E70 | Regulating Addictive AI with Robert Mahari | Pondering AI

Robert Mahari examines the consequences of addictive intelligence, adaptive responses to regulating AI companions, and the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration. Robert and Kimberly discuss the attributes of addictive products; the allure of AI companions; AI as a prescription for loneliness; not assuming only the lonely are susceptible; regulatory constraints and gaps; individual rights and societal harms; adaptive guardrails and regulation by design; agentic self-awareness; why uncertainty doesn’t negate accountability; AI’s negative impact on the data commons; economic disincentives; interdisciplinary collaboration and future research. Robert Mahari is a JD-PhD researcher at MIT Media Lab and the Harvard Law School where he studies the intersection of technology, law and business. In addition to computational law, Robert has a keen interest in AI regulation and embedding regulatory objectives and guardrails into AI designs. View the transcript of this episode here: https://pondering-ai.transistor.fm/episodes/ep70/transcript Listen to all episodes by visiting: https://pondering-ai.transistor.fm/ Episode highlights 00:00 – Welcome 04:57 – Addictive Intelligence: Uses and Concerns 11:43 – AI Companions: Human Vulnerabilities and Susceptibility 20:52 – Consumer Protection and Regulation 27:47 – Incentivizing Positive Outcomes 34:43 – Regulation by Design and Agentic Self-Awareness 39:02 – Accountability Under Uncertainty 41:13 – Information Access and Content Incentives 47:43 – Future Research and Interdisciplinary Collaboration More about our guest ◉ The Allure of Addictive Intelligence (article) – https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/05/1095600/we-need-to-prepare-for-addictive-intelligence/ ◉ Robert Mahari (LinkedIn) – https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-mahari/ ◉ Robert Mahari (website) – https://robertmahari.com/ Additional resources ◉ SAS Responsible Innovation – https://www.sas.com/responsible-innovation ◉ SAS AI Solutions – https://www.sas.com/ai ◉ SAS Viya – Data and AI Platform – https://www.sas.com/viya * Disclaimer: All presentations represent the opinions of the presenter and do not represent the position or the opinion of SAS. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SAS SOFTWARE YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/SASSoftware?sub_confirmation=1 ABOUT SAS SAS is a trusted analytics powerhouse for organizations seeking immediate value from their data. A deep bench of analytics solutions and broad industry knowledge keep our customers coming back and feeling confident. With SAS®, you can discover insights from your data and make sense of it all. Identify what’s working and fix what isn’t. Make more intelligent decisions. And drive relevant change. #SASSoftware #PonderingAI CONNECT WITH SAS SAS ► https://www.sas.com SAS Customer Support ► https://support.sas.com SAS Communities ► https://communities.sas.com SAS Analytics Explorers ► https://explorers.sas.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/SASsoftware X ► https://www.twitter.com/SASsoftware LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/sas Blogs ► https://blogs.sas.com RSS ► https://www.sas.com/rss