#27 - Dr. Omri Gillath: The Rise of AI Romantic Chatbots and How Screen Time Impacts Our Brain

Omri Gillath is an Israeli-American social psychologist. As a professor of social psychology at the University of Kansas, Gillath has spent over 20 years doing research, teaching psychology, and mentoring students.

He is a leading figure in the field of close relationships and has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed psychology journals. His research interests include: close relationships, attachment theory, brain mechanisms and genetic polymorphisms underlying attachment style, social networks, and recently, humans connections with AI.

We had a blast with this conversation. It is refreshing to talk with brilliant people who also know how to make you laugh.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• the rising phenomenon of artificial intelligence chatbots
• why people are starting to talk to chatbots instead of romantic partners and how that's affecting relationships
• why it’s hard to make friends in the U.S. compared to other countries
• why we put our friends into several categories
• what is relationship disposability and why it makes our relationships more shallow
• how many friends people have on average
• why you need meaningful close ties
• the impact of porn on our relationships
• how time on screen affects your brain.

EPISODE LINKS:
Website: http://psych.ku.edu/omri-gillath
Laboratory: http://gillab.ku.edu/
TEDx talk: The Power of (Secure) Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgIQv-rTGgA
Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-we-need-is-love

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