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How AI Hacks Your Brain's Attachment System (with Zak Stein)
Zak Stein is a researcher focused on child development, education, and existential risk. He joins the podcast to discuss the psychological harms of anthropomorphic AI. We examine attention and attachment hacking, AI comp...
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How AI Hacks Your Brain's Attachment System (with Zak Stein) is an episode from Future of Life Institute Podcast by Gus Docker. Zak Stein is a researcher focused on child development, education, and existential risk. He joins the podcast to...
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Published Mar 5, 2026, 104:40 long, audio available.
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