Brewing Bytes: Tech Tales & Safety Fails
Brewing Bytes: Tech Tales & Safety Fails
Podcast Description
Brewing Bytes: where technology meets human safety in an increasingly connected world. Join tech safety experts Megs Shah and Sandy Skelaney as they decode the latest digital developments and their real-world impact on vulnerable populations. Each episode blends current tech news with critical safety insights, exploring how innovations can both help and harm survivors of abuse, trafficking, and tech-facilitated exploitation.Through engaging discussions, expert interviews, and real-world case analyses, Megs and Sandy bridge the gap between Silicon Valley innovations and human safety. Whether you're a tech professional, advocate, survivor, or someone interested in digital safety, Brewing Bytes offers essential insights and practical strategies for navigating our tech-driven world more safely.Subscribe for weekly episodes that demystify digital dangers while highlighting solutions and hope for a safer tech future.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores critical themes around technology and safety, focusing on topics such as AI impact, data privacy, ethical dilemmas in tech, and digital safety for vulnerable populations. For instance, episodes cover issues like the ethical implications of AI in mental health, the hidden dangers of digital surveillance, and the controversies surrounding Meta's content moderation.
Brewing Bytes: where technology meets human safety in an increasingly connected world. Join tech safety experts Megs Shah and Sandy Skelaney as they decode the latest digital developments and their real-world impact on vulnerable populations. Each episode blends current tech news with critical safety insights, exploring how innovations can both help and harm survivors of abuse, trafficking, and tech-facilitated exploitation.
Through engaging discussions, expert interviews, and real-world case analyses, Megs and Sandy bridge the gap between Silicon Valley innovations and human safety. Whether you’re a tech professional, advocate, survivor, or someone interested in digital safety, Brewing Bytes offers essential insights and practical strategies for navigating our tech-driven world more safely.
Subscribe for weekly episodes that demystify digital dangers while highlighting solutions and hope for a safer tech future.
🎙️ Brewing Bytes Ep. 4 – AI, Mental Health & Ethical Dilemmas
In this episode of Brewing Bytes, we dive into the world of AI-powered mental health tools and character-based AI—where innovation meets controversy. With AI chatbots like Character AI and Replika making headlines for their unintended consequences, we discuss:
- The real risks when AI chatbots give harmful advice
- The blurred line between AI support tools and therapy
- Why trauma-informed AI should be the standard
- How developers can design AI with safety in mind
Can AI truly support mental health, or are we setting ourselves up for more harm than good? Join the conversation.
🔗 Share your thoughts in the comments! Have you used an AI mental health tool? Did it help or hurt?
#AI #MentalHealthAI #CharacterAI #Replika #TraumaInformed #TechEthics #BrewingBytes
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