S23E5: The Power of Human Connection In the World of AI w/ Dr. Melissa Perry

I think it's interesting and it's hard because I don't know, like for me, maybe it's my age, too.

Like with email, I was just like, didn't really think about it.

But like AI, for whatever reason, it makes me think about all the consequences more.

And same with social media, which is kind of like this cool thing.

Let's do it.

And I am curious, and I think the verdict is still out what's going to happen.

Like, I know there's a lot of backlash with AI.

Like, I know we can say, like, well, if I stop using it, like, does that actually do anything? But I don't know if you listen to, like, Ronny Chieng's, like, Harvard commencement speech, but he was basically, like, telling Harvard grads, like, your purpose is to stop AI.

So I do wonder if, like, enough people start to really, like, like backlash against it if things will change, or it might just be this force that we are moving with.

It's the next wave of the internet and we'll all adapt.

I don't know.

I don't know what the answer is.

I think in the next year, it'll become more abundantly clear which direction we go.

Yes, I think it's a both and.

I really do.

I think in some instances, its value will continue to be demonstrated and its critical utility.

And at the same time, to blindly Swallow hook, line, and sinker is absolutely unrealistic, but the message is not to be driven by, but rather to be stewards of.

This is our opportunity.

This is our existential opportunity to be stewards of the technology.

And I think that's the biggest takeaway of this whole conversation is that it is a nuanced conversation.

And I loved some of the like points of reflection that you gave.

People should definitely re-listen to that part, especially of just like, what is the line where this doesn't feel good anymore? Or I'm losing the ability to connect and feel that, you know, sense of connection that I know brings me joy to another human being.

But But also, like, maybe there is a positive that I can start to organize my thoughts before I go into a heated conversation with my partner.

But I also know that, like, I can't just be like, well, this is what ChatGPT told me.

No conversation needed.