Your Undivided Attention Feed Drop: "Into the Machine" with Tobias Rose-Stockwell
74 snips
Nov 13, 2025 
Tristan Harris, the founder of the Center for Humane Technology and advocate for ethical AI, joins designer and writer Tobias Rose-Stockwell for a gripping discussion. They dive into the alarming incentives driving AI's rapid development and the potential harms faced by society. From envisioning a future where AI serves humanity to exploring better business models and regulatory needs, they outline pragmatic steps to mitigate risks. Their hopeful take on creating a balanced human-AI relationship hints at a path towards a more equitable technological landscape.
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
AI Is Already Doing Real Engineering
- AI is already writing most production code and handling long, uninterrupted complex tasks today.
- This shift signals rapid capability gains that change workplace roles and accelerates competitive pressures.
Incentives Predict Product Outcomes
- Incentives drive design: companies optimize for market dominance and user engagement, not human flourishing.
- Those incentives produce shortcuts and outcomes that mirror earlier social media harms.
Measure The Right Outcomes
- Design AI goals beyond subscription metrics and explicitly limit objectives that maximize usage and engagement.
- Prioritize metrics that value user sovereignty and long-term societal health over time-on-platform.
