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Jonathan Haidt

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

I knew what was happening as it was happening.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

So certain words that they used and, you know, I was like, ah, I see what you did here.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

And so it's been interesting.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

It's been a journey, and I'm frightened, frankly, of what it means for all of us.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

And my approach—

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

Kind of, you know, not like Jonathan's – I love Jonathan's approach.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

I, you know, I think, yes, we need legislation.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

But my approach is more, I would say, tempered in that I think that we – there's utility for AI chatbots for certain people because of access or, you know, need, et cetera.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

Like if you are LGBTQIA plus and you live in an area that is not very open –

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

And you need to talk to someone.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

You can't go to your therapist.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

It's like maybe you can use an AI chatbot.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

So there are certain cases, a case-by-case basis.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

But my work will focus, this particular book will focus on ways that you can first understand and build awareness of what's happening with this interaction and then what you can do to manage that.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

It's called sycophancy, by the way.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

Yeah, I just learned that word.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

It's like agreeableness at scale.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

It's like golden retriever energy.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

The yes man.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

There's like a build the plane as you're flying it.