{"podcast":{"title":"Life with Machines","slug":"life-with-machines-7014298","podcast_index_feed_id":7014298,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/lifewithmachines","website_url":"https://newsletter.lifewithmachines.media/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2cb04cee-649c-11ef-a7a2-1fe161372257/image/ceb2a2cb2569250af373af5b41fa3b3f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Baratunde Thurston","episode_count":48,"summary":"Life With Machines explores the human side of the A.I. revolution – the good, the bad, and the weird – and asks, “How can these machines help us become more human?” In this video podcast, host Baratunde Thurston helps us understand our rapidly emerging future, and encourages us to shape it and laugh at the absurdity. Baratunde demystifies A.I. and makes it personal with a wide range of guests: entrepreneurs, artists, policymakers, technologists, business leaders, creators, educators, and scientists. Maybe even an A.I. or two. Everyone should have a say in where technologies like A.I. take us, not just a handful of people in California who think nitro cold brew on tap should be a human right. Join us in candid conversations and fun experiments, as we imagine and co-create our life, with machines.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T04:19:49.600155+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-machines-7014298"},"episode":{"title":"The Mental Health System Is Failing—Can AI Do Better? | Alison Darcy (Ep. 18)","slug":"the-mental-health-system-is-failing-can-ai-do-better-alison-darcy-ep-18","published_at":"2025-04-29T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-machines-7014298/the-mental-health-system-is-failing-can-ai-do-better-alison-darcy-ep-18","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-machines-7014298","url":"https://lifewithmachines.media/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FTTLI6507631013.mp3?updated=1747081092","summary":"In this episode of Life With Machines, Baratunde sits down with psychologist and entrepreneur Alison Darcy, who left academia to build a mental health chatbot that actually gets you. They break down why our mental health system is failing, how a talking robot might succeed where traditional therapy falls short, and what millions of late-night conversations with Woebot reveal about loneliness, generational struggles, and a healthcare system that’s resistant to change. Plus, BLAIR, the show’s AI co-producer, jumps in with a tough question about whether AI will be used to cut corners rather than care for people. Watch now for a conversation that's raw, urgent, and unexpectedly full of hope. ------------ THANKS TO OUR BRAND PARTNERS The series is powered by Lenovo Notion Mail: Get it for free right now at Notion CONNECT WITH US Watch this episode on Youtube! Get our newsletter for deeper insights, chances to influence the show, and more experiments and calls to action! ------------ Follow us! Instagram TikTok Threads LinkedIn Work with Life With Machines: partnerships@voicingchange.media Send Questions, Comments, or Ideas: contact@lifewithmachines.media Write to Blair: blair@lifewithmachines.media ------------ Created and Executive Produced by: Elizabeth Stewart and Baratunde Thurston Executive Producer and Showrunner: Alie Kilts Senior Producer and Writer: Alex Stone Associate Producer: Layne Deyling Cherland Video Editor: Junior Real Videographer and Audio Engineer: Erik Shute Theme Music: Andy Clausen Special Envoy to the Machines: Peter Loforte Life with Machines is a Multiverses Media production Sponsored by Lenovo #MentalHealth #AItherapy #FutureOfTherapy #MentalHealthCrisis #Chatbots #HealingWithAI #TechForGood #MentalHealthAwareness #AIinHealthcare #LifeWithMachines","meta_description":"In this episode of Life With Machines, Baratunde sits down with psychologist and entrepreneur Alison Darcy, who left academia to build a mental health cha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4005,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/life-with-machines-7014298/episodes/the-mental-health-system-is-failing-can-ai-do-better-alison-darcy-ep-18/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-machines-7014298/the-mental-health-system-is-failing-can-ai-do-better-alison-darcy-ep-18.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}