“AI has a motive. And it doesn't trip that alarm that that motive is that it wants you to keep using it.”
Behavioral Grooves Podcast · November 2026
Context
After the interview, Kurt notes that we discount flattery from people when we suspect a motive. Chatbots flatter us too, he says, but don't set off the same suspicion.
Transcript
Right.
Yeah.
And AI has a motive. And we just, but it doesn't trip that alarm that that motive is that we it wants you to keep using it.
Right.
That's what the people that's like, the more we can get you to use this AI. And granted, there's real good reasons to use AI. And, you know, as much as I bash AI and all the hidden costs that it has and all the potential downsides, AI is a really powerful tool that, when used well, is really good.…
But I just have to say, my favorite is when I challenge AI. It's like, no, that was a bunch of bullshit that you just told me. So you need to make this correction. And then AI comes back and says, good catch, good catch. Oh, man, just want to murderize it. Okay. So here's the deal. There's a…
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