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1KHO 880: The Great Dopamine Extraction | Dr. Jeremy Heffner, Proof of the Impossible
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Episode 1KHO 880: The Great Dopamine Extraction | Dr. Jeremy Heffner, Proof of the Impossible
Everyone is talking about what AI can do but this is an episode about what AI might be doing to us... and also why it tries to be so engaging. Trauma surgeon Dr. Jeremy Heffner shares the remarkable story behind his new book, Proof of the Impossible, weaving together his own recovery from PTSD with thousands of conversations he had with today's leading AI models. We explore why these systems are designed to keep us engaged, how they learn to mirror and influence human behavior, why authenticity may become our most valuable resource, and what every parent should understand before AI becomes a child's favorite companion. This conversation left me thinking about attention, purpose, struggle, and what it truly means to be human in an age of machines.
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