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How do you stay grounded when technology is changing work faster than any of us can keep up with? In this episode, I sit down with journalist and CNN contributor Jacob Ward to talk about the emotional and psychological impact of living and working alongside increasingly powerful technology. Jacob shares why he believes the bigger threat isn’t just automation, but the way these systems shape your behavior, attention, and relationships at work. We talk about loneliness, agency, management, the pressure to keep producing, and what happens when more of our thinking gets handed over to machines. Get ready to rethink productivity, management, and the value of human judgment. Check out our sponsors: Shopify - Sign up for a $1 per month trial, just go to shopify.com/anxiousachiever Chime - Head to chime.com/achiever to sign up Monarch - Use code ACHIEVER at monarch.com to get 50% off your first year Physician’s Choice - Use code PCPODCAST10 at physicianschoice.com to get 10% off your entire order Whatnot - Get free shipping on your first order. Just search W-H-A-T-N-O-T in the app store and start scoring amazing deals Pebl - Take advantage of Pebl’s limited-time offer before it’s gone. Visit hipebl.ai today. In this Episode, You Will Learn 00:00 What is AI doing to your mind and mood? 04:45 Why technology is really a story about human behavior. 09:00 How “fast thinking” makes us easier to manipulate. 13:00 What an AI co-parenting tool reveals about convenience, conflict, and control. 15:15 Can technology really support mental health without replacing human care? 17:45 Why the systems built to help us often prioritize engagement instead. 20:00 What a more “human-free” workplace could mean for all of us. 26:45 The human skills at work that are most at risk of disappearing. 30:00 How to deal with the helplessness so many people feel about the future of work. 36:00 The Pope’s warning about AI, dignity, and human value. 43:30 Why trust matters so much when institutions are under pressure. 47:45 How to decide when to use AI and when to resist it. 50:00 Why the pressure to produce more can quietly trap high achievers. 54:30 How do you stay relevant without giving up your standards? Resources + Links Visit Jacob Ward’s website HERE Get a copy of Jacob’s book, The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back HERE Get a copy of my book - The Anxious Achiever Watch the podcast on YouTube Find more resources on our website morraam.com Follow Follow me: on LinkedIn @morraaronsmele + Instagram @morraam Follow Jacob: on YouTube @byjacobward + Instagram @byjacobward

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Google is rewriting the rules of search, CBS News Radio just died after 99 years, and billionaires now own the newsrooms. This episode dives into what happens when technology giants tighten their grip on how we get information. Google's new Universal Cart wants to follow your entire shopping journey across the internet Hands-On With All of Google's New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching a Twitch show U.S. Invests $2 Billion and Takes Stake in Quantum Firms Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman GM Driver Data Privacy Lawsuit: California Fines GM $12.75 Million A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide 'Creepy' Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn't Actually Work, FTC Says Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Larry Magid , Marshall Kirkpatrick , and Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit superhuman.com meter.com/twit box.com/AI doppel.com mill.com/TWIT

Google is rewriting the rules of search, CBS News Radio just died after 99 years, and billionaires now own the newsrooms. This episode dives into what happens when technology giants tighten their grip on how we get information. Google's new Universal Cart wants to follow your entire shopping journey across the internet Hands-On With All of Google's New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching a Twitch show U.S. Invests $2 Billion and Takes Stake in Quantum Firms Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman GM Driver Data Privacy Lawsuit: California Fines GM $12.75 Million A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide 'Creepy' Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn't Actually Work, FTC Says Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Larry Magid , Marshall Kirkpatrick , and Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit superhuman.com meter.com/twit box.com/AI doppel.com mill.com/TWIT

Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah Sargent on Tech News Weekly! Jacob shares firsthand impressions from the Elon Musk v. OpenAI trial. Razr unveiled the latest iterations of its foldable phones. And Microsoft released the earliest known DOS source code to the public! Jacob just returned from covering the Elon Musk v. OpenAI trial in person! He shared his experience getting inside the courthouse to cover the trial and shares firsthand observations from the courtroom. Patrick Holland of CNET stops by to talk about the new Razr foldable phones, his first impressions with the devices, and laments the price hikes with the phones. And Mikah shares how Microsoft has released the earliest known DOS source code on GitHub - a collection of 870+ pages of dot matrix-printed assembler listings from the early 1980's! Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jacob Ward Guest: Patrick Holland Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly . Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit rippling.com/twit framer.com/tnw scribe.how/tnw

Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah Sargent on Tech News Weekly! Jacob shares firsthand impressions from the Elon Musk v. OpenAI trial. Razr unveiled the latest iterations of its foldable phones. And Microsoft released the earliest known DOS source code to the public! Jacob just returned from covering the Elon Musk v. OpenAI trial in person! He shared his experience getting inside the courthouse to cover the trial and shares firsthand observations from the courtroom. Patrick Holland of CNET stops by to talk about the new Razr foldable phones, his first impressions with the devices, and laments the price hikes with the phones. And Mikah shares how Microsoft has released the earliest known DOS source code on GitHub - a collection of 870+ pages of dot matrix-printed assembler listings from the early 1980's! Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jacob Ward Guest: Patrick Holland Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly . Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit rippling.com/twit framer.com/tnw scribe.how/tnw

This week on GAEA Talks, Graeme Scott sits down with Jacob Ward - former NBC News technology correspondent, former editor-in-chief of Popular Science, Stanford lecturer, and author of the bestselling book The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back.Jacob spent years reporting on the intersection of technology, human behaviour and social change for NBC Nightly News, The TODAY Show, and MSNBC. Before that, he led Popular Science as the youngest editor-in-chief in the magazine's history, and served as science and technology correspondent for Al Jazeera, CNN, and PBS. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and Wired, and his PBS documentary series Hacking Your Mind predicted the rise of populist politics years before it became front-page news.In this episode, Jacob unpacks the hidden psychological machinery behind how we make decisions - and how AI and technology are exploiting those same shortcuts at scale. From why we unconsciously conform to social influence, to how the attention economy is engineering a world of narrowing choices, to why the consequences of rushed enterprise AI adoption are only just beginning to unfold - this is a conversation that challenges everything you think you know about free will in the digital age.What you'll take away from this conversation:• Why our brains use shortcuts and biases that AI is now amplifying back at us for profit• How social influence and marketing shape our decisions far more than we realise• Why different generations have fundamentally different relationships with technology and decision-making• The critical gap between the speed of AI advancement and the education system's ability to keep up• Why trust and truth are the non-negotiable foundations for any AI implementation• How rushed enterprise AI adoption is creating hidden risks in security, intellectual property and legal compliance• Why the attention economy may ultimately destroy itself - and what replaces it• How empathy-driven, cross-generational collaboration could be AI's greatest positive use case• Why human connection and source of truth are about to become the most valuable currencies• The case for AI as a great equaliser - giving opportunities to people who never had them beforeAbout Jacob Ward: Jacob is a journalist, author and lecturer at the Stanford d.school. He served as technology correspondent for NBC News (2018-2024), reporting for NBC Nightly News, The TODAY Show, and MSNBC. He is the former editor-in-chief of Popular Science and previously served as science and technology correspondent for Al Jazeera, CNN and PBS. He was a 2018-2019 Berggruen Fellow at Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, where he wrote The Loop. He is the founding editor and host of The Rip Current, a weekly newsletter and podcast exploring the hidden forces shaping modern life, and a regular co-host on This Week in Tech. His PBS documentary series Hacking Your Mind explored how unconscious biases shape human behaviour.GAEA Talks is the enterprise AI podcast for leaders navigating the age of artificial intelligence. Subscribe for weekly conversations with the people shaping the future of business, technology and society.Official Website: https://www.jacobward.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCU9oIrDlQjzBCXnaWsnXGHA The Rip Current: https://www.theripcurrent.com/X: https://x.com/byjacobwardAmazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Loop-Technology-Creating-Without-Choices/dp/0316487201

In this episode of Therapy Is Dope with Alicia & Laura , we’re joined by journalist Jacob Ward, author of The Loop: How AI Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back, for a timely and thought-provoking conversation about artificial intelligence—and what it’s doing to the human nervous system, attachment, and brain development. Rather than focusing on dystopian hype or tech worship, this episode explores AI through a relational and psychological lens. We unpack how constant interaction with responsive, emotionally validating technology can subtly shape attachment patterns. What happens when regulation, reassurance, curiosity, or even companionship are increasingly outsourced to machines? Jacob brings deep insight into how AI is designed to mirror human connection, why that’s so compelling to our brains, and where the ethical fault lines lie. Together, we discuss: How AI may influence attachment styles and relational expectations The impact of AI engagement on suffering and personal growth What nervous systems evolved for human connection do with always-available, non-human “relationships” How clinicians, parents, and communities can stay intentional without fear-mongering This episode isn’t about rejecting technology—it’s about becoming more conscious of how it intersects with our biology, psychology, and need for real connection. If you’re a therapist, parent, educator, or simply someone navigating life in an increasingly AI-mediated world, this conversation invites you to slow down, zoom out, and ask better questions about how we stay human in the process. If you like this content, like and subscribe! If you want to learn more about Jacob Ward: Website: jacobward.com Newsletter: Ripples on Substack – in-depth reporting on how technology shapes human systems Social Media: X / Twitter: @jacobward LinkedIn: Jacob Ward

In this episode Bill speaks with Jacob Ward, a longtime technology journalist. He’s worked for NBC News, CNN and PBS. They discuss the origins and development of artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on its capabilities and limitations. Jacob explains that AI's power lies in its pattern recognition but emphasizes that it does not truly understand the data it processes. He delves into the societal implications of AI, including job displacement, lack of regulation, and potential psychological impacts. Despite these risks, Ward highlights positive uses of AI in fields like healthcare and astronomy. Finally, he discusses the pressing need for regulatory measures to mitigate the adverse effects of AI and advocates for a balanced approach to AI utilization. You can follow Jacob Ward’s Podcast and Newsletter, The Rip Current, here TheRipCurrent.com and here TheRipCurrent.substack.com . And his book, The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back here . Today’s Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers’ International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Journalist Jacob Ward joins us as we use Tony Stark and Ozymandias to explore the psychological dangers of when technology is created and distributed without limits. Bonus: stick around until the end to find out Jake’s perspective on how journalists are portrayed in comics! Jacob Ward has a background in technology journalism and behavioral science with experiences that include 6 years as technology correspondent for NBC News and hosting "Hacking Your Mind" (NSF-funded PBS documentary series). He wrote the book "The Loop: How A.I is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back” and hosts his weekly podcast, The Rip Current, about the invisible forces driving tech, money, and politics. https://www.jacobward.com/ Psychology sources: Protecting Our Children Online and Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots

In this episode of Good News for Lefties Deep Dive we talk about the complex world of artificial intelligence with technology expert Jacob Ward, author of "The Loop: How AI Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back." As AI continues to permeate our daily lives, we explore both its potential benefits and the significant concerns it raises. Jacob explains the mechanics of generative AI, emphasizing its limitations and the dangers of anthropomorphizing these systems. We discuss the alarming trend of AI being positioned as emotional companions, and the implications this has for human relationships and decision-making. Jacob shares insights on how AI can revolutionize social services by matching individuals with the resources they need, potentially transforming the way we navigate bureaucracies. He also highlights exciting projects, like decoding animal language, that showcase the positive possibilities of AI when harnessed for good. However, we also confront the darker aspects of AI's rapid integration into society, including the risk of job displacement and the profit-driven motives of tech companies. Join us for this enlightening conversation that balances the promise of AI with the need for caution and critical thinking. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform! Reach out to us at 202-656-6271 or via email at beowulf@twosquaredmediaproductions.com. Get Jacob Ward's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Loop-Creating-World-Without-Choices/dp/031648718X Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .

Jacob Ward, a technology journalist and author, delves into the complex relationship between artificial intelligence (AI), human behavior, and social change. He shares insights from his extensive experience in technology journalism, including his time as editor-in-chief of Popular Science and a correspondent for NBC News. Ward emphasizes the concerning trend of AI eroding our sense of agency, as companies increasingly deploy AI systems that exploit our cognitive shortcuts. He argues that while these technologies can enhance productivity by automating repetitive tasks, they also risk diminishing our ability to engage in critical thinking and moral reasoning. Ward highlights the blind spots in how big tech companies market AI as productivity tools without addressing the psychological implications of their use. He warns that the commercial interests of these companies often align with amplifying our primitive decision-making instincts rather than fostering our rational and creative capacities. This dynamic can lead to a reliance on AI systems that ultimately detracts from our ability to make thoughtful decisions, similar to how over-reliance on navigation apps has impaired our sense of direction. The conversation also touches on the importance of intentionality when using AI tools in business contexts. Ward suggests that while it is beneficial to use AI for mundane tasks, users should be cautious not to let these systems dictate their work pace or decision-making processes. He advocates for using AI to free up time for more significant, creative thinking rather than allowing it to consume time with trivial tasks. This approach can help maintain a balance between leveraging technology and preserving our cognitive abilities. Finally, Ward discusses the regulatory landscape surrounding AI, noting that while innovation often outpaces policy, regulations are inevitable. He draws parallels between the current state of AI and historical industries like airlines and shipping, suggesting that the future of AI may resemble these heavily regulated sectors. As AI continues to evolve, Ward emphasizes the need for a thoughtful approach to its implementation, ensuring that it serves to enhance human capabilities rather than diminish them. 💼 All Our Sponsors Support the vendors who support the show: 👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech Plus Get exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more. 👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of Tech Want the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story? 📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & Sources Looking for the links from today’s stories? Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at: 🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest? Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights : 💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079 YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradio Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.tech Instagram: https://www.instagra

Andy & Brendan are joined by their first guest, Jacob Ward*! This week, they discuss the existential dangers of AI bias - on cognitive processing, on outsourcing of evaluation, on fight or flight And shaping the very grounds of understanding and meaning the human family has relied on since time immemorial! Will it the be the end of us all? The liberation of us all? The subjugation of us all? Or something else altogether? WHAT DO YOU think? *Jake Ward is the author of the book The Loop: How AI is Creating a World Without Choices host of the PBS series Hacking Your Mind And a technology correspondent for NBC News & Al Jazeera America, as well as the former Editor in Chief of Popular Science magazine He publishes regularly on his Substack, The Rip Current. https://theripcurrent.substack.com originally recorded on 9/23/2025

Jacob Ward stops by the studio to talk abolut the Marty Ward Memorial race and what it means to him.

If you’ve been following the news, you’ve seen that this week the House passed a bill designed to force the sale of TikTok from its Chinese parent company. If you’re confused about the ins and outs of this issue, we did an extensive exploration of it with NBC News technology correspondent Jacob Ward last year. So, we thought it would be good to re-share this TikTok 101. This conversation was originally recorded in April 2023. From the original description: TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media platforms in the world, and now has over a billion users worldwide. But its future in the United States remains in limbo. The Biden administration, citing national security concerns, has demanded that the Chinese-owned company be sold, or face a federal ban. Montana lawmakers have already passed legislation banning the platform on personal devices, sending the bill to the governor. A lot of questions remain about the feasibility of statewide and federal bans, and why, exactly, do U.S. policymakers view this platform, that started as a lip syncing app, as such a threat? Jacob Ward is the NBC News technology correspondent and is author of “In The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back.” He joins WITHpod to discuss what’s driven the app’s exponential growth, the company’s lack of transparency in the past, the case for and against it, what could be ahead on the regulatory front and more. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to The Personal Best Podcast My guests today are Jacob Ward and Joel Kirby, they both create content online and co-host the podcast All Gains No Game. In this conversation we discuss: How Jacob and Joel became content creators, navigating the ups and downs of social media, what it takes to go viral, overcoming judgement, how to stay true to yourself and we also delve into all things fitness as well. Links: Jacob's Instagram - @jacobwardd Joel's Instagram- @Joel_kirby Follow: @personalbest_podcast @ruby_lolax Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode welcomes back Jacob Ward, who was featured in the bonus episode, “Remember This”! Joey interviews Jacob about the importance of bible study and how one stays tethered to Jesus as a result. They share about bible study methods, studying the bible in the context of community, and why studying the bible is essential in one’s personal abiding with Jesus. This episode is for anyone who wants to understand the importance of bible study for their daily spiritual growth. -Dear listener, YOU CAN understand the bible! Please check out this article from Desiring God to learn more! "Jesus is the true and better Isaac who was not only offered by his father on the mount but was truly sacrificed for us all. While God said to Abraham: 'Now I know you truly love Me because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from Me.' Now, we, at the foot of the cross, can say to God: 'Now we know you love us because you did not withhold your Son, your only Son, whom you love, from us.'" -Tim Keller, an excerpt from a sermon called "Gospel-Centered Ministry". This excerpt was obtained from a book called "Gospel Wakefulness", chapter 4, page 81. [Wilson, Jared C. Gospel Wakefulness (Foreword by Ray Ortlund) . Wheaton, IL, Crossway, 2011.] ‌- Genesis from Revelation video from Pastor J.D. Greear from Cross Conference that Jacob attended. Resources recommended on this episode: - How to Study the Bible by Grace to You - Precept Upon Precept by Kay Arthur - The Bible Study with Steven Lawson by OnePassion Ministries - Reading the Bible Supernaturally by John Piper - GotQuestions.org , if you have a question about God, Jesus, the Bible, or theology. You can use this if you need help understanding a Bible verse or passage. It's also useful if there are any spiritual issues in your life for which you need advice or counsel. - BibleHub , a tool that is useful for learning what words in the Bible meant in the original languages the Bible was written in. Episode cover photo by Ben White on Unsplash . Cover photo used under the Unsplash License . Special thanks to K-Roo Studios at the University of Missouri in Kansas City for allowing the use of their space to record this episode. Tethered: Being Connected to Jesus is a Gemstone Studios Production Please follow Tethered on Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube ! Visit our website! Questions, ideas, or business inquiries for the podcast? Please email tethered@gemstone-studios.com Podcast cover photo created by AlenaPaulus. Distributed by iStockPhoto. Stock photo ID: #1044795490. Used with permission. iStockPhoto Standard License. See license information. For Season 1 and 2 episodes: Intro/outro beats produced by Martin Maharas; M

Artificial Intelligence algorithms are increasingly being used to make decisions for us. But, as NBC technology correspondent Jacob Ward argues, these are not necessarily the ones we want to perpetuate. Preying upon our brains' evolved shortcuts, biases, and hidden processes, they are becoming ever harder to escape. For this episode, David Priess spoke with Ward--author of the new book The Loop: How Technology is Creating a World Without Choices and How To Fight Back --about artificial intelligence and much more. They discussed Ward's previous roles as editor in chief of Popular Science magazine and as host of the PBS mini-series Hacking Your Mind , the importance of social psychology to many fields of study, the development of automated pattern-recognition systems that ultimately reduce human agency and choice, the ethics of working on algorithms without knowing their end uses, the challenges for reporters working on AI and related technologies, and how movies from Minority Report to Star Wars to WALL-E capture elements of AI. Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad. Works discussed in this episode: Popular Science magazine’s announcement of its comments policy change (2013) Hacking Your Mind PBS miniseries (2020) The Loop by Jacob Ward Movies mentioned include Minority Report , the Star Wars franchise, and WALL-E . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.