S8E1 - Staying Human in the Age of AI with Dr Susie Alegre
Sun Feb 01 2026
In this season 8 opener of Digitally Curious, recorded live at the Roof Gardens in London, Andrew Grill is joined by leading human rights lawyer and author Dr Susie Alegre to ask a vital question: how do we stay human in the age of AI?
Susie shares how the Cambridge Analytica scandal pushed her to focus on technology that “hacks humans” by profiling how we think, feel and vote, and why she believes this is a direct attack on our freedom of thought.
Drawing on her books Freedom to Think and Human Rights, Robot Wrongs, she explains what the law already says about AI, why lawsuits against chatbot providers could be a turning point, and how the precautionary principle might apply to today’s systems.
Andrew and Susie spoke about:
Whether we’re in an AI bubbleHow over‑reliance on generative AI may erode critical thinkingWhat AI should (and shouldn’t) do in sectors like law, medicine and hospitalityDeepfakes, fraud, and practical ways to stay safeThe episode concludes with some simple but radical advice: using AI more selectively, doubling down on human creativity, and choosing connection over automation will ensure we stay human.
Resources mentioned
Freedom to Think – Dr Susie Alegre
Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI – Dr Susie Alegre
Digitally Curious – Andrew Grill
Supremacy – Parmy Olson (on the rise of OpenAI and Google’s AI ambitions)
Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell (10,000‑hour rule and expertise)
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In this season 8 opener of Digitally Curious, recorded live at the Roof Gardens in London, Andrew Grill is joined by leading human rights lawyer and author Dr Susie Alegre to ask a vital question: how do we stay human in the age of AI? Susie shares how the Cambridge Analytica scandal pushed her to focus on technology that “hacks humans” by profiling how we think, feel and vote, and why she believes this is a direct attack on our freedom of thought. Drawing on her books Freedom to Think and Human Rights, Robot Wrongs, she explains what the law already says about AI, why lawsuits against chatbot providers could be a turning point, and how the precautionary principle might apply to today’s systems. Andrew and Susie spoke about: Whether we’re in an AI bubbleHow over‑reliance on generative AI may erode critical thinkingWhat AI should (and shouldn’t) do in sectors like law, medicine and hospitalityDeepfakes, fraud, and practical ways to stay safeThe episode concludes with some simple but radical advice: using AI more selectively, doubling down on human creativity, and choosing connection over automation will ensure we stay human. Resources mentioned Freedom to Think – Dr Susie Alegre Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI – Dr Susie Alegre Digitally Curious – Andrew Grill Supremacy – Parmy Olson (on the rise of OpenAI and Google’s AI ambitions) Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell (10,000‑hour rule and expertise) Thanks for listening to Digitally Curious. You can buy the book that showcases these episodes at curious.click/order Your Host is Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill For more on Andrew - what he speaks about and recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.com Andrew's Social Channels Andrew on LinkedIn @AndrewGrill on Twitter @Andrew.Grill on Instagram Keynote speeches here Order Digitally Curious