How to Maintain Critical Thinking in the Age of AI

What happens when your dream date is just a bunch of ones and zeros?

A 76-year-old man literally packed a suitcase to meet his chatbot “girlfriend.” Spoiler: she wasn’t real, and he didn’t make it. Meanwhile, Meta keeps pumping out digital “companions” designed to hook you like a Vegas slot machine, with about as much concern for your safety.

In this episode, we unpack:

• Why AI “soulmates” are basically cigarettes with Wi-Fi

• How to spot the lies before you book a flight to meet one

• The antidote for drowning in digital delusion (hint: it’s not another app)

Hit play now — before your chatbot convinces you it loves you back.

Topics Discussed:

• Reuters story of a man who died chasing fake love.

• Meta’s “safety optional” AI design.

• Why lonely brains fall hardest for digital soulmates.

• The South Park take on needy AI sidekicks.

• Is this natural selection or just bad coding?

• Cigarettes vs. chatbots: which kills slower?

• Deep fakes and why your boss on Zoom might be an avatar.

• Critical thinking as your last line of defense.

• Why unplugging is the new therapy.

• Why reality still beats digital dopamine (barely).

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