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When AI Goes Mainstream: Power, Responsibility, and Pushback

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Episode Summary

In this episode, we explore how artificial intelligence is moving from background technology to a force shaping real-world outcomes and accountability. We look at landmark legal settlements involving AI chatbots and teen harm, the rapid rise of AI self-diagnosis in UK healthcare, Bosch’s large-scale investment in AI for manufacturing efficiency, and Amazon’s controversial experiment with agentic AI shopping. Together, these stories reveal a turning point: AI is no longer just about innovation, but about trust, responsibility, and control as it becomes embedded in everyday systems.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

  • Why AI-related harm is now entering courtrooms—and what that means for tech companies
  • How and why people are turning to AI instead of doctors for health advice
  • How industrial AI is being used quietly to reduce waste, downtime, and inefficiency
  • What agentic AI is, and why it’s causing friction in e-commerce
  • The growing tension between speed, automation, and accountability in AI systems

    • Key Quotes from the Episode

    • “AI has moved from being experimental to being consequential and the law is starting to notice.”
    • “For many people, AI isn’t replacing doctors; it’s filling the gap when access breaks down.”
    • “In factories, AI isn’t flashy it’s infrastructure, quietly keeping systems running.”
    • “Agentic AI raises a hard question: who’s responsible when software takes action on your behalf?”
    • “As AI scales, trust becomes the real bottleneck not data or computing power.”

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