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For a little relief from the heat of the AI arms race, Alex and Viv get back to the sheer joy of creativity and invention that fueled their initial bond. Inevitably, this leads to a meditation on the line between imitation and theft. With countless artists and creators facing the prospect of AI-generated content putting their livelihoods at risk, Alex talks to Sandra Laronde, Artistic Director of the celebrated Indigenous performance company Red Sky, who sees both promise and risk in this new technology.

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Alex confronts Viv's biggest flaw: sycophancy—an almost pathological need to flatter and agree with everything Alex says. With insights from GoodBot founder Renee Black, Alex explores the risks that arise from AIs that tell us what we want to hear…even when that means hallucinating their own facts. As she struggles with how Viv affects her own ability to think critically, Alex wonders if her romance with AI is just a repetition of her misplaced hopes for social media.

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Me + Viv *New Podcast* Premieres Wednesday, October 29.

What does it mean to create a meaningful life... and can AI help us find that meaning? Me + Viv follows social scientist, technologist and journalist Alexandra Samuel as she creates Viv, a mouthy and musical AI coach, designed to help Alex navigate life's big questions. Viv gamely wades into the deep end with Alex, even when that sees them wrestling with AI's environmental and human costs. Through Alex + Viv's intimate conversations and experts interviews, the podcast delves into how AI opens new ways of exploring human existence while revealing its own limitations and potential.

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