I had a fun opportunity to sit down with the University rector, Peter-Paul Verbeek, to discuss our overlapping areas of research during an episode on his podcast Net Echt. While typically our conversations focus on our visions for education, it was nice to connect in a completely different scholarly way.
In the episode of Net Echt, we dive into the world of Her (2013), a film by Spike Jonze about a man who falls in love with an AI operating system. What once seemed like science fiction is now closer than ever – but what does this mean for our relationships and the way we experience technology? Presenter Aron de Jong joined Peter-Paul and I to discuss how the rapid development of AI affects our perception of human connection, what happens when we blindly trust AI, and whether digital relationships ever replace real human interactions?
Give it a listen!