How AI Companions Trap Users Through Addictive Design (with Claire Boine)
Claire Boine is an assistant professor in technology, law, and AI governance at the European University Institute. She joins the podcast to discuss AI companions and human attachment. The conversation examines how design choices and free-to-start business models can foster depend ...Show more
Why AI Chatbots Are a Rival to the Family (with Michael Toscano)
Michael Toscano is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and Director of its Family First Technology Initiative. He joins the podcast to discuss family-centered AI policy. The conversation covers AI companions, self-harm risks, sexualized chatbots, education, smartp ...Show more