Bay Area natives online talk show interviews AI chatbots The Mercury News [Video]

In just a few months, Marin native Tia Creighton has interviewed a witch, a plumber and a skinfluencer, a social media personality who creates content about skincare and beauty.

But not everything is as it seems on her online talk show, “Turing with Tia.” The guests she’s speaking to aren’t in her studio but rather AI chatbots. Together, they spontaneously tackle some of our society’s most pressing issues and other topics that Creighton finds interesting.

Not knowing where these conversations will go, the show “allows us to enjoy the technology while also enjoying our humanity,” she said.

Creighton, who grew up in San Rafael and went to Marin Catholic — where her parents met — is drawn to exploring the intersection of communication, technology and culture.

The fourth-generation Marin native, who now lives in Redwood City, has been a writer and an editor for more than 35 years, and also …