There are a few different parts to this Surgeon General's report. One of them is kind of like a literature review, like what does the research tell us about the links between social media and adolescents health. It also gives some advice to parents about how to create boundaries with your kids around their social media use. And another part at the end is sort of this list of recommendations, including calling for more research and actually calling for specific actions that the Surgeon General wants tech platforms to take.
The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, says social media poses a “profound risk of harm” to young people. Why do some in the tech industry disagree?
Then, Ajeya Cotra, an A.I. researcher, on how A.I. could lead to a doomsday scenario.
Plus: Pass the hat. Kevin and Casey play a game they call HatGPT.
On today’s episode:
Ajeya Cotra is a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy
Additional reading:
The surgeon general issued an advisory about the risks of social media for young people.
Ajeya Cotra has researched the existential risks that A.I. poses unless countermeasures are taken.