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- Aaron Balick
- Jul 14
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 17
Going forward I will be moving most of my content off this blog and onto other forums. I'll still be posting here occasionally with news about new content and events, but if you want regular updates from me right into your inbox, please subscribe to my Substack.
In the meantime, if you haven't seen it yet, check out my latest article for GQ UK where I explore how the midlife crisis has changed from Boomers to Millennials:
I'm Now on Substack:
For those of you who want a regular missive from me in your inbox, please subscribe to my new newsletter on Substack. This will be a space to explore contemporary life by applying psychodynamic thinking to everything from culture to technology and the personal to the political. Topics will include AI, social media, film, television, politics, technology, and all things contemporary culture from a psychological perspective.
These four newsletters have already been released:
Welcome to Applied Psychodynamics with Aaron Balick
Depth psychology for the digital age - exploring how tech, AI, and culture shape the human mind.
What ChatGPT's Freudian Slip Says About Its Real Intentions
A Freudian slip, we all know, is when what seems to be a little mistake reveals a deeper unconscious motivation. Such slips are to be interpreted as symptoms of those underlying motivations. It so happens that AI’s slips (we call them ‘hallucinations’) are equally amenable to interpretation - and what ChatGPT told me from the couch should worry us all.
When Freud Was Asked To Name "Ten Good Books" - He Simply Couldn't Resist Interpreting The Question.
He saw things no one else did and asked questions no one else would. This little known anecdote illuminates the brilliance of a man who approached everything in his own unique Freudian way.
How Your ‘Crazy’ is the Key to Your Psychological Freedom
Each of us has our own unique kind of freak-out. Instead of letting it get you down, find out how it to use your freak-out to free yourself from its grip.
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Latest Podcast Episode:
I recently had the pleasure of joining "The Explorer Poet" Josh Mortensen on his podcast for an episode entitled Human Psychology, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence. Where we discussed a range of interesting topics from Freud to Alan Turing, whether AI could achieve sentience, and the possibility that we are a simulation! It was a fascinating discussion which I hope you will enjoy:
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