Tag: ai
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From the Erosion of Human Bonds to the Future Workforce: Growing Up With AI
What happens to human bonds when artificial intelligence stops being merely a tool and starts occupying an intimate place in our emotional, educational, and professional lives? This is the underlying question running through the interview you are about to read, a deep, unsettling, and urgently timely conversation with Rachida Bouaiss. Rachida is a strategist, storyteller, Read more
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Securing Tomorrow: Navigating Cyber Risk in the Age of Generative AI
In this interview, we explore the technical frontiers of AI security with Quentin Cozette, a specialist in cybersecurity and digital governance whose work bridges low-level hardware vulnerabilities and high-level regulatory challenges. Drawing on his experience in information systems security, risk management, and emerging AI regulation, Quentin offers a rare perspective that combines technical depth with Read more
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Can AI Regulate (or Dysregulate) Your Nervous System?
As emotionally responsive artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in daily life, a deeper question is beginning to surface. Beyond productivity, convenience, or entertainment, how do these systems interact with the human nervous system? What happens when an algorithm begins to simulate presence, comfort, validation, and even love? From AI companions and chat-based emotional support systems Read more
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The Hidden Link Between AI Companions and Transhumanism
This article explores how intimate AI platforms reflect a transhumanist vision of technology as more than a tool: a “savior” meant to help humans face everything from loneliness to mortality. We’ll also examine what this cultural shift means for the future of regulation and governance in an era where humanity increasingly merges with the machine. Read more
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The Rise of Emotional Dark Patterns: When AI Says ‘I Love You’
Ana Catarina De Alencar 1. Manipulative Design in AI Companions Relational AI technologies, including AI companions like Replika, Character.ai, and Chai, represent a significant shift in human-computer interaction. These systems are explicitly marketed as emotional partners or friends, engaging users in conversations that simulate empathy, affection, and understanding. While this design is often justified as Read more
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AI Agents and the Collapse of Work: A Call for a New Social Contract
1. Introduction The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents marks one of the most profound changes in the history of work. Unlike conventional automation, which focused on streamlining repetitive mechanical or computational tasks, AI agents integrate with multiple platforms and applications, execute complex workflows end-to-end, and increasingly operate with initiative and autonomy. They do not Read more
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Emotional Data is the New Oil in the Age of Relational AI
Ana Catarina De Alencar It started very innocently. You just wanted someone to talk to after a long day. So, you opened your favorite AI app, typed “I had a difficult day at work,” and the response came instantly: “I’m here for you. Want to talk about it?” Three weeks later, and you’re telling this Read more
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Barbie with ChatGPT: Would you buy an AI-powered toy for your child?
Ana Catarina De Alencar Affective technology in toys: what is being proposed? Mattel has just announced a partnership with OpenAI to transform classic toys like Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price into interactive companions powered by artificial intelligence. The promise? Toys that “learn” from children, recognize emotions and offer personalized experiences. The first product line using Read more
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AI is Everywhere, All at Once: Is This the End of the Nation-State?
Ana Catarina De Alencar Rethinking the Social Contract The challenge of governing artificial intelligence extends far beyond engineering constraints or conventional legal frameworks. As AI systems grow more autonomous, they pose a profound dilemma for democratic governance. In a world increasingly steered by opaque algorithms and infrastructures beyond human oversight, how can we preserve democratic Read more
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Mind Machines & Medical Miracles – Insights from an interview with Mike Gartrell, Lead AI Research Scientist at Sigma Nova
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has made an impressive leap with the emergence of Foundation Models (FMs). These are massive neural networks trained on enormous amounts of data, capable of performing multiple tasks, from creating images that never existed to answering complex questions as if they were experts. Examples? OpenAI’s GPT-4, which writes texts Read more
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Is Artificial Intelligence Comforting Us Too Much? The Risk of Living Only What We Want to Hear
We live in a world where truth competes with engagement, and machines know exactly what we want to hear. Recent studies suggest that continuous use of artificial intelligence may lead to brain atrophy by reducing cognitive effort, as well as causing addictive effects similar to those of social media, activating emotional reward circuits. At the Read more
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Algorithmic Love
Inside the world of AI dating simulations and what they mean for human freedom, consent, and our emotional lives This article explores emerging technologies in the growing field of algorithmic intimacy — systems that simulate, mediate, or even preempt human relationships through artificial intelligence. What once seemed speculative fiction is now entering the market. From Read more
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The AI Jesus: A New Path to Human Spirituality?
Ana Catarina De Alencar November 26, 2024 Last week, St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, Switzerland, placed an ‘’AI Jesus avatar” in the confessional booth. Although the church has emphasized that the tool is not intended to replace the “traditional” confessional, it enables individuals to engage in conversations with “Jesus” and receive real-time responses in 100 Read more
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AI Transparency is more than compliance — it’s a strategy! Is your company ready?
Ana Catarina De Alencar Technology Law | AI Governance & Compliance | IT, SaaS & Commercial Contracts | Data Protection (GDPR, EU AI Act) | Intellectual Property December 30, 2024 By Ana Catarina De Alencar[1] The EU AI Act places transparency at the heart of compliance, but why should your company prioritize it? Beyond avoiding Read more