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“I felt sad after every interview. Because it’s not real. These AI are able to elicit a very convincing illusion of empathy — even love. But it’s fake. And these people are alone.” — Victoria Hetherington One night in 2023, the developers at Replika — a so-called AI intimacy company…

Episode 2877: The Only Danger of AI is Danger Itself https://keenon.substack.com/p/just-say-it-out-loud-ai-is-not-dangerous?utm_source=youtube

“Let’s just say it out loud,” Keith Teare, publisher of the That Was the Week newsletter, says. “AI is not dangerous.” Not all of you will agree. I’m certainly not so sure. But the gruff Yorkshireman is convinced that AI can only benefit humanity. For him, with his scientific faith…

Episode 2876: Deborah Kenny on Nurturing a Well-Educated Child https://keenon.substack.com/p/read-fifty-books-a-year?utm_source=youtube

“A mark of an intelligent person is humility. If you have the right amount of humility, then you’re seeking out knowledge from others rather than thinking you’re going to invent something new.” — Deborah Kenny When her husband died of leukemia, leaving her a single mother of three small children,…