(OPINION) In today’s podcast, we discuss how experts are warning us that what’s coming next for AI will make talking bots look like mere distractions. New research is revealing that society is becoming further isolated, which is setting the stage for synthetic relationships and companionship. This dangerous technology has already claimed the life of at least one teen and just threatened another young man. We will discuss how celebrities are not embracing this new era of AI. Meanwhile, some Arizonians are sending their children to school in autonomous robot cars to avoid potentially dangerous interactions with humans, and the UAE is using AI to manipulate the Weather. Lastly, we discuss a Church in Switzerland that is using an AI-powered Jesus hologram to take confession.