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Is the internet’s next chapter making us lonelier?
Tech companies embed AI chatbots widely despite concerns over safety, with investigations revealing suppression of child safety research and calls for regulatory oversight.
- In episode 212, Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the impact of artificial intelligence, particularly through chatbots and social media, on human connections, learning experiences, and mental well-being.
- Kyte warns that industry self-policing is insufficient because AI was widely deployed without knowing its full effects, while investigative reports reveal tech companies suppressed child safety research.
- Rada acknowledges AI shortcuts saved time but sidestepped valuable learning, and he notes past technologies like the internet faced skepticism before becoming indispensable.
- Kyte compares AI to a powerful drug requiring tight control until understood, citing parallels to opioids and defective automobiles where profits trumped safety until regulation forced accountability.
- The discussion highlights growing concerns that AI’s rapid adoption may pose risks that outweigh benefits, raising questions about society’s readiness for its consequences.
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Is the internet’s next chapter making us lonelier?
The Ethical Life podcast: Artificial intelligence now helps mediate many of our daily choices. The hosts weigh benefits against spirals of self-harm content, weak oversight and profit incentives that reward engagement over human well-being.
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