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02 | Brain Rot: Is AI turning us off human relationships?
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Whether it’s social media, the omnipresent smartphone or AI companions, in recent decades the way we relate to each other has been completely up-ended.
In episode two of Brain Rot, we explore the potential implications that tech poses to human relationships.
Worldwide estimates suggest there are around one billion users of AI companion — people using software or applications designed to simulate human-like interactions through text and voice.
So if the uptake of these AI companions is as rapid as is being reported, what are the ramifications? And could AI companions be both a cause and cure for loneliness?
Brain Rot is a new five part series from the ABC’s Science Friction about how tech is changing our brains, hosted by Ange Lavoipierre.
Guests:
Kelly
In a relationship with an AI companion, Christian
Bethanie Drake-Maples
Doctoral Candidate, Research Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence
Nicholas Epley
Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Nicholas Carr
Author and journalist
Credits:
- Presenter: Ange Lavoipierre
- Producer: Fiona Pepper
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Sound Engineer: Tim Symonds
This story was made on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar peoples.
712 episodes
Manage episode 488012751 series 1417835
Whether it’s social media, the omnipresent smartphone or AI companions, in recent decades the way we relate to each other has been completely up-ended.
In episode two of Brain Rot, we explore the potential implications that tech poses to human relationships.
Worldwide estimates suggest there are around one billion users of AI companion — people using software or applications designed to simulate human-like interactions through text and voice.
So if the uptake of these AI companions is as rapid as is being reported, what are the ramifications? And could AI companions be both a cause and cure for loneliness?
Brain Rot is a new five part series from the ABC’s Science Friction about how tech is changing our brains, hosted by Ange Lavoipierre.
Guests:
Kelly
In a relationship with an AI companion, Christian
Bethanie Drake-Maples
Doctoral Candidate, Research Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence
Nicholas Epley
Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Nicholas Carr
Author and journalist
Credits:
- Presenter: Ange Lavoipierre
- Producer: Fiona Pepper
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Sound Engineer: Tim Symonds
This story was made on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar peoples.
712 episodes
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