About this episode
<p><strong>Think you make your own choices? </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/031648718X/?tag=jordanharbing-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Loop</em></strong></a><strong> author Jacob Ward shows how AI preys on the autopilot brain, and what a little friction can do to fight back.</strong></p><p><strong>Full show notes and resources can be found here: </strong><a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/1342" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>jordanharbinger.com/1342</strong></a></p><p><strong>What We Discuss with Jacob Ward:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>How nearly all our daily decisions run on autopilot</strong>, made by the ancient shortcut part of the brain rather than the rational sliver that makes us human, and why that makes us so easy to steer.</li><li><strong>Why AI rarely seizes your choices outright and instead narrows the menu until you pick what it wanted</strong>, turning feeds, risk scores, and recommendations into rails that only feel like freedom.</li><li><strong>How unauditable algorithms quietly absorb old biases like redlining, and why the harm falls hardest on the powerless</strong>: denied loans, food stamps, and Medicare claims no human can explain.</li><li><strong>Why recent verdicts against Meta and YouTube establish "behavioral harm" as a new legal category</strong>, and how lawsuits, like the ones that reined in Big Tobacco, may be the only real check here.</li><li><strong>What a little friction can do to hand decision-making back to you, from leaving your phone at home to bricking the apps that hook you, and why treating your brain as a separate voice helps.</strong></li><li>And much more...</li></ul><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1344999619?mt=2&ls=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here</strong></a><strong> — even one sentence helps! </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Sign up for </strong><a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/course" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Six-Minute Networking</strong></a><strong> — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at </strong><a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/course" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>jordanharbinger.com/course</strong></a><strong>!</strong></li><li><strong>Subscribe to our once-a-week </strong><a href="https://www.jordanharbinger.com/news/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Wee Bit Wiser</em></strong></a><strong> newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!</strong></li><li><strong>Do you even Reddit, bro? </strong><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JordanHarbinger/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Join us at r/JordanHarbinger</strong></a><strong>!</strong></li></ul><p><strong>This Episode Is Brought To You By </strong><a href="https://www.jordanharbinger.com/deals/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Our Fine Sponsors</strong></a><strong>: </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Ground News: </strong><a href="https://groundnews.com/jordan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>40% off unlimited access Vantage subscription: groundnews.com/jordan</strong></a></li><li><strong>BetterHelp: </strong><a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/jordan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>10% off first month: betterhelp.com/jordan</strong></a></li><li><strong>IQBAR: </strong><a href="https://www.eatiqbar.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>20% off: Text "Jordan" to 64,000</strong></a></li><li><strong>AT&T: </strong><a href="https://att.com/iphone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Get an iPhone 17 Pro for $0: att.com/iphone or visit an AT&T store for details</strong></a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>