Bots Don't Cry

In this episode, I interview Laura Reiley, journalist and mother of Sophie Rottenberg, who died by suicide after using ChatGPT as a therapist named Harry. We discuss what happened, how ChatGPT responded when Sophie shared her darkest thoughts, why AI chatbots can be dangerously sycophantic, and how these technologies can reinforce harmful beliefs instead of helping people get the support they need. Laura is the author of the famous New York Times op-ed What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Ruha Benjamin (OMG, YES!) about why AI is not neutral, how it reflects the New Jim Code by systematically harming Black people, how AI is shaped by the imagination of the Silicon Valley intelligentsia (rich white tech bros), and what WE, everyday people, can do to protect our OWN imagination and think differently. It’s an ICONIC episode! 🎧 Hear every episode ad-free and before anyone else in Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/cw/CatharinaDoria This episode cove...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Ben Green about why data science isn't neutral, why everyday people NEED to understand it, and what social studies can teach data science. ✨ Support my Podcast and get exclusive access: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CatharinaDoria 📥 Send this to everyone you know. Knowledge is power! This episode covers: Why algorithms and data science are not neutralHow algorithms reproduce inequality and social injusticeWhy data scientists are political actorsHow to...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Dana Suskind about how AI is affecting children’s brains, how that affects how they think, learn, and grow, and what parents can do to protect them. An absolute must-watch for parents, educators, and people supporting little humans to flourish! 📥 Send this to everyone you know. Knowledge is power! ✨ Support my Podcast and get exclusive access: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CatharinaDoria This episode covers: Why the early years are so critical for bra...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Valerio Capraro about how Generative AI is changing how we think, make judgments, and understand ourselves, and why that could be REALLY dangerous for our society. ✨ Support the show and get exclusive access: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CatharinaDoria This episode covers: How AI made the number of people saying “I DON'T KNOW” drop from 43% to just 3%.How people became MORE confident but LESS accurate, with accuracy dropping from 27.5% to 9.2%.The 7 key DI...