In today's episode, we tackle AI in an admittedly existential way by asking ourselves, how does this technology affect our humanity?

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AI Chatbot Pushed Teen to Kill Himself, a Lawsuit Against its Creator Alleges

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AI Is a Lot of Work

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Artificial Intelligence and the Black Hole of Capitalism: A More-than-Human Political Ethology

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Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath

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Chatbot Encouraged Teen to Kill Parents Over Screentime Limit

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Chat GPT is Becoming a Religion

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Does using artificial intelligence assistance accelerate skill decay and hinder skill development without performers’ awareness?

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He would still be here. Man Dies by Suicide after talking with AI chatbot, Widow Says

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The Hidden Risk of letting AI Decide- Losing the Skills to Choose for Ourselves

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Illinois’ ban on AI therapy won’t stop people from asking chatbots for help

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Increased AI use linked to Eroding Critical Thinking Skills

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National Eating Disorders Association takes its AI Chatbot Offline After Complaints of Harmful Advice

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‘Nobody Wants a Robot to Read Them a Story!’ The Creatives and Acedemics Rejecting AI- at Work and at Home

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No more Mr. Nice Guy: Say goodbye to the sycophantic ChatGPT

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People are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed after Spiraling into “ChatGPT Psychosis”

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People are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies

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The Problem with AI is the Problem with Capitalism

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Rethinking of Marxist perspectives on big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and capitalist economic development

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Therapy Chatbot Tells recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat

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UK universities warned to ‘stress-test’ assessments as 92% of students use AI