"I regretted it instantly"...they said to the chatbot after sending an AI-drafted communication.
Anthropic just published research on AI disempowerment and action distortion. It's the first large-scale analysis of how AI chatbots might steer users in harmful ways.
Analyzing 1.5 million Claude convers...
Truly delighted to share my interview in TIME magazine!
"AI might not have taken your job yet—but it’s already writing your breakup text.
What began as a productivity tool has quietly become a social one, and people increasingly consult it for their most personal moments: drafting apologies, translat...
The slow erosion of our bi-directional relational skills (listening, flexibility, patience) through frictionless interactions with chatbots will indeed recalibrate our capacity for connection.
The ease is alluring, but ultimately damaging.
Mature and well-watered relationships mean that you can be y...
Are we solving for this?
I know a ton of incredible builders in the AI space. They are designing with guardrails, safety, and responsible innovation in mind.
However, statistically, the majority of people are using ChatGPT (or one of its contemporaries) for their health, "therapy", advice, and compani...
Name 5 friends in your life.
Now name how many of them you would share the details of a shameful or painful experience with.
Now name which of them you could call at any time of the day or night to share with and they'd pick up the phone.
Name how many you'd do that for in return.
I'm guessing not many...
Maybe this is the wrong question.
Or...at least...an incomplete question:
"What do human relationships offer that is unique compared to AI?"
While I champion this approach, the answer tends to sidestep a core facet of relationships...friction.
Human relationships offer:
✔️ embodiment
✔️ reciprocity
✔️ mutu...
Leading in Two Timelines at Once...
Looking back on 2025, the thing that changed my thinking the most wasn't a single breakthrough, it was recognizing we're living in two timelines at once. We're still in the early days of AI development, yet simultaneously, AI is already woven into nearly everythin...
Hot off the press research from The Brookings Institution is a call to action for AI in the mental health and relational spaces.
Highlights include:
▪️ The report refers to the blurred lines of children's AI use (learning, entertainment, communication), which I refer to as "role fluidity". This is AI ...
The news isn't talking about this.
AI news is polarized right now. Focusing on:
- job security
- energy costs
- chip production
- AI market bubble
But what you're not hearing about is the true cost of AI.
AI is not just here to optimize your workflow. AI is here to attach with you, it's here for your inti...
I had a bumpy plane ride last week.
"This will be an interesting ride" and "there won't be any drink service on this flight" were the phrases I overheard the flight attendants saying.
The captain got on the overhead and calmly stated "gusty winds out of Las Vegas and a snow storm landing in Colorado...
The dystopian future of toys.
As I strolled the exhibit halls of robots and tech at CES last week, I was struck by an overall sense of the push toward AI embedding into everything...but particularly into toys.
Imagine ChatGPT's voice and camera mode tucked inside robotic stuffed animals across millio...
"A true theology of machines begins not with what they are, but with who we become in relationship to them".
We cannot divorce mental health from the AI conversation. Not when 2025 revealed this as our current reality:
▪️ the 33 million who use Copilot see it as more of a companion than a task assista...