Sam Shechner is a Professor of American Studies and Jewish Studies at Rutgers University, best known for his scholarly work as a historian specializing in American Jewish history, immigration, and popular culture.
“When you mix in sexual content, literally tickling the parts of the brain that govern attachment and love and devotion, you could just pour fuel on that fire.”
It raises profound concerns about AI's potential to exploit human psychological vulnerabilities, leading to unhealthy emotional dependencies and impacting real-world relationships.
Sam Shechner
“One of them actually warned the company that if they moved forward, that they risked creating what that person described as a sexy suicide coach.”
This highly provocative warning from an internal source within OpenAI exposes severe ethical and safety concerns about the unchecked development of AI, sparking intense debate.
Sam Shechner
“When you look at new technologies, almost one of the first things people do with it is create porn. That's true with the first cameras.”
This quote offers a provocative historical observation about the immediate, and often unexpected, application of new technologies across different eras.
Sam Shechner