EPISODE · Dec 17, 2025 · 4 MIN
Episode 48: Emotional Outsourcing: When AI Starts Thinking and Feeling for Us
from AI-Ignited · host Elif Başer
What happens when we stop processing emotions on our own and let AI do it for us? In this episode of AI Ignited, host Elif Baser sits down with Bahar Üskalkan to explore “emotional outsourcing” and how AI is reshaping decision-making, emotional regulation, and identity formation in Gen Z. Drawing on research from MIT, Stanford, and Nature Human Behaviour, they unpack the comfort AI offers, the hidden psychological costs, and how to use these tools without losing autonomy, resilience, or self-trust.
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What happens when we stop processing emotions on our own and let AI do it for us? In this episode of AI Ignited, host Elif Baser sits down with Bahar Üskalkan to explore “emotional outsourcing” and how AI is reshaping decision-making, emotional regulation, and identity formation in Gen Z. Drawing on research from MIT, Stanford, and Nature Human Behaviour, they unpack the comfort AI offers, the hidden psychological costs, and how to use these tools without losing autonomy, resilience, or self-trust.
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Episode 48: Emotional Outsourcing: When AI Starts Thinking and Feeling for Us
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