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Dr. Vivek Murthy, the United States Surgeon General, discusses the importance of social connection to our mental and physical well-being with actor Matthew McConaughey, a University of Texas professor.
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Should social media apps be labeled dangerous for kids?

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is demanding Congress require a safety label on social media apps like cigarettes and alcohol, citing that teens who use them for three hours a day double their risk of depression.

​Protesters carry signs during a march calling for the end of the Israeli attacks in Gaza in downtown Montreal.
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Hard Numbers: Arms for Israel under scrutiny, Canadian kids in crisis, back to the future for housing, “Boy and Heron” flies high, “G7” fakes revealed

1.6 A new report warns that as many as 1.6 million Canadian youth and teens are struggling with mental health crises and that many of them are forced to wait months or even years for appropriate treatment.

Emotional AI: More harm than good?
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Emotional AI: More harm than good?

Generative AI mimics human-generated text, images, and video, and it's got huge implications for geopolitics, economics, and security. But that's not all - emotionally intelligent AI is on the rise. And sometimes the results are ugly. Take the mental health nonprofit, KOKO, which used an AI chatbot to support counselors advising 4,000 people who were seeking counseling. The catch: The patients didn't know that a bot was generating the advice they were receiving. While users initially rated the bot-generated responses highly, the therapy lost its effectiveness once the patients were informed that they'd be talking to a fancy calculator.

The AI addiction cycle
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The AI addiction cycle

Ever wonder why everything seems to be a major crisis these days? For former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, it's because artificial intelligence has determined that's the only way to get your attention. AI is driving an addiction cycle among humans that will lead to enormous depression and dissatisfaction.

Two children and a robot. We have to control AI before it controls us, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
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Podcast: We have to control AI before it controls us, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

Listen: Tech companies set the rules for the digital world through algorithms powered by artificial intelligence. But does Big Tech really understand AI? Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells Ian Bremmer that we need to control AI before it controls us. What's troubling about AI, he says, is that it’s still very new, and AI is learning by doing. Schmidt, co-author of “The Age of AI: And Our Human Future,” worries that AI exacerbates problems like anxiety, driving a human addiction cycle that leads to depression.

10 must-reads for today
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10 must-reads for today

10 must-reads for today
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10 must-reads for today

America faces a “loneliness pandemic,” too, says former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
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America faces a “loneliness pandemic,” too, says former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

Lockdowns, social distancing and isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic can take a toll on mental health, Dr. Vivek Murthy told Ian Bremmer on GZERO World. While maintaining distance and avoiding group gatherings is necessary at this time, we must also be mindful of having meaningful interactions with friends and family. Dr. Murthy discusses how this unprecedented moment could lead to either a "social recession" or "social revival" depending on what path we take as a nation.

Lessons not learned: America’s pandemic response with Vivek Murthy
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Lessons not learned: America’s pandemic response with Vivek Murthy

Former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins Ian Bremmer to discuss how the Sun Belt states became America's epicenter in the COVID-19 outbreak, the latest treatments and therapies for the most severely ill, and another pandemic plaguing America in this time of social distancing and isolation—loneliness.

Netflix Creates Its Own Ratings: Media in 60 Seconds
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Netflix Creates Its Own Ratings: Media in 60 Seconds

There's so much online content regulators can't keep up.