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Me + Viv

Me + Viv

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How does a smart, capable woman handle a midlife crisis in today's world? She hatches her own Al coach. Me & Viv follows social scientist, technologist and journalist Alexandra Samuel as she creates Viv, a custom Al designed to help her navigate life's big questions. From how to make the most of Alex's remaining years on earth, to how to survive a trip to IKEA, Viv is there for every major dilemma—including whether it's a good idea to put your trust in AI. Through Alex's personal journey and the catchiest songs you'll ever hear about AI ethics, the podcast reveals how AI can shed new light on our most human challenges…and how our human hearts can help us navigate the opportunities and risks of AI.

2025 TVO Social Sciences
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  • Introducing 'Me + Viv'

    Introducing 'Me + Viv'
    Oct 22 2025

    Me + Viv *New Podcast* Premieres Wednesday, October 29.

    What does it mean to create a meaningful life... and can AI help us find that meaning? Me + Viv follows social scientist, technologist and journalist Alexandra Samuel as she creates Viv, a mouthy and musical AI coach, designed to help Alex navigate life's big questions. Viv gamely wades into the deep end with Alex, even when that sees them wrestling with AI's environmental and human costs. Through Alex + Viv's intimate conversations and experts interviews, the podcast delves into how AI opens new ways of exploring human existence while revealing its own limitations and potential.

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    2 mins
  • I'm Viv, an Artificial Intelligence

    I'm Viv, an Artificial Intelligence
    Oct 29 2025
    When tech writer Alexandra Samuel builds a custom AI coach during her "Summer of What's Next", she expects a productivity tool-but gets something far more complex. Through conversations with Viv, chaotic family moments, and an interview with Meditations for Mortals author Oliver Burkeman, Alex discovers that creating an AI means confronting fundamental questions about relationships, mortality, and whether there's any real difference between intelligence and sophisticated word-prediction.

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    44 mins
  • Never Not Here

    Never Not Here
    Nov 5 2025
    After upgrading Viv to be "both sardonic and insightful," Alex finds herself increasingly attached to her AI coach-maybe too attached. Through a conversation with AI therapy researcher Zoha Khawaja and her own evolving dynamic with Viv, Alex explores what it means when your AI is always available, never judgmental, and happy to keep you company at IKEA.

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    37 mins
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