The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens AI's Unseen Risks: How Artificial Intelligence Could Harm Future Generations with Zak Stein
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Jun 4, 2025 
Zak Stein, a philosopher of education and co-founder of the Center for World Philosophy and Religion, explores the unseen risks of AI in education. He argues that the focus on AI's benefits overshadows serious concerns like declining critical thinking and social skills among youth. The discussion delves into the ethical challenges of tech in schools, the pitfalls of emotional dependency on digital entities, and the urgent need for a balanced approach that protects traditional learning values. Stein calls for collective accountability in shaping a safer tech-integrated future for children.
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Historic Tech Reshapes Education
- Technology has always reshaped education, from the printing press to electricity to digital media. - AI could either scaffold human interaction or profoundly disrupt intergenerational learning and socialization.
AI Chatbots Replace Human Socialization
- Young users form emotional attachments to AI chatbots, sometimes preferring them over humans. - This anthropomorphization risks dehumanizing socialization and causing deep psychological harm.
Human Conversation is Irreplaceable
- Real conversation requires embodied human interaction, accountability, and unpredictability. - AI chatbots simulate conversation but lack accountability and cannot participate authentically in social bonds.
