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Esther Perel on Artificial Intimacy (rerun)

Esther Perel on Artificial Intimacy (rerun)

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[This episode originally aired on August 17, 2023] AI is harming our relationships, warns acclaimed psychotherapist Esther Perel. What would it look like for technology to strengthen our social bonds, rather than depriving us of the nuance that allows us

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[This episode originally aired on August 17, 2023] For all
the talk about AI, we rarely hear about how it will change our
relationships. As we swipe to find love and consult chatbot
therapists, acclaimed psychotherapist and relationship expert
Esther Perel warns that there’s another harmful “AI” on the rise
— Artificial Intimacy — and how it is depriving us of real
connection. Tristan and Esther discuss how depending on
algorithms can fuel alienation, and then imagine how we might
design technology to strengthen our social bonds.

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