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SOLVED! #17 - How to Use the Bullsh*t Machine: A.I. LLMs’ insertion into childhood, school, work, and movements

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Air Date: 8-1-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • The impact of A.I. LLM “friend” bots on childhood development
  • How using A.I. LLMs negatively impacts critical thinking and information retention
  • The importance of understanding how A.I. LLM tools work before using them
  • The ways in which A.I. LLM tools could and shouldn’t help movements on the Left, and evaluating the risks
  • BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!) - The Gen Z Stare, and the incidents of A.I. LLM-induced psychosis

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REFERENCES:

AI Will Never Be Your Kid’s Friend - The Atlantic

ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study - Time

MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated - The Conversation

What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works - The Atlantic

Steve Jobs on Why Computers Are Like a Bicycle for the Mind (1990) - The Marginalian

Progressive grassroots activist groups must adopt AI or risk irrelevance - Sacramento Bee

Final Thoughts & A Warning: AI as a Tool, Not a Substitute for Thinking - Harvard Kennedy School - Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Can AI Chatbots Worsen Psychosis and Cause Delusions? - Psychology Today

TAKE ACTION:

One Million Rising Trainings

In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach

Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Find your Indivisible group - or start one

Write to the DNC

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Reach us via Signal:

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Leave a message at 202-999-3991

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

Thanks for listening!

Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

Contact me directly at [email protected]

Review the show on Apple Podcasts!

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Content provided by Jay Tomlinson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jay Tomlinson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Air Date: 8-1-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • The impact of A.I. LLM “friend” bots on childhood development
  • How using A.I. LLMs negatively impacts critical thinking and information retention
  • The importance of understanding how A.I. LLM tools work before using them
  • The ways in which A.I. LLM tools could and shouldn’t help movements on the Left, and evaluating the risks
  • BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!) - The Gen Z Stare, and the incidents of A.I. LLM-induced psychosis

FOLLOW US ON:

Bluesky

Mastadon

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube (This episode drops on YouTube on Friday - please share!)

Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e

REFERENCES:

AI Will Never Be Your Kid’s Friend - The Atlantic

ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study - Time

MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated - The Conversation

What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works - The Atlantic

Steve Jobs on Why Computers Are Like a Bicycle for the Mind (1990) - The Marginalian

Progressive grassroots activist groups must adopt AI or risk irrelevance - Sacramento Bee

Final Thoughts & A Warning: AI as a Tool, Not a Substitute for Thinking - Harvard Kennedy School - Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Can AI Chatbots Worsen Psychosis and Cause Delusions? - Psychology Today

TAKE ACTION:

One Million Rising Trainings

In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach

Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Find your Indivisible group - or start one

Write to the DNC

Join our Discord Server

Reach us via Signal:

Bestoftheleft.01

Leave a message at 202-999-3991

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

Thanks for listening!

Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

Contact me directly at [email protected]

Review the show on Apple Podcasts!

  continue reading

572 episodes

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