Steven Hassan PhD
@cultexpert.freedomofmind.com
The interview Stephen Bartlett did with Tristan Harris was incredibly rich and ended on a hopeful note. But hope only matters if we act. We need ethical structures and a clear understanding of undue influence before AI systems begin shaping people’s realities at scale.
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