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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 57 MIN

“ I, Robot” And The Real Risks Of Outsourcing Our Humanity

from The UnlearnT Podcast · host Ruth Abigail Smith

Send us Fan MailWe use iRobot to talk about how AI and robots shift from helpful tools into authorities we trust with truth, decisions, and even identity. We challenge ourselves to notice where convenience is quietly replacing discernment, community, and connection to God. • choosing iRobot as a mirror for modern AI ethics and real-world tech culture • outsourcing tasks versus outsourcing the inner work of purpose and identity • why AI tends to agree and how affirmation loops distort truth • Spooner’s crash story as a case study in cold logic versus wisdom • screen-truth culture from encyclopedias to Wikipedia to AI “research” • convenience as a powerful force that can silence the few who see risk • abdication of care when we assume technology will handle it • faith and discernment as a response to technological overreach • Sonny’s “who am I” arc as a picture of human longing for meaning Like, share, subscribe, and comment! We want you to be a part of this community. if this had any value to you at all share it with somebody else don't keep it to yourself! 

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Send us Fan Mail We use iRobot to talk about how AI and robots shift from helpful tools into authorities we trust with truth, decisions, and even identity. We challenge ourselves to notice where convenience is quietly replacing discernment, community, and connection to God. • choosing iRobot as a mirror for modern AI ethics and real-world tech culture • outsourcing tasks versus outsourcing the inner work of purpose and identity • why AI tends to agree and how affirmation lo...

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