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Intelligence Squared · 2026-04-09 · 41 min · 7,211 words

Should You Be Talking To AI? with Jamie Bartlett

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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorrenti. What happens when we begin to treat machines is confidance? And as millions turn to AI for advice, companionship and decision making, how might this reshape the way we think, relate, and live? On today's episode, Jamie Bartlett, journalist and author, joins our head of programming, Connor Boyle, to discuss his new book, How to Talk to AI.

and how not to. They discuss the profound social and psychological consequences of a world where conversation with machines becomes routine. Let's join Connor now with more. Hello and welcome to Intelligence Squared. I'm Connor Boyle.

Joined today by a returning guest will be familiar to many of you. He's journalist, broadcaster, author of many brilliant books, including The People vs. Tech, which looked at this the societ consequences of social media, radicals, and most recently the book which we're going to be discussing, the themes of today, How to Talk to AI and How Not to. It's a brilliant book, which is just out this week.

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