe Coding, Gemini, and More | More or Less #100 · More or Less Podcast
Feb 20, 2026 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dave Morin: People are adding personal AI bots into group chats
“This is one of the more fun use cases that I've seen a bunch in the last few days, which is people adding their bots Just do a group chat with me and having their bot explain things and get into the conversation.”
Dave Morin Feb 20, 2026 ▶ 54:57 OpenClaw vs Meta vs OpenAI: The Personal Agent Wars Heat Up · More or Less Podcast
May 1, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Sam Lessin built an AI bot generating custom kids' podcasts on demand
“So now whenever they want to listen to something in a car, I just email my bot. I say, make a podcast on how Minecraft was made, or how the history of Nintendo, or how EI Sports FC Mobile XXX was made, or Jetpack Joyride.”
Sam Lessin May 1, 2026 ▶ 50:45 Elon Musk vs OpenAI Trial, Google Cloud Surge, Meta’s Blocked Acquisition, Anthropic Winning · More or Less Podcast
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