"We built the internet to connect—and lost our ability to care."
Professor Niko Poulakos joined The Internet is Crack to break down the cost of losing empathy.
Full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
https://youtu.be/nRQyNkuKMCQ
#TheInternetIsCrack #PodcastClip #EmpathyDecline #DigitalDisconnection #TechEthics #FaceToFaceMatters

"OpenAI’s mission: Save humanity. OpenAI’s reality: Face lawsuits?"
The shift from nonprofit to for-profit raises huge ethical—and now legal—questions.
#OpenAI #AGI #TechEthics #MissionCrisis #TheInternetIsCrack #CorporateAGI #AIandSociety

"Google’s monopoly days are numbered."
The U.S. is pushing for a breakup—and Big Tech’s era of dominance could be crumbling.
#GoogleBreakup #TechEthics #Antitrust #BigTechCollapse #DigitalFreedom #TheInternetIsCrack

"What happens when AI stops being code… and starts being consciousness?"
#AIConsciousness #MachineRights #TechEthics #TheInternetIsCrack #DigitalSentience #SyntheticLife

We made avatars of ourselves and forgot how to be human.
Professor Niko Poulakos joined The Internet is Crack to discuss how the internet is reshaping human connection—and the quiet cost of forgetting how to show up in person.

Watch or listen to the full episode wherever your podcast is.
https://youtu.be/nRQyNkuKMCQ

$TRUMP Coinholders Get White House Dinners. This Is Not Satire.
Blockchain meets campaign finance. And dinner is served.

This AI Doesn’t Need Your Name—Just Your Cheekbones
Facial geometry = digital ID. 96% accuracy in spotting celebrities.
#SurveillanceTech #FacialRecognition #AIandPrivacy #TheInternetIsCrack #EthicsInAI

From Volatile to Viable—PayPal Bets Big on Stablecoins
Turning speculation into infrastructure.

#CryptoReform #PayPal #Stablecoin #FintechEthics #TheInternetIsCrack
#podcast

We Broadcast Ourselves to the World—But Can’t Make Eye Contact Across a Room.
A poetic reckoning with a future that feels more performative than personal.

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https://youtu.be/nRQyNkuKMCQ
#TheInternetIsCrack #DigitalFacade #IRLLoss #ConnectionCollapse #HumanPresence #podcast

Chatbots are replacing partners.
61% confess emotional AI affairs. 81%? No guilt.
#TheInternetIsCrack #TechIntimacy #AIAddiction #EmotionalAffair #DigitalRomance #RelationshipShift #podcast

When 25% of Gen Z believe AI is already conscious, and 58% think it will take over the world, it's time to pay attention.

Social media is cracking Gen Z’s mental health—and 44% of young women know it.
It is not just a trend. It is a warning.

We are raising a generation that cannot speak, cannot connect, cannot look each other in the eye.
Professor Niko Poulakos brings the warning. The question is—are we already too late?

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https://youtu.be/nRQyNkuKMCQ

Columbia dropout builds an undetectable cheating tool.
Raises $5.3M.
The system is not broken — it is monetized.

Zuckerberg pulls the plug on a free school — but keeps the metaverse alive.
Because that is where the kids really are, right?

The New York Times just proved puzzles are more profitable than the press.

When did looking someone in the eye become harder than looking at a screen?
Prof. Niko Poulakos on the digital unraveling of real human interaction.

Watch or listen to the full episode wherever your podcast is.
https://youtu.be/nRQyNkuKMCQ

Dorsey and Musk want to scrap intellectual property laws in the name of “progress.”
No protections, no creators.

$250 billion of curated content—90% can’t pay rent.
The influencer economy is collapsing under its own fantasy.

Google’s monopoly just got legally smashed—but will it matter?