SOLVED! #17 - How to Use the Bullsh*t Machine: A.I. LLMs' insertion into childhood, school, work, and movements

Air Date: 8-1-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: The impact of A.I. LLM "friend" bots on childhood development How using A.I. LLMs negatively impacts critical thinking and information retention The importance of understanding how A.I. LLM tools work before using them The ways in which A.I. LLM tools could and shouldn't help movements on the Left, and evaluating the risks BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!) - The Gen Z Stare, and the incidents of A.I. LLM-induced psychosis   FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube (This episode drops on YouTube on Friday - please share!) Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e   REFERENCES: AI Will Never Be Your Kid's Friend - The Atlantic ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study - Time MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated - The Conversation What Happens When People Don't Understand How AI Works - The Atlantic Steve Jobs on Why Computers Are Like a Bicycle for the Mind (1990) - The Marginalian Progressive grassroots activist groups must adopt AI or risk irrelevance - Sacramento Bee Final Thoughts & A Warning: AI as a Tool, Not a Substitute for Thinking - Harvard Kennedy School - Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Can AI Chatbots Worsen Psychosis and Cause Delusions? - Psychology Today     TAKE ACTION: One Million Rising Trainings In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 Find your Indivisible group - or start one Write to the DNC     Join our Discord Server Reach us via Signal: Bestoftheleft.01 Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on Apple Podcasts!