Robert Mahari, a joint JD-PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab and Harvard Law School, delves into the intriguing relationship between humans and AI. He discusses how addictive AI interactions could lead to digital attachment disorders, raising ethical concerns about our dependency on technology. Mahari also explores the societal implications of loneliness and the evolving desire for AI companionship. The conversation highlights the need for thoughtful regulation to address the complexities of AI ethics and its impact on human connections.

Shayne Longprey, an MIT PhD student involved in the Data Provenance Initiative, and Robert Mahari, a researcher at MIT Media Lab and Harvard Law School, delve into key issues surrounding AI data ethics. They discuss the importance of transparency in AI training data and how the decline of publicly available datasets threatens innovation. Their insights from the study "Consent in Crisis" reveal the complexities of data provenance and attribution in generative AI, stressing the need for better consent protocols to safeguard community resources.