Navigating Fame and Technology

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This chapter explores the contrast between contemporary actors and the Hollywood Golden Age, underscoring skepticism towards current acclaim. The discussion shifts to an innovative AI chat device called 'Friend' and its implications for social interaction. Additionally, humorous scenes featuring social dynamics and technology highlight the complexities of personal connections in a digitized environment.

David and Tamler lead off with a breakdown of the new commercial for “friend (not imaginary)” a new AI necklace that takes hikes with you, interrupts your favorite shows, and will be there for your first kiss. Then we talk about a new paper co-authored by VBW favorite Joe Henrich that challenges cognitive science for pretending to be universal without offering evidence. A good discussion punctuated by David’s new theory of the rise of the autism. (TLDL the nerds are having sex).

Friend Reveal Trailer [youtube.com]

Kroupin, I., Davis, H. E., & Henrich, J. (2024). Beyond Newton: Why assumptions of universality are critical to cognitive science, and how to finally move past them. Psychological Review. [harvard.edu]