The Psychological Risks of Engaging with AI Chatbots

People are talking to AI chatbots, sharing financial worries, health concerns, and private thoughts they would never post on social media. But their feeling of safety is a psychological trap. In this episode, Cristian Worthington and Sandra Giffin expose the "conversational AI blind spot" and the critical concept of "grounding knowledge".  They reveal how AI is designed to leverage deep-seated human psychology—like the "Computers Are Social Actors" theory —to build a "false sense of connection", encouraging you to share data you can never get back. They explore the "baked-in-a-cake" problem of data permanence and how the legal "Right to be Forgotten" is technically almost impossible for AI companies to honor.  And they reveal how grounding knowledge is a new frontier of "hyper-customized" advertising designed to exploit our specific emotional vulnerabilities. This isn't just a warning; it's a roadmap to a solution.  Cris and Sandra dive into the emerging technology of Personal Data Vaults and Decentralized Identity —a new model that flips surveillance capitalism on its head.  Learn how you can shift from being the product to becoming a "Conscious Data Curator"  and regain control of your digital life. Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2445431/open_sms) Follow us on X (https://x.com/VerlicityAI) More Episodes from Verlicity AI (https://verlicity.ai/podcast/)