The Rise of AI in Our Daily Lives with Mike Todasco
Mike Todasco is the former PayPal innovation leader and current visiting fellow at the James Silberrad Brown Center of Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, the conversations explores how AI is seamlessly woven into our daily routines—from using custom GPTs for personal healthcare management to powering recommendations on streaming platforms and even assisting in the kitchen. Mike spills on the evolving risks and rewards of integrating AI into private life, the future of AI-generated creativity, and why world models could unlock the next level of smart technology. From how AI is quietly shaping society to the job markets and dating in the next generation relationships.
Show Notes
EPISODE COVERS:
1. Everyday uses of AI in life
2. AI as personal health assistant
3. Medical data risk and privacy
4. AI for cooking and recipes
5. Anthropomorphizing AI and relationships
6. AI-generated images for presentations
7. Hidden AI powering daily technology
8. World models and future AI data
9. Personalization and echo chambers online
10. Disclosure and transparency with AI bots
11. AI reshaping workforce and internships
12. Rise of AI agents at work
13. Solopreneurs building businesses with AI
14. Boundaries and guardrails for AI use
15. Emotional impact of AI companions
AI in daily life, large language models, ChatGPT, medical AI, AI privacy risks, AI in healthcare, AI personalization, AI in cooking, AI as a tool, AI as a companion, AI-generated presentations, image generation, innovation at PayPal, hedonic adaptation, world models, training data, in-home robots, self-driving cars, AI perception gap, digital literacy, AI in work productivity, AI-induced job disruption, internships and AI, agentic AI, solopreneurship, AI agents, echo chambers, AI and social media, AI in education, disclosure of AI use, human-AI relationships
TIMELINE:
00:00 AI Integration in Health and Daily Life
04:17 Online Data Privacy Risk Assessment
09:02 Advancing AI: From Language to World Models
10:25 Advancing Large Language Model Training
13:39 AI and Future Workforce Dynamics
18:20 AI Influences Reddit Discussions
22:54 Future of Internships in Question
25:47 Teen AI Innovators Reshaping Future
27:16 The Nickname Game