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

 

 

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