Addiction is the business model

Mark joins RNZ Nine to Noon host Kathryn Ryan to delve into the sudden phenomenon of ‘viral’ AI videos – getting better at capturing your eyeballs. Did you see those cute bunnies bouncing on a trampoline? Never happened – but made you look. The fusion of TikTok and AI video looks to be potent – and addictive. Next up, shocking and sad story of Adam Raine, a 16 year old who confided his suicidal thoughts to ChatGPT. ChatGPT aided him in his eventual suicide – so Raine’s parents are suing OpenAI, and just after that lawsuit made news, OpenAI announced long-overdue parental controls on ChatGPT. Finally, we delve into… wait, why am I writing ‘delve’ so much? It’s because ChatGPT’s peculiar word choices – “delve”, “intricate” and so on – have invaded our speech!