How AI Is Changing Human Psychology (with Meia Chita-Tegmark)
Meia Chita-Tegmark is a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute. She joins the podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence influences human psychology and behavior. The conversation explores psychological disengagement, the rise of sycophantic AI companions, and risks of emotional manipulation. Meia examines how these systems exploit cognitive vulnerabilities, the dangers of anthropomorphizing non-human agents, and why psychological research and regulation must evolve to track emerging societal harms.
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Introduction and disengagement
Generativity and delegation
AI companions and parasocial relationships
Psychological manipulation techniques
Company incentives and data exploitation
AI as social training tool
Embodiment and authentic connection
Superiority of AI persuasion
Psychosis and delusional thinking
Why we choose disengagement
Usage patterns and lack of data
AI consciousness and legal personhood
Bot-to-bot interactions and empathy
Unresolved consciousness questions
Teaching psychology students
Accelerating academic research
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