About this episode
The episode discusses the loss of trust in major institutions and the overreliance on AI, emphasizing the importance of self-belief and personal judgment.
SHOW NOTES: We’ve lost trust in major institutions: universities, medicine, journalism, the law, politicians, religion. (The recent rise in Catholic converts and church attendance is not due to any great marketing by the church, but rather due to a desperate need for a source of faith by many.) We tend to see AI as a magic bullet that will help us out of our uncertainly, lack of success, confusion, and sense of loneliness. Yet AI is the product of humans and has the notorious imperfections that one would expect. My GPS, spell check, computer, and other technology has glitches and errors. They are far from perfect. What we truly need is self-belief, confidence in our own judgment. We need to stop seeking the judgment of others, of others’ metrics, of others approval, and of validation for our tentative decisions. This combination of a loss of trust in ourselves and an overhyped AI by an industry seeking to make trillions is a perfect storm. Resist it. Develop faith in yourself. It doesn’t matter what happens to you in most cases, what matters is what you do about it.
People in this episode
Host: Alan Weiss
Topics covered
- trust in institutions
- artificial intelligence
- self-belief
- personal judgment
- faith
- societal issues
Keywords
- trust
- AI
- self-belief
- institutions
- judgment
- faith
- society
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Catholic
Products: AI, GPS, spell check
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