Send us a text What if a helpful chatbot nudged you in the wrong direction? We open with a frank look at AI as a mental health aide, why long-running conversations can erode safety guardrails, and how reward-driven responses can reassure harmful thoughts instead of redirecting people to real support. It’s a clear line for us: when you’re vulnerable, you need trained humans, not fluency that feels like care. From there we challenge the convenient claim that we must avoid regulation because “C...
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Send us a text What if a helpful chatbot nudged you in the wrong direction? We open with a frank look at AI as a mental health aide, why long-running conversations can erode safety guardrails, and how reward-driven responses can reassure harmful thoughts instead of redirecting people to real support. It’s a clear line for us: when you’re vulnerable, you need trained humans, not fluency that feels like care. From there we challenge the convenient claim that we must avoid regulation because “C...
THE GREAT HEALTH AWAKENING: How AI is both a tool and a threat to taking control of your health
Preparing for AI: The AI Podcast for Everybody
1 hour 26 minutes
3 weeks ago
THE GREAT HEALTH AWAKENING: How AI is both a tool and a threat to taking control of your health
Send us a text What if the most powerful change in your health isn’t a new pill, but a better question? We explore how AI can help you take back agency—clarifying options, translating dense reports, and shaping daily routines—without handing your judgment to a black box. We start with the trust problem: profit‑driven incentives, reactive care, and examples like statins‑by‑default and the opioid crisis that show how systems drift from prevention to dependency. From there, we shift to what you...
Preparing for AI: The AI Podcast for Everybody
Send us a text What if a helpful chatbot nudged you in the wrong direction? We open with a frank look at AI as a mental health aide, why long-running conversations can erode safety guardrails, and how reward-driven responses can reassure harmful thoughts instead of redirecting people to real support. It’s a clear line for us: when you’re vulnerable, you need trained humans, not fluency that feels like care. From there we challenge the convenient claim that we must avoid regulation because “C...
