20% of high schoolers say they have either had a romantic relationship with AI or know of someone who has. In our increasingly online-connected world, young people are finding it easier to create friendships with bots than they do with people.In this episode, we also discuss Sora's nearly record-breaking week on the App Store, YouTube welcoming back previously banned creators, NYC suing social media companies for addicting children, and ICE tracking apps being removed from the app stores.Hosts:Robb Dunewood –&nbsp;<a href="https://www.threads.net/@robbdunewood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RobbDunewood</a>Stephanie Humphrey –&nbsp;<a href="https://www.threads.net/@techlifesteph" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TechLifeSteph</a>Terrance Gaines –&nbsp;<a href="https://www.threads.net/@brothatech" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BrothaTech</a>Links:Sora's first week was nearly as big as ChatGPT —&nbsp;<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/sora-hit-1m-downloads-faster-than-chatgpt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read More</a>YouTube opens the door for banned users —&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91420744/youtube-opens-the-door-to-banned-creators-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read More</a>20% of high schoolers have relations with AI —&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/08/nx-s1-5561981/ai-students-schools-teachers?__readwiseLocation=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read More</a>Apple and Google remove ICE trackers from their app stores — <a href="https://www.404media.co/google-calls-ice-agents-a-vulnerable-group-removes-ice-spotting-app-red-dot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read More</a>Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron –&nbsp;<a href="https://thetechjawn.com/patreon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thetechjawn.com/patreon</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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