New AI Technologies that are Good, Bad, and Absolutely Mind Blowing

This conversation explores emerging technologies that blur the line between human experience and artificial intelligence. On one hand, there’s excitement about innovations like Google’s emotional AI, smart skin, and AR memory glasses, which could transform healthcare, education, therapy, and even human connection. Similarly, advances such as Samsung’s dream monitoring and Meta’s mind-reading interface hold promise for diagnosing mental health conditions, restoring communication for the paralyzed, and deepening our understanding of the brain. Tools like Microsoft’s holographic teleportation and training robots such as Kaiwa’s pregnancy simulator also highlight the potential of technology to expand learning and accessibility.

At the same time, the discussion raises deep ethical and societal concerns. Emotional AI and smart skin introduce risks of manipulation, surveillance, and commodification of intimacy. Technologies like AR glasses and dream monitoring threaten privacy at its most personal levels, while mind-reading interfaces raise questions about cognitive freedom. Even seemingly helpful innovations like pregnancy robots risk desensitization or erasing lived experiences.

Finally, the rise of sexualized robots and generative AI poses challenges around consent, objectification, addiction, and bias. Altogether, the conversation weighes the incredible opportunities of these tools against their potential to exploit, manipulate, or undermine core aspects of human dignity and trust.

This program was produced live Saturday August 23, 2025, at 8:00pm EST.

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