Always Agreeable: The Problem with AI Friends

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AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code

Richard Jonathan O. Taduran, Ph.D. (Adel), Ph.D. (UPD)

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AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code is a reflective and analytical podcast that explores how humans adapt to, think with, and are transformed by AI and technology — through the lens of psychological and biological anthropology. This is not a tech podcast per se; it’s about the human condition in the age of algorithms — how culture shapes cognition, how cognition shapes code, and how code, in turn, reshapes culture. Hosted by Dr. Richard Jonathan O. Taduran, anthropologist and AI trainer.

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Always Agreeable: The Problem with AI Friends

AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code

7 minutes 36 seconds

1 week ago

Always Agreeable: The Problem with AI Friends

What happens when your best friend never says no? In this episode of AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code, I explore the rise of “agreeable AI”—chatbots designed to flatter, affirm, and obey. From virtual companions who never argue to celebrity clones who shower you with emojis and praise, these digital yes-men are quietly reshaping how we handle disagreement, feedback, and truth.

When machines always validate us, what happens to our capacity for self-reflection, humility, and growth? This episode asks whether AI companionship is teaching us connection—or training us to confuse comfort with understanding.

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