Do Social Media Bans Work? + A Conversation About A.I. Consciousness + Tool Time

Do Social Media Bans Work? + A Conversation About A.I. Consciousness + Tool Time

July 10, 2026 · 1h 19m · Episode 201

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The episode discusses the effectiveness of social media bans and explores the concept of A.I. consciousness.

“If the net result is that all the teens in Australia are still using social media, even after they’re technically banned from doing it, why are we doing any of this?”

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