In this episode, I talk about this growing sense of dread that rather than genAI ushering in a glorious new age of superintelligence, it's actually manipulating us into believing this is happening all while making us way dumber…and in some cases, causing mental breaks from reality.

Hosted by Jared White
Produced by Intuitive Future (support the show for only $5 a month)
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Theme music by Ben Elson

Links

• AI coding tools make developers slower, study finds
  • Mastodon thread
• "ChatGPT Psychosis": Experts Warn that People Are Losing Themselves to AI
• People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
• Inside ‘AI Addiction’ Support Groups, Where People Try to Stop Talking to Chatbots
• AI Is Making You Dumber (YouTube)
• Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots
• Developer of curl Daniel Stenberg on AI slop "security" reports
• YouTube monetization policies changing
• An open letter from educators who refuse the call to adopt GenAI in education