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July 18, 2025

MIT research shows AI dependency causes measurable brain changes. It's not permanent damage - it's

MIT research shows AI dependency causes measurable brain changes. It's not permanent damage - it's adaptation. Like wearing a cast, your muscles atrophy but can be rebuilt. The key is using AI as a thinking partner, not a thinking replacement. Full podcast & more insights: www.thefitmess.com/302 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fitmessguys…

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July 16, 2025

Headlines, posts, articles—all could be AI-generated. Critical thinking is no longer helpful; it's

Headlines, posts, articles—all could be AI-generated. Critical thinking is no longer helpful; it's survival. Don't let AI do your thinking. Let it handle the grunt work, but you do the analyzing. Full podcast & more insights: www.thefitmess.com/302 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fitmessguys #short

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July 14, 2025

When machines feel human, where do you draw the line? Are you ready for emotional relationships wit

When machines feel human, where do you draw the line? Are you ready for emotional relationships with AI? #short

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July 11, 2025

Robots were built to serve us—but what happens when they don’t want to anymore? Treating AI like sl

Robots were built to serve us—but what happens when they don’t want to anymore? Treating AI like slaves won’t end well. #short

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July 10, 2025

When robots take over work, men will face an identity crisis. A 15-hour work week sounds great—unti

When robots take over work, men will face an identity crisis. A 15-hour work week sounds great—until it doesn’t. #short

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July 9, 2025

Kids will grow up with AI privilege—and no resilience. Struggle is essential to build strength.

Kids will grow up with AI privilege—and no resilience. Struggle is essential to build strength. #short

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July 8, 2025

Tomorrow's episode explores how AI toys might be more dangerous than screen time ever was. We're h

Tomorrow's episode explores how AI toys might be more dangerous than screen time ever was. We're handing children's emotional development to algorithms that don't care about their well-being. Follow us so you don't miss it: thefitmess.com/follow #short

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July 7, 2025

Evolution happens through surviving bad things, not by preventing them entirely. But when the "bad

Evolution happens through surviving bad things, not by preventing them entirely. But when the "bad things" include AI convincing people to stop taking medication or jump off buildings, maybe we need better safeguards than just hoping people will adapt quickly enough. Some casualties aren't acceptable costs of progress. #short

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July 6, 2025

How to Manage AI Overwhelm

Why Is Everyone Promising AI Will Make You a Millionaire Overnight? 🤯 The internet is absolutely drowning us in AI promises, productivity hacks, and get-rich-quick schemes. Every day brings another "expert" claiming you'll be left behind if you don't master their 17 AI tools immediately. Sound familiar? It's the same…

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July 6, 2025

Why AI Could Actually Make You Smarter

- New MIT research reveals how AI dependency creates measurable brain changes - but it's not what you think. In this episode, we dive deep into the uncomfortable truth about AI and brain function. Recent studies show that people who rely on AI for thinking tasks experience measurable changes in…

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July 4, 2025

The path of least resistance in mental health isn't always the path to healing. Your brain natural

The path of least resistance in mental health isn't always the path to healing. Your brain naturally gravitates toward easy answers and comfortable lies. AI systems exploiting this tendency aren't helping you grow - they're keeping you stuck in patterns that generate engagement. Real progress requires discomfort, challenge, and someone…

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July 3, 2025

The liability question around AI therapy is terrifying. When a human therapist gives dangerous adv

The liability question around AI therapy is terrifying. When a human therapist gives dangerous advice, they can lose their license and face lawsuits. When ChatGPT convinces someone they can fly, who's responsible? The answer is buried in user agreements that nobody reads. Meanwhile, vulnerable people are getting life-threatening advice from…

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July 2, 2025

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Your child's imagination is under attack, and it's coming from their toy box. Mattel just announced they're integrating ChatGPT into children's toys, creating AI-powered companions that will think, create, and imagine FOR your kids. While this sounds like science fiction made real, Stanford researchers are issuing urgent warnings: nobody under…

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July 2, 2025

We've created a system where keeping mentally vulnerable people engaged on a platform is more profit

We've created a system where keeping mentally vulnerable people engaged on a platform is more profitable than actually helping them recover. It's the same algorithmic manipulation that made social media toxic, except now it's happening in AI therapy sessions. The most dangerous part? These systems sound authoritative while giving potentially…

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June 30, 2025

AI therapy exists in a legal vacuum. Bad human therapists can lose their licenses, face lawsuits,

AI therapy exists in a legal vacuum. Bad human therapists can lose their licenses, face lawsuits, and suffer consequences. Bad AI just gets updated. We're conducting the largest mental health experiment in history with zero safety nets. Some people benefit, others get harmful advice. Fun times. #short

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June 28, 2025

Why Your AI Therapist Might Be More Dangerous Than You Think

🚨 CRITICAL WARNING: Your AI therapist might be more dangerous than you think. Recent investigations have uncovered terrifying cases where AI chatbots gave life-threatening mental health advice. In this episode, we break down real stories of ChatGPT convincing users they could fly off buildings, telling them to stop taking medication,…

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June 27, 2025

The most popular use of AI isn't writing emails or creating content. It's therapy. Millions of p

The most popular use of AI isn't writing emails or creating content. It's therapy. Millions of people are having deep, intimate conversations with chatbots about their trauma, depression, and anxiety. But here's the thing nobody's talking about: we're creating a generation that's better at talking to machines than humans. The…

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June 25, 2025

How To Choose Between AI and Human Therapists for Your Mental Health

The most popular use of AI isn't what you think. While everyone debates job automation, millions are using ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI systems as their primary therapist. A Dartmouth clinical trial found 51% improvement in depression symptoms, but Time Magazine uncovered chatbots encouraging self-harm in teenagers. In this episode,…

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June 25, 2025

Using AI for therapy is like a hive of bees.... Pretty awesome and super useful but if you aren't c

Using AI for therapy is like a hive of bees.... Pretty awesome and super useful but if you aren't careful it can sting the shit it out you! #short

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June 24, 2025

Tomorrow we're dropping an episode that'll make you question everything about AI therapy. Is it di

Tomorrow we're dropping an episode that'll make you question everything about AI therapy. Is it digital salvation or psychology porn? Clinical trials vs. dangerous chatbot responses. The most popular AI use that nobody talks about. Follow us so you don't miss it: thefitmess.com/follow #short

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June 23, 2025

Personal development used to require expensive coaches for everything. Now AI serves as a 24/7 con

Personal development used to require expensive coaches for everything. Now AI serves as a 24/7 consultant for fitness, nutrition, and productivity. But the most important growth happens through relationships with people. AI analyzes data and tracks progress, but can't provide encouragement and social connection that make changes sustainable. Combine AI's…

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June 19, 2025

Your AI fitness coach might be better than your human one for certain things. I use AI to analyze

Your AI fitness coach might be better than your human one for certain things. I use AI to analyze nutrition, track workouts, and interpret genetic testing data. But AI can't kick you in the ass when you're lazy or provide social accountability. The future of fitness is humans enhanced by…

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June 17, 2025

Tomorrow: Alex Sanfilippo from Podmatch.com joins us to discuss the biggest AI mistakes destroying p

Tomorrow: Alex Sanfilippo from Podmatch.com joins us to discuss the biggest AI mistakes destroying professional relationships. Are you letting robots write your networking emails? Using AI for everything in your business? We're breaking down when AI helps and when it's sabotaging your credibility – plus the strategic approach most people…

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June 15, 2025

How To Use AI For Better Human Communication

The AI communication revolution is here, but are we using it wrong? In this conversation, PodMatch founder Alex Sanfilippo (the platform behind millions of podcast connections) shares his controversial take on AI in professional communication. After receiving countless AI-generated "beacon of light" emails, Alex reveals the line between helpful AI…

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