Future of Digital Interaction
Alison and Kevin discuss how increased use of digital assistants may desensitize human interactions, leading to potential empathy loss. Casey predicts that as these systems become more human-like, people may struggle to be unkind to them despite knowing they are not real. The conversation delves into the evolving dynamics of human-machine relationships in a tech-driven world.In this clip
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