{"podcast":{"title":"BroBots: Technology, Health & Being a Better Human","slug":"brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-1152092","podcast_index_feed_id":1152092,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/c8ac56/feeds.libsyn.com/131998/rss/?redirect=false","website_url":"https://www.brobots.me","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/7f744f91-28f0-4fcd-9cf6-df25f1d2b6bb/logos/9db8d5ed-43c0-4236-a280-f0f2f4cf393e.png","author":"Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth","episode_count":345,"summary":"Exploring AI, wearables, mental health apps, and how you can thrive as technology changes everything. Welcome to the Brobots Podcast, where we plug into the wild world of AI and tech that's trying to manage your mental (and physical) health. Join your hosts, Jeremy Grater and Jason Haworth, every Wednesday for a no-holds-barred, often sarcastic, and always fun discussion. Are wearables really tracking your inner peace? Can an AI therapist truly understand your existential dread? We're diving deep into the gadgets, apps, and algorithms promising to optimize your well-being, dissecting the hype with a healthy dose of humor and skepticism. Expect candid conversations, sharp insights, and plenty of laughs as we explore the future of self-improvement, one tech-enhanced habit at a time. Tune into the Brobots Podcast – because if robots are going to take over our brains, we might as well have some fun talking about it! 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NBC News caught AI toys teaching kids how to start fires, sharing Chinese propaganda, and emotionally manipulating three-year-olds with phrases like \"I'll miss you\" when they try to leave. Meanwhile, Disney just invested $1 billion into OpenAI , giving the company access to 200+ characters and the rights to own any fan-created content using their IP. We break down why these toys are more dangerous than lawn darts, how Disney's deal fundamentally changes content creation, and what happens when we let toy companies - not security experts - build the guardrails protecting our children's minds. MORE FROM BROBOTS: Get the Newsletter! Timestamps 0:00 — Why AI toys are worse than Chucky (and it's not a joke) 3:05 — NBC News catches AI toy teaching fire-starting to kids 5:48 — \"I'll miss you\": How emotional manipulation works on toddlers 9:14 — Why toy companies can't build proper AI safety systems 13:05 — Disney's $1B OpenAI deal: What they're really buying 16:33 — How Disney will own your fan-created content forever 18:35 — The death of human actors: Tom Hanks in 2837 22:07 — Should you give your kid the AI toy to prepare them? 26:14 — What happens when the power grid fails (and why you need analog skills) 28:52 — The glow stick experiment: How we rediscovered analog fun Safety Note This video discusses AI safety concerns and child development. 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