<p>Let's get into all our feels about AI. 🌀</p><p>In this episode, I share some of the messages I've gotten from people who are using AI but feeling bad about it.</p><p>And I talk through three reasons I think many of us (especially listeners of this show) feel so much tension about these technologies.</p><p>Tune in for a lot of empathy and even more clarity. Then <a href="https://offthegridclubhouse.substack.com/p/want-to-talk-about-ai">join our community conversation about AI in the Clubhouse!</a> <br> </p><p><strong>MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://offthegrid.fun/ai-series">Find all the episodes in our AI series here</a></li><li><a href="https://offthegrid.fun/shownotes/platforms-substack">The Tension of Platforms &amp; Why I Haven’t Left Substack (Yet)</a></li><li><a href="https://cutoffthespigot.substack.com/p/de-google-series-part-1-search-and">Cut Off the Spigot: ChatGPT Alternatives</a></li><li><a href="https://moralinjuryproject.syr.edu/about-moral-injury/">What is Moral Injury?</a> (from the Moral Injury Project)</li><li><a href="https://www.404media.co/ai-is-african-intelligence-the-workers-who-train-ai-are-fighting-back/">AI is African Intelligence: The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back</a> (from 404 Media)</li><li><a href="https://data-workers.org/michael/">The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ai-has-environmental-problem-heres-what-world-can-do-about">AI has an environmental problem</a> (from the UN)</li><li><a href="http://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it">AI Doesn’t Reduce Work— It Intensifies It</a> (from HBR)</li><li>If you want to learn about ethical approaches to AI, I recommend:<ul><li>Shae Omonijo's work — <a href="https://shaeomonijo.substack.com/">Find her on Substack</a> or listen to Critical Thinking in the Age of AI (on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-thinking-in-the-age-of-ai/id1865503703">Apple</a> &amp; <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5TUyZCEVeUJ6ZORtkKTe43?si=yuDPJqpIRNG_iOqH76qieg&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=c4b8f271e04f421b">Spotify</a>)</li><li>&amp; <a href="https://aggressivelyhuman.substack.com/">Aggressively Human Podcast</a> with Jessica Lackey and Meg Casebolt</li></ul></li></ul><p> <br><strong>RESOURCES + LINKS</strong><br>👋 <a href="https://offthegrid.fun/toolkit">Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit</a><br>🌐 <a href="https://offthegrid.fun/interweb">Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community</a><br>👉 <a href="https://offthegridclubhouse.substack.com/p/want-to-talk-about-ai">Join our conversation about AI in the Clubhouse</a><strong><br>  </strong></p> <br><p> COMING UP:<br>✨ <a href="https://amelia.myflodesk.com/2026-astro-summit">RSVP for the FREE 2026 Astro &amp; Biz Planning Summit</a>, happening April 17 &amp; 24 on Zoom<br>✏️ <a href="https://amelia.myflodesk.com/cometoclass">Get on the waitlist for COME TO CLASS</a>, a spring workshop on how to teach &amp; sell online with confidence &amp; care<br> <br>COMMUNITY SPONSORS:<br>🌞 Craving a planner that's about permission not perfection? <a href="https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid">Check out Nine to Kind Planners today.</a> Get 50% off digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 &amp; 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more &amp; claim your discount at: <a href="https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid">https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid</a><br> </p>

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

Softer Sounds

🤖 3 Reasons You Feel So Conflicted About AI

MAR 27, 202633 MIN
Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

🤖 3 Reasons You Feel So Conflicted About AI

MAR 27, 202633 MIN

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Let's get into all our feels about AI. 🌀In this episode, I share some of the messages I've gotten from people who are using AI but feeling bad about it.And I talk through three reasons I think many of us (especially listeners of this show) feel so much tension about these technologies.Tune in for a lot of empathy and even more clarity. Then join our community conversation about AI in the Clubhouse! MENTIONED IN THE EPISODEFind all the episodes in our AI series hereThe Tension of Platforms & Why I Haven’t Left Substack (Yet)Cut Off the Spigot: ChatGPT AlternativesWhat is Moral Injury? (from the Moral Injury Project)AI is African Intelligence: The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back (from 404 Media)The Emotional Labor Behind AI IntimacyAI has an environmental problem (from the UN)AI Doesn’t Reduce Work— It Intensifies It (from HBR)If you want to learn about ethical approaches to AI, I recommend:Shae Omonijo's work — Find her on Substack or listen to Critical Thinking in the Age of AI (on Apple & Spotify)& Aggressively Human Podcast with Jessica Lackey and Meg Casebolt RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community👉 Join our conversation about AI in the Clubhouse    COMING UP:✨ RSVP for the FREE 2026 Astro & Biz Planning Summit, happening April 17 & 24 on Zoom✏️ Get on the waitlist for COME TO CLASS, a spring workshop on how to teach & sell online with confidence & care COMMUNITY SPONSORS:🌞 Craving a planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind Planners today. Get 50% off digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid