Rethinking Ethics of AI: Children, Work, and the Future of Human Connection 🤖🌍
Description
What happens when AI starts raising our kids, shaping our jobs, and even becoming our companions?
In this episode of Rethinking Tech, Aparna Bhushan and Harinda Katugaha unpack the ethical dilemmas at the heart of artificial intelligence. From the classroom to the workplace to the therapist’s couch, AI isn’t just a tool — it’s becoming part of our most human relationships.
🔥 What you’ll discover:
The ethical landscape of AI: risks, responsibilities, and blind spots 🤔
AI companions for kids — parenting aid or emotional danger? 👶
Human connection vs. synthetic intimacy 💔🤖
Can AI play therapist, and should it? 🛋️
The real impact of AI on jobs, skills, and dignity at work 💼
🕒 Chapters
00:00 The Ethical Landscape of AI
12:36 AI Companionship and Its Impact on Children
15:26 Navigating Technology and Parenting
17:28 AI Companionship vs. Human Connection
19:15 The Role of AI in Therapy
27:58 AI's Impact on the Workforce
📌 Resources & Hosts
Aparna Bhushan → LinkedIn
Harinda Katugaha → LinkedIn
Bonus clips + transcripts → rethinkingtech.substack.com
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