50 years after Jaws scared an entire generation out of the water.

I looked down.

There was this great big head, these big white teeth.

Radio Lab is pulling you back in.

It was just like so much fear building of what's going to come out of that blue.

Listen to swimming with shadows.

A radio lab week of sharks. Anything you dig down on

is fascinating in these creatures. Wherever you get podcasts.

We talk a lot about technology on this show, but now it's getting personal.

Your devices aren't just tools anymore.

They shape how you think, focus, and even make decisions.

Technolonger just demands your attention.

It anticipates your intentions.

The AI systems that we are engaging with, they are constantly shaping our perception, what we know around us, what we know about the world, and the way that we are making choices.

Dr. John Su Jenga is an expert in AI and founded the AI Ethics Lab.

She told our senior producer, Teresa Carey, that tech isn't just trying to hold

your attention anymore. It's actually learning to predict what you'll do next, and that shift

could reshape your sense of freedom and privacy. Look, I don't really need to be convinced

here. I already often feel trapped in an endless scroll on my phone with ads that know me better

than I know myself. And then my

for you page has the nerve, the gumption. To tell me what I'm doing is actually called

revenge bedtime procrastination. You know, when you stay up too late doing mindless stuff like

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