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Is AI Creating a World Without Choice? How to Fight Back with Jacob Ward

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Delanie Fischer chats with Jacob Ward, veteran technology journalist and correspondent, about how AI differs from past technological inventions and why this moment feels fundamentally different. They explore some of the inner workings of artificial intelligence including LLMs, the effects of over-reliance on these tools, and what the future may look like for regulation, responsibility, and human connection.

Episode Highlights:

  • AI Psychosis, Addiction, Romance, Friendship, And How We’ll Define It
  • The Risk Of Outsourcing Critical Thinking, Creativity, And Connection
  • Two Problematic Features Of Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • AI Slop, Clanker Culture, And Undetectable Fake Imagery
  • Is Ad Placement Next, And Will We Know We’re Being Sold To?
  • Tech Leaders: Responsibility, Ideology, And Profit Motives
  • Desire And Purpose: The “Smoker” And “Heroin” Problem Analogies

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The Lost Secrets of Civilization: Ancient Innovation and Forgotten Wisdom with Jack R. Bialik: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/d6769440/the-lost-secrets-of-civilization-ancient-innovation-and-forgotten-wisdom-with-jack-r-bialik

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Delanie Fischer chats with Jacob Ward, veteran technology journalist and correspondent, about how AI differs from past technological inventions and why this moment feels fundamentally different. They explore some of the inner workings of artificial intelligence including LLMs, the effects of over-reliance on these tools, and what the future may look like for regulation, responsibility, and human connection.

Episode Highlights:

  • AI Psychosis, Addiction, Romance, Friendship, And How We’ll Define It
  • The Risk Of Outsourcing Critical Thinking, Creativity, And Connection
  • Two Problematic Features Of Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • AI Slop, Clanker Culture, And Undetectable Fake Imagery
  • Is Ad Placement Next, And Will We Know We’re Being Sold To?
  • Tech Leaders: Responsibility, Ideology, And Profit Motives
  • Desire And Purpose: The “Smoker” And “Heroin” Problem Analogies

____

A quick 5-star rating for Self-Helpless means so much! ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-helpless/id1251196416⁠

Free goodies like The Quote Buffet + The Watch & Read List: ⁠https://www.selfhelplesspodcast.com/⁠

Ad-free episodes on ⁠Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless⁠

Your Host, Delanie Fischer:⁠ https://www.delaniefischer.com⁠

____

Related Episodes:

AI, Robotics, and The Future of Work and Life with Dr. Catie Cuan: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/2458ba1f/ai-robotics-and-the-future-of-work-and-life-with-dr-catie-cuan

The Lost Secrets of Civilization: Ancient Innovation and Forgotten Wisdom with Jack R. Bialik: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/d6769440/the-lost-secrets-of-civilization-ancient-innovation-and-forgotten-wisdom-with-jack-r-bialik

It’s Not a Mental Health Crisis: Human Reactions to a Loneliness Epidemic with Dr. Jody Carrington: https://www.delaniefischer.com/selfhelplesspodcast/episode/2d626d7b/its-not-a-mental-health-crisis-human-reactions-to-a-loneliness-epidemic-with-dr-jody-carrington

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