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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Addiction is a disconnection, and we need to figure out ways…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Published | Video Starts at 11:27

But there's huge hope that we can use AI to actually reach people. There's so much fragmentation and alienation in our society today, in isolation. And that ultimately is the cause of addiction. Addiction is a disconnection, and we need to figure out ways to restore a sense of community and restore interpersonal relationships. And as unlikely as it seems, you can use AI to do that, it can drive us apart or it can bring us together. (11:27–11:40)

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Asserts that addiction stems from disconnection and emphasizes the need to restore community and relationships.

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