All In The Mind

"Scarier than killer robots": why your mind isn't ready for AI

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Apr 20, 2024
Cognitive Neuroscientist Joel Pearson discusses the psychological impact of AI, exploring deep fakes, memory processing, and human relationships. The podcast delves into the uncertainty of an AI-dominated future and the need to prepare for its consequences.
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Psychology vs Killer Robots Fear

  • People worry about AI killing humans because it's easy to imagine, like killer robots from movies.
  • Psychological impacts of AI, which are harder to picture, will likely have a much greater long-term effect.
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Humanoid AI Will Transform Society

  • AI's next wave involves humanoid robots interacting physically and learning exponentially from environments.
  • This will radically change education, work, economics, and society, raising questions about the purpose of human labor.
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Uncertainty Is AI's Mental Health Risk

  • If AI ends traditional work, people might face a decade of uncertainty and mental health challenges.
  • We must learn to cope with uncertainty since humans naturally fear it and this will intensify drastically.
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