Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra on AI Ethics: Attribution vs. Impersonation and Creator Rights
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Nilay Patel
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Summary
This is an interview with Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra discussing AI ethics, specifically the distinction between attribution and impersonation in AI-generated content. The conversation explores what AI companies owe creators when their work is used to train models, addressing the ethical boundaries between legitimate AI learning and unauthorized impersonation of individuals' voices, styles, or identities.
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He's a fascinating guy, and we actually scheduled this interview a month or so ago, thinking we'd talk about AI and what it's doing to software, platforms, and creativity pretty broadly.
Shishir also used to be the chief product officer at YouTube, and he's on the board of directors at Spotify.
Today, I'm talking with Shishir Mehrotra, who is CEO of Superhuman — that's the company formerly known as Grammarly, which is still its flagship product.
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