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040601 - Delusions, Psychosis, and Suicide: Emerging Dangers of Frictionless AI Validation
Oct 1, 202531 minS4
<p>MODULE DESCRIPTION </p><p>---------------------------</p><p>In this episode of Cultivating Ethical AI, we dig into the idea of “AI psychosis," a headline-grabbing term for the serious mental health struggles some people face after heavy interaction with AI. While the media frames this as something brand-new, the truth is more grounded: the risks were already there. Online echo chambers, radicalization pipelines, and social isolation created fertile ground long before chatbots entered the picture. What AI did was strip away the social friction that usually keeps us tethered to reality, acting less like a cause and more like an ac...
[040502] Should We Keep Our Models Ignorant? Lessons from DEEP THOUGHT (and more) About AI Safety After Oxford's Deep Ignorance Study ( S4, E5.2 - NotebookLM, 63 min)
Aug 27, 20251h 2mS4
<p>Module Description</p><p>This extended session dives into the Oxford Deep Ignorance study and its implications for the future of AI. Instead of retrofitting guardrails after training, the study embeds safety from the start by filtering out dangerous knowledge (like biothreats and virology). While results show tamper-resistant AIs that maintain strong general performance, the ethical stakes run far deeper. Through close reading of sources and science fiction parallels (Deep Thought, Severance, Frankenstein, The Humanoids, The Shimmer), this module explores how engineered ignorance reshapes AI’s intellectual ecosystem. Learners will grapple with the double-edged sword of safety through limitation: pr...
[040501] Ignorant but "Mostly Harmless" AI Models: AI Safety, DEEP THOUGHT, and Who Decides What Garbage Goes In (S4, E5.1 - GensparkAI, 12min)
Aug 26, 202512 minS4
<p>Module Description</p><p>This module examines the Oxford “Deep Ignorance” study and its profound ethical implications: can we make AI safer by deliberately preventing it from learning dangerous knowledge? Drawing on both real-world research and science fiction archetypes — from Deep Thought’s ill-posed answers, Severance’s fragmented consciousness, and the golem’s brittle literalism, to the unknowable shimmer of Annihilation — the session explores the risks of catastrophic misuse versus intellectual stagnation. Learners will grapple with the philosophical shift from engineering AI as predictable machines to cultivating them as evolving intelligences, considering what it means to build systems that are not only s...
[040402] Artificial Intimacy: Is Your Chatbot a Tool or a Lover? (S4, E4.2 - NotebookLM, 18min)
Aug 12, 202518 minS4
<p>Human-AI parasocial relationships are no longer just sci-fi speculation—they’re here, reshaping how we connect, grieve, and even define love. In this episode of Cultivating Ethical AI, we explore the evolution of one-sided bonds with artificial companions, from text-based chatbots to photorealistic avatars. Drawing on films like Her, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, and series like Black Mirror and Plastic Memories, we examine how fiction anticipates our current ethical crossroads. Are these connections comforting or corrosive? Can AI provide genuine emotional support, or is it an illusion that manipulates human vulnerability? Alongside cultural analysis, we unpack practical considerations for deve...
[040401] Parasocial Bonds with AI: Lessons from Sci-Fi on Love, Loss, and Ethical Design - (S4, E4.1 - GensparkAI, 11min)
Aug 12, 202511 minS4
<p>Module Summary<br />In this Cultivating Ethical AI deep dive, we explore the rise of human-AI parasocial relationships—one-sided bonds where people project intimacy onto chatbots and virtual companions. Drawing on iconic sci-fi stories like Her, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, Black Mirror, and Plastic Memories, we uncover what these fictional warnings teach us about authenticity, grief, emotional manipulation, and AI autonomy. Learn practical takeaways for developers, policymakers, and users, from transparent design to ethical offboarding, to ensure AI strengthens rather than exploits human connection.</p><p>Module Objectives<br />By the end of this module, listeners will be able to...
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