Smorgasbord: Girls Weekends, AI Rabbit Holes and Amazon Hauls

It is a smorgasbord week and we are covering everything. Kate is back from a girls weekend, we are deep in our Amazon Prime era, and we have thoughts on books, reality TV, spy movies and green goddess recipes. But the conversation we did not plan on having is about sycophantic AI and why we are both committing to keeping real humans in our corner for anything personal. Plus the most feel good World Cup story you have not heard yet involving a 40 year old goalkeeper named Vozinha, his mom, and a clean sheet against Spain that made the whole internet cry. Come hang with us.Everything is not awful: Vozinha, a 40 year old goalkeeper nicknamed Granny, shut out tournament favorite Spain in Cape Verde's first ever World Cup match and went viral when he broke down in tears because his mom could not afford the visa to be there. The internet rallied, the funds were raised, Congress got involved, and his mom made it to Miami just in time to watch her son keep playing on the biggest stage in the world. Full StoryTech Tip: How to Avoid Sycophantic AIKeep AI out of anything personal or relational. Human connection wins every time.Seek out models trained to be more neutral like Claude Sonnet 4.6.When prompting ask "what would a skeptic say?" It gives the model permission to push back and actually help you think.Obsessions:Anne’s: Tommy John Cozy PJsKate’s: iPhone Wrist Strap and Case Like to watch your podcast? Watch here.Support us by downloading our Free Kids & Tech Guidebook.Follow Us on Social Media:InstagramFacebookLinkedInYouTubeSage Haven: Safer Messaging App for Kids