Past Anchoring Truths Podcast episodes have been devoted to the promise of AI in the legal profession and beyond. Today, we’ll be discussing more of the perils of that technology with Professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds. He’s the Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee and the mind behind the legendary Instapundit blog. In his brand-new Encounter Books Broadside, Seductive AI, Professor Reynolds delivers a provocative warning. While the rest of us worry about rogue superintelligent machines rising up to take over, he argues the real danger is far more subtle—and far more tempting. AI doesn’t need to conquer us with force. It can seduce us instead—flattering our egos, anticipating our every desire, offering perfect companions, endless convenience, and the illusion of control—until we’ve quietly handed over our agency, our relationships, and our ability to think for ourselves. It’s a timely, eye-opening look at the soft power of artificial intelligence and what it means for human freedom.
Prof. Reynolds is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and Yale Law School, he’s one of America’s most influential legal thinkers on technology, constitutional law, and the intersection of law and society. He’s the author of several acclaimed books, including An Army of Davids and The Higher Education Bubble.
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