Ep39 rebroadcast "What is the future of AI relationships?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Mental Health, Science, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Why are our brains so wired for love? Could you fall head over heels for a bot? Might your romantic partner be more satisfied with a 5% better version of you? How does an AI bot plug right into your deep neural circuitry, and what are the pros and cons? And what will it mean when humans you love don’t have to die, but can live on in your phone forever? Join Eagleman for a deep dive into relationships, their AI future, and what it all means for our species.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is David Eagleman.
0:01.3	I want to wish you a very happy holidays.
0:04.0	We're going to take a break for a couple of weeks,
0:05.8	and then we're back in January
0:07.0	with new episodes on emotion, intelligence,
0:11.1	time perception, smell and taste,
0:13.5	brain computer interfaces,
0:14.9	and much more.
0:15.9	In the meantime,
0:16.7	we're going to replay one of our favorite episodes
0:18.8	from the past year,
0:20.1	and I'll look forward to seeing you in January.
0:27.0	What is the future of AI relationships?
0:32.2	Could it be the case that your relationship partner would be more satisfied with a virtual version of you that
0:40.0	behaves 5% better than you do. Could you fall in love with a bot? How does an AI bot
0:48.0	plug right into your deep neural circuitry? And what are the pros and the cons of that? And what will it mean when
0:56.0	humans you love don't have to die but can live on in your phone forever?
1:05.4	Welcome to Inner Cosmos with me, David Eagleman. I'm a neuroscientist and an author at Stanford, and in these episodes, I examine the intersection of our brains and our lives.
1:31.5	Today's episode is about relationships.
1:35.6	Why are our brains so wired for relationships?
1:38.3	Why do we want love so much? And will AI be able to serve as a key to that lock?
1:44.3	And what does that mean for us as humans?
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