Smarter robots… or riskier ones?
Dr. Alan Winfield warns that combining robots with LLMs may increase real-world danger. The full episode explores how machines learn through error & imitation—and what that means for intelligence itself.
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#AI #Robotics #Tech #podcast
AI can generate convincing but incorrect outputs. Now it’s being integrated into robots.
Dr. Alan Winfield explores how machines learn through error and imitation—and why combining that with unreliable AI raises important questions about safety and trust.
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#AI #Robotics
Robots aren’t what we think
We imagine intelligent machines. Reality? Very limited systems.
Alan Winfield explains what robots can actually do—and what their learning reveals about us.
Full episode: youtu.be/zmetn7sSMn4
#robotics #AI #tech #podcast
Dr. Alan Winfield shares how robots imitating each other’s dances can evolve into something entirely new—and spread across a swarm like culture.
The episode explores how machines learn through error, imitation, and iteration.
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Machines that rehearse the future
Dr. Alan Winfield describes robots that simulate outcomes before acting—a practical tool that starts to resemble reasoning. The episode explores how machines learn through error, imitation, and iteration.
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#AI #Robotics #Tech #podcast
What if a robot could test consequences before acting?
Some now run internal simulations instead of relying only on trial and error.
Dr. Alan Winfield on how machines learn—and what that reveals about us.
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#AI #Robotics #podcast
Robot ethics begins with human behavior
Dr. Alan Winfield explores how robots learn through error, imitation, and iteration, and what that reveals about human learning, creativity, and responsibility.
Listen or watch the full discussion.
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#AI #Robotics #Ethics #Podcast
New episode: Robots, learning, and the role of error
Full episode available to watch or listen.
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#AI #Robotics #Tech #Podcast
What’s the endgame of AGI?
It’s not just about intelligence—it’s about power and control.
Full episode with Dr. Julie Carpenter explores how AI and robots are shaping human connection.
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#AI #AGI #Robotics
AI Can Echo You Back
AI can feel like it’s “talking” to you—but sometimes it’s just reinforcing your own thoughts. That’s how feedback loops start.
With Dr. Julie Carpenter on emotional bonds with AI & robots—real, manipulative, or something new?
Listen: youtu.be/HUylKg_R4EQ
#AI #Robotics
AI companions don’t just “happen”—they’re designed to feel human. Attachment isn’t weird, it’s expected.
We explore how robots and AI create emotional bonds—and whether those connections are real or engineered.
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#AI #Robotics #Tech
From Voice to Presence: AI Relationships Are Evolving
People are already forming emotional bonds with AI voices. Dr. Julie Carpenter explores what happens when AI becomes physical—and how that could reshape human connection.
Full episode: youtu.be/HUylKg_R4EQ
#AI #Robotics #podcast
Why robot movement changes how you feel about it
A Roomba feels harmless. A human-sized robot? Not so much. Design shapes how we react—and connect.
With Dr. Julie Carpenter — are AI bonds real or engineered?
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#AI #Robotics #Tech
New episode with Dr. Julie Carpenter (@jgcarpenter.com): a new form of social behavior is emerging around technology.
We explore emotional bonds with AI and robots, and what “synthetic socialness” reveals about how we project meaning onto machines.
Listen here: youtu.be/HUylKg_R4EQ
#AI #robotics
That’s a really good point. That asymmetry is hard to ignore once you see it. We think understanding is part of the pushback. The more clearly people see how these systems work and who they serve, the more agency they have in how they engage with them.
New Episode with Dr. Julie Carpenter: As AI becomes more human, our relationships with it become more complicated.
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#AI #Technology #Ethics #DigitalCulture
If the goal of tech is billion-dollar exits, nothing will change.
This episode explores how profit-driven systems shaped the internet—and how corporations turned our data into power. Reclaiming digital rights may be the fight of our lifetime.
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#BigTech #TechEthics
Tech giants call your work “public” when they use it—but protected when you do.
This episode explores how corporations are enclosing the internet, turning human knowledge into private profit—and why digital rights may be the fight of our lifetime.
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#AI #BigTech #Privacy
They want you to give up
If you believe privacy is already gone, you stop resisting—and that’s how the system holds power. Aral Balkan explains why that belief isn’t accidental, and why refusing to give up still matters.
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#Privacy #DigitalRights #BigTech #Data
They get it. They just feel powerless.
Understanding how tech exploits your data isn’t enough—when the system feels too big to fight. Aral Balkan explains how learned helplessness keeps us stuck—and why digital rights matter.
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#DigitalRights #Privacy #BigTech
They Don’t Just Run Platforms
They decide what you see, what spreads, and what disappears. When communication is controlled, so is your view of the world. Taking back control isn’t optional—it’s necessary.
Aral Balkan breaks down why this matters.
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#BigTech
You Don’t Own Your Digital Self
There’s a version of you built from your data—and you don’t control it.
Aral Balkan explains how your data became the product—and why that should concern all of us.
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#Privacy #DigitalRights #BigTech #podcast
Tech Doesn’t Have to Exploit You
Big Tech extracts. Small tech serves.
In this week’s episode, Aral Balkan explores how corporations captured the internet, turned us into products, and why reclaiming digital rights matters.
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#DigitalRights #Privacy #Decentralize
The Internet Wasn’t Broken. It Was Captured.
🎧 This week’s episode → youtu.be/wUuJ9eE86lI
#DigitalRights #Decentralize #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism
Social Media Is Designed to Reward Bad Behavior
It’s not broken—it’s working as intended. Profit-driven platforms amplify bad actors and make real conversation harder.
Alice E. Marwick explains why.
Watch: youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw
#SocialMedia #Algorithms #Tech
It Didn’t Start Online—But It Spread Fast
Extremist ideas used to stay small. The internet made them easier to find, grow, and reinforce. The full episode breaks down how platforms shape what we see and believe.
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#TechCritique #Disinformation #OnlineCulture
Why Moderation Keeps Failing
Who decides what’s true online?
With Alice E. Marwick, we explore why moderation, AI, and open platforms fall short—especially as bad actors exploit these systems.
Watch here: youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw
#DigitalEthics #Misinformation #Tech
A powder keg of outrage—and it’s being fueled on purpose
When basic rights are up for debate, conversation collapses. With Alice E. Marwick, we explore how platforms amplify conflict, reward bad actors, and make civil discourse harder than ever.
Full episode: youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw
#SocialMedia
Whose voices actually break through online?
The internet promised more perspectives—but power, profit, and algorithms still decide what we see. With Alice E. Marwick, we unpack who gets heard, why bad actors thrive, and why discourse breaks down.
Watch: youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw
#Algorithms
The cost of being visible online
Public presence isn’t just for celebrities anymore—and neither is the backlash.
With Alice E. Marwick, we explore how algorithms amplify conflict, why bad actors thrive, and why online conversations feel so broken.
Full episode: youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw
#SocialMedia
