We're Back! IRL Season 8: AI and Us

Season 8: Trailer

Bridget Todd is on a journey to find out how AI affects us on a personal level. From her love life to her city, to the privacy of her memories, Bridget digs deep to uncover the relationship between us and AI. She talks to people who question the status quo, and pour their hearts into shaping AI that will change our lives without invading our privacy.

Published: June 10, 2025

Show Notes

Bridget Todd is on a journey to find out how AI affects us on a personal level. From her love life to her city, to the privacy of her memories, Bridget digs deep to uncover the relationship between us and AI. She talks to people who question the status quo, and pour their hearts into shaping AI that will change our lives without invading our privacy.

Transcript

Bridget Todd: Every day, the news is full of stories about AI. How it’s changing everything. But what does that really mean for you and me? I’m Bridget Todd, host of IRL, Mozilla Foundation’s award-winning podcast. Welcome to our new season: AI and Us. We’re talking to people who are reshaping AI from the personal to the planetary. Inside our brains…

Ian Burkhart: Instead of having your keyboard and mouse or touchscreen or trackpad, it’s coming directly from your brain.

Bridget Todd: In our relationships.

Jen Caltrider: Oh gosh, does ChatGPT being used for sexual roleplay worry me?

Bridget Todd: And in our cities.

Marina Otero Verzier: If a new data center will be built in Madrid, where I live, I will be very concerned about the water usage.

Bridget Todd: It’s AI and Us on IRL. Go find IRL on your favorite podcast app right now.

IRL is an original podcast from Mozilla Foundation with PRX.