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The algorithmic self shapes the human psyche without us even realising.

Gen Z are the most active and conscious users of AI.

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I’m currently reading a fascinating book about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on human intimacy,1 which I heard about during the last training event I attended, which was about AI and the psyche. The last three media requests I’ve received were for comments about various aspects of young people’s use of AI, or AI as a substitute for a human therapist. The most recent presentation I delivered was about adolescent identity in the age of AI, and next I’ll be speaking on a panel about the same. Many of the threads on my social media feed are about AI, too—people loving and learning about it or vehemently rallying against it and arguing that it’s not for them.

So, why is everybody talking about AI?

AI is not new; it’s older than me and older than many of you. The first use of the term “artificial intelligence” can be traced back to the 1950s, when Alan Turing asked people to spot the difference between machine and human intelligence. But it really came to the fore with the........

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