Description

According to a 2026 report from Stanford University, Australians are among the heaviest intentional users of AI in the world — and yet, many of us don't trust it. It's a complicated relationship. So how are you feeling about the way AI is showing up in your relationships, your work, your daily life? Download This Show host Rae Johnston and psychotherapist Andrew Sloan unpick what's behind AI anxiety. Is it OK to fib about your faith to get your child into a good school? This week Aunties Annie Louey and Monica Dux share advice with a listener who's weighing up whether or not they should tell a little white lie to help their kid's chances at the local Catholic school.

Summary

This discussion examines the psychological phenomenon of 'AI anxiety' within the Australian context, where high adoption rates clash with significant public distrust. While the conversation touches on societal impacts and the personal psychological burden of interacting with automated systems, it focuses on daily life and labor-market anxiety rather than existential safety. The segment provides cultural insight into how Australians perceive the reliability and integrity of AI tools, which is relevant to social license for broader AI governance frameworks. However, it lacks technical analysis of frontier risk or catastrophic alignment issues.

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