Chasing Life The Year in News: Deepfakes, MAHA & AI
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Dec 26, 2025 In a whirlwind discussion, the hosts tackle the societal impact of AI and the emerging Maha culture. They highlight the everyday adoption of AI and its potential downsides, particularly for children’s mental health. The conversation shifts to AI in medicine, discussing both benefits and risks, including concerns over training data. Deepfakes and their implications for health scams spark a lively debate. Amid rising skepticism, the group emphasizes the importance of verified human interactions and the resurgence of offline communities.
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AI Is Reshaping Human Relationships
- People are forming relationships with AI, which reshapes personal and communal interactions.
- Claire Duffy highlights mental health and social consequences as major concerns of AI adoption.
AI Is Embedded In Medical Training
- AI already touches nearly every part of some professionals' lives, especially younger clinicians.
- Sanjay Gupta notes trainees routinely consult AI tools during patient care and learning.
Train For Power-Outage Scenarios
- Teach clinicians to perform core skills without AI by simulating outages or manual workflows.
- Sanjay Gupta suggests asking trainees to 'pretend the power has gone out' before relying fully on tools.