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Esther Perel on "Artificial Intimacy"
Tristan Harris and Esther Perel discuss how algorithms can fuel alienation.
For all the talk about AI, we rarely hear about how it will change our relationships. As we swipe to find love and consult chatbot therapists, acclaimed psychotherapist and relationship expert Esther Perel warns that there’s another harmful “AI” on the rise—Artificial Intimacy—and how it is depriving us of real connection.
Tristan Harris and Esther Perel discuss how depending on algorithms can fuel alienation and then imagine how we might design technology to strengthen our social bonds.
This is an interview from our podcast Your Undivided Attention. It originally aired on August 17, 2023 and has been lightly edited for clarity.
CORRECTION: Esther refers to the 2007 film Lars and the Real Doll. The title of the film is Lars and the Real Girl.