NYT reporter gets scolded by a Waymo robotaxi without realizing his phone was recording
chrisalbon · x · 2026-10-03
New York Times Silicon Valley correspondent Mike Isaac shared audio of himself being scolded by a Waymo robotaxi's voice system as he got in, unaware his phone was recording. Chris Albon reshared it with a nod to the AI doomsday 'basilisk' meme, joking that 'the basilisk will remember this.' A lighthearted AI-world moment.
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