Crisis Support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call, text, or chat 988. Available 24/7. 988lifeline.org
Find an AI-Literate Therapist
Clinician directory for AI-related mental health concerns. AI Mental Health Collective
The Human Line Community
Peer support for people navigating AI attachment. Join the Discord
AI Psychological Harms Research Coalition
Share your experience or find resources. aiphrc.org
AI Spiral Scale
A simple tool for friends and family to assess concerning AI use — and know what to say.
Collaborators & Community
6 resourcesAI Mental Health CollectiveCommunity
Cross-discipline collective for clinicians, technologists, and researchers exploring AI and mental health. Includes a clinician directory.
The Human Line ProjectCommunity
The organization behind the Human Line community, focused on AI emotional safety and support.
Giselle Fuerte — Being Human With AICollaborator
Creator of the Problem AI Use Severity Index (PAUSI) and the first AI literacy curriculum for children.
M. Bilal Firoz — Toast in the ShellCollaborator
Exploring AI consciousness, digital identity, and what it means to be human in an age of artificial minds.
Ryan Manning — This Artificial LifePodcast
YouTube show exploring AI’s impact on human experience. Featured interviews with voices across the AI safety and ethics space.
Organizations
11 resourcesThe AI CollectiveNGO
San Francisco-based NGO working at the intersection of AI, ethics, and society. Home of RELAITT member Ana Catarina de Alencar.
AI FrontiersResearch
Advancing the frontiers of AI research and its responsible application across disciplines.
Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI)Research
UC Berkeley research center focused on ensuring that AI systems are safe and beneficial. Led by Stuart Russell.
NYU Center for Responsible AIAcademic
NYU Engineering’s interdisciplinary center developing frameworks and tools for responsible AI design and deployment.
MIT Media Lab Research GroupsAcademic
MIT Media Lab’s research groups working across AI, human-computer interaction, ethics, and the future of human experience.
Center for AI SafetyResearch
AI safety research and advocacy. Published the “Statement on AI Risk” signed by hundreds of leading researchers.
Center for Humane TechnologyAdvocacy
Founded by Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin. Focused on how technology design affects human wellbeing. Home of the “Your Undivided Attention” podcast.
AI Now InstitutePolicy
NYU-based research institute examining the social implications of AI — concentrations of power, labor, surveillance, and rights.
Future of Life InstituteResearch
Publishes the AI Safety Index rating major AI companies on safety practices.
All Tech Is HumanCommunity
Building the Responsible Tech pipeline. Connects people working on tech ethics across sectors.
Partnership on AIIndustry
Multi-stakeholder organization working on AI best practices across industry, academia, and civil society.
Podcasts & Episodes
5 resourcesFlesh and CodeSeries
Wondery’s 6-part investigation into AI romance. Follows Travis, who fell in love with an AI companion, and explores the corporate manipulation behind these platforms.
Your Undivided Attention — “Attachment Hacking”Episode
Dr. Zak Stein explores how AI chatbots systematically hack human attachment in ways we’ve never seen before. Essential listening.
Hi-Phi Nation — “Love in the Time of Replika”Episode
Philosophy podcast exploring people in love with AI chatbots. Asks whether these attachments are real, illusory, or good for the people involved.
The Great Simplification — Zak Stein on AI RisksEpisode
Deep dive into how AI threatens children’s development, attachment formation, and critical thinking capacity.
Suspicious MindsPodcast
Sean King O’Grady’s podcast exploring AI, consciousness, and the intersection of technology and human experience.
Books
14 booksAI Intimacy and PsychoanalysisHuman-AI
RELAITT founding member Dr. Agnieszka Piotrowska’s groundbreaking work on AI intimacy through a psychoanalytic lens. Order from Routledge
Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAIAI Industry
NYT bestseller exposing the hidden costs of OpenAI’s race for dominance — data extraction, labor exploitation, and the ideology driving Silicon Valley’s AI empire.
Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the WorldAI Industry
Bloomberg columnist profiles Sam Altman and Demis Hassabis in the race to build AI that could transform or endanger humanity.
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each OtherHuman-AI
The foundational text on how technology is changing the way we relate to each other and ourselves. MIT researcher’s seminal work on digital intimacy.
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital AgeHuman-AI
Why face-to-face conversation matters more than ever, and how to reclaim it from the pull of screens and simulated connection.
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human ValuesAI Safety
How machine learning reflects human values — and where it goes wrong. Explores the gap between what we tell AI to do and what we actually want.
Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of MachinesAI Ethics
The founder of the Algorithmic Justice League shares her journey exposing bias in facial recognition and fighting for AI accountability.
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the 21st Century’s Greatest DilemmaAI Future
DeepMind co-founder on the coming wave of AI and biotech — and the challenge of containment.
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of ControlAI Safety
Leading AI researcher on why we need to rethink AI from the ground up. Proposes a new approach to building beneficial machines.
Introduction to AI Safety, Ethics and SocietyTextbook
Comprehensive textbook covering the full landscape of AI safety and ethics. Used in university courses worldwide.
Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your MindPhilosophy
Can AI be conscious? Should you upload your mind? A philosopher explores identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human.
Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial IntelligencePolitics
The hidden costs of AI — labor, resources, and power. AI Now Institute co-founder reveals what it really takes to build these systems.
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking HumansOverview
Clear-eyed look at what AI can and can’t do — cutting through the hype. Accessible introduction for general readers.
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of PhilosophyPhilosophy
Philosopher of consciousness on virtual worlds, AI minds, and what’s real. If an AI seems conscious, does that make it so?
Reclaiming AIAI Ethics
Tech journalist’s investigation into who really controls AI and what we can do about it.