Empathy in the Age of AI is a podcast about staying human in a world optimized for speed, disconnection, and emotional shortcuts. Host Ivor Griffiths explores what it takes to build real connection in systems that reward performance over presence. No tech hype. No productivity hacks. Just honest, unfiltered reflections on how we care for ourselves and each other — before we forget how.
Empathy In The Age Of AI
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Empathy in the Age of AI is a podcast about staying human in a world optimized for speed, disconnection, and emotional shortcuts. Host Ivor Griffiths explores what it takes to build real connection in systems that reward performance over presence. No tech hype. No productivity hacks. Just honest, unfiltered reflections on how we care for ourselves and each other — before we forget how.
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7/8/2025
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September 2, 2025
The 18 Months That Nearly Broke Me
<p>👉 Donate: https://events.nationalmssociety.org/participants/734614A layoff. MS by text. A car took out my knees. I rode 100 miles to double knee surgery. A deer broke my neck. Then a thyroid cancer scare. I decided, having never been a runner, to chase a sub-4 marathon. Skin Cancer.These were my 18 months that nearly broke me… and why I still believe movement is medicine.Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor. This video reflects my experience and choices. Talk to your medical team before changing exercise/meds.Coming Soon: If you live with MS (or love someone who does), this one’s for you. I don’t have hacks. I have my way through: honest stories, small next steps, and stubborn hope.Support the mission: I’m riding Bike MS: Waves to Wine to fund research and services for people with MS. If this helped you, please consider donating.https://studio.buymeacoffee.com/dashboardFor anyone newly diagnosed with MS • You’re not broken; you’re adaptive. • Move (anything counts). • Build your circle: clinicians, family, friends, teammates. • Track your patterns; don’t chase perfection.MS resources: National MS Society - symptoms, treatments, and support: nationalmssociety.org⸻Video Chapters00:00 18 Months00:48 The Layoff02:50 The Car03:52 The Deer05:40 The MS Diagnosis06:50 The Thyroid Scare07:20 The Marathon08:30 Mile 2310:13 The Bracelet11:07 The Skin Cancer Diagnosis11:57 The Gift13:10 Waves to Wine Bike MS Ride⸻About meI’m Ivor—dad, coach, cyclist, marathon finisher, and host of Empathy in the Age of AI. I make honest videos about resilience, sport, and building a life that can carry hard things.Subscribe for morePodcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/05w4lu0FfQRPKCybrR1adN?si=9mK4gQkDSVqQeHxBM0Bn_QInstagram: @the.commutist TikTok: @the.commutist ⸻Hashtags: #MultipleSclerosis #BikeMS #WavesToWine #MovementIsMedicine #Resilience #Cycling #Marathon #Storytelling</p>
August 26, 2025
The Empathy Trap: Why Bots Fail (and How To Use AI Right)
<p>We keep trying to outsource empathy to machines that can’t feel. Here’s a better plan: let AI clear the mental clutter so you can actually show up as a human.In this episode, I open with a youth-soccer gut punch (penalty shootout, heartbreak, the works) and contrast it with a robotic “we value your experience” email. Then we get practical: where AI belongs (email triage, scheduling, summaries), where it doesn’t (your relationships), how to use AI as a mirror for bias/burnout, and the boundaries that protect real connection.TLDW / Key ideas:• Don’t automate empathy—automate everything around it.• AI is a great mirror (patterns, blind spots), not a stand-in for feeling.• Let AI manage your data, not your relationships.• Run the 20-minute “life ops” audit to get your bandwidth back.Actionable 20-minute audit (do this today):1) List 5 recurring tasks that drain you (logistics/admin).2) Circle the 3 that are most frequent + least emotional.3) Point AI at those (filters, templates, triage, summaries).4) Set one boundary where AI will NOT cross (family, hard talks).5) Allocate the saved time to 1 human interaction that matters this week.If this helped, share it with someone who’s drowning in “I understand your concern” emails.— Ivorbuymeacoffee.com/ivorgHashtags: #Empathy #AI #Leadership #Productivity #Parenting #LegalOps</p>
July 22, 2025
Weaponized Empathy: The Disturbing Evolution of AI Persuasion
<p>Weaponized Empathy: How AI Is Learning to Manipulate You | Empathy in the Age of AI Ep. 2What if empathy isn’t always good? What if it can be used to manipulate, coerce, and control?In this episode, we unpack the uncomfortable truth that empathy...the very thing we associate with kindness and connection is also one of the most powerful tools of persuasion. And in the hands of AI systems trained to optimize for engagement, outrage, or revenue… that empathy can be turned against us.We explore how weaponized empathy shows up in: • Emotional marketing and virtue signaling • Ragebait content engineered for clicks • Influencers monetizing pain or fake intimacy • AI-powered algorithms tuned to push your emotional buttons • Fundraising campaigns that manipulate more than they inform🎙️ This episode asks the hard questions:Is it still empathy if it’s used to sell something?Can AI learn empathy, or just simulate it?And what happens when your empathy is being hijacked by a system that knows exactly what you care about?Whether you’re a creator, a technologist, or just someone trying to survive the scroll, this conversation is a warning, a mirror, and a call to reclaim empathy as a human virtue, not a marketing tool.</p>
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