1 in 5 people are unbearably lonely. A psychologist explains | Paul Bloom

Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_... Psychologist Paul Bloom walks through why AI chatbots now outperform humans in empathy studies, why that finding got him attacked by critics, and why he still thinks the technology poses a serious risk to how young people grow up. Watch Paul Bloom's Full Interview ►   • The psychology of morality, perversion, an...   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Paul Bloom: Paul Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. An internationally recognized expert on the psychology of child development, social reasoning, and morality, he has won numerous awards for his research, writing, and teaching. Bloom’s previous books include Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil and How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like, and he has written for Science, Nature, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.