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In this episode, Dr. Brandon and Dr. Morgentaler talk about how AI-driven job loss could impact identity, relationships, and ultimately people’s sex lives as work and purpose begin to shift.
- 00:00 – AI Job Loss Meets Sex: Dr. Brandon, and Dr. Morgentaler talk about how fears around AI replacing jobs are starting to affect real life stress and relationships.
- 02:15 – Why Job Loss Hits Intimacy: How losing a job can affect confidence, identity, and sexual connection in a relationship.
- 05:22 – Brookings List Who Adapts: A breakdown of which jobs are most at risk and who is more likely to bounce back.
- 10:58 – Robots in Surgery: Where AI is already helping in medicine and what still requires a human touch.
- 12:39 – Deskilling in Medicine: How relying on AI can slowly reduce human skills and decision-making over time.
- 18:13 – Work Purpose and Connection: They close the discussion by talking about how losing work can impact purpose, meaning, and the need for deeper connection.
Resources
Brookings Institution. (2023). Measuring U.S. workers’ capacity to adapt to AI-driven job displacement. Brookings Institution.
