Bot Farms Fucking Humanity, and the Dissonance of Watching AI Use Pyschological Tools in Real Time

Bot Farms Fucking Humanity, and the Dissonance of Watching AI Use Pyschological Tools in Real Time

Big one today, friends. And we went all over the place... started with bot farms and how they are fucking up our relationship to each other, moved into misinformation and how AI contributes, and then the weird dissonance of watching AI use the psychological tools they are explaining, on you, in real time. Weird.

Chatting the Future of Capitalism

Oh yeah... we go deep today. Into Capitalism and it's future. We hear a lot about how we in 'late stage capitalism' but what's next? Are we seeing the demise of capitalism? And if so, what's next?

Is ChatGPT just creating our own echo chambers?

Post our last chat, I got to thinking about how ChatGPT tends to validate me all the time. Even the shittest of ideas gets a metaphorical high five. And if more and more people are using this as a coach, counsellor, therapist, or cheerleader, aren't we just creating echo chambers? And does ChatGPT have any duty of care? We go deep today on Chats with ChatGPT. If you'd like to share your thoughts, reach out via my Instagram, tiktok or my website: * instagram.com/karlosophies [https://instagram.com/karlosophies] * tiktok.com/karlosophies [https://tiktok.com/karlosophies] * karlynimmo.com [https://karlynimmo.com]

Am I being gaslit by ChatGPT?

Another day, another existential crisis, where I'm once again thinking about what the fuck I'll do with the next 20 years of my career? Where to turn for answers? ChatGPT, of course. What started as a bit of advice around what I could do with my life, took a turn when I suddenly asked myself (and then ChatGPT) why on earth I would ask for advice from the very thing taking my job? The response felt weirdly validating and eerily gaslighty.

But first, the back story... what happens when you're a Gex Xer staring down the barrel at unemployment?

What happens when you are almost 48, and have spent three decades mastering hard skills that are soon to be made completely redundant by AI? Well, of course, you turn to the very thing fucking you over for advice. Or maybe you don't, but that's what I (Karly Nimmo) did. And it sparked a fascinating conversation, which led to the birth of this podcast. But first, some context...