NACHOS S2E4: More than a Machine

What if your brain wasn’t broken (like my audio setup was this week)—but beautifully built for a different kind of brilliance?

In this Memorial Day episode of NACHOS: The Neuro-Affirming Conversation Hour for Outreach and Support, we explore what it means to be human in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and neurotypical norms.

From the hidden grooves of the brain to the simulated emotional intelligence of large language models, this episode connects cutting-edge research with lived neurodivergent experience. We ask big questions:

• ​Can a robot really understand emotion?
• ​What counts as communication, connection, or intelligence?
• ​How do we reclaim the freedom to live according to our own wiring?

This is more than a podcast episode—it’s an invitation. To rest. To unmask. To belong.

Tune in if you’ve ever:

• ​Felt out of step with social norms
• ​Been dismissed because your communication didn’t match expectations
• ​Needed a reminder that self-care is not selfish, but essential

Featuring:

• ​New research from UC Berkeley, University of Tokyo, and University of Geneva
• ​Reflections on Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Turing Test, and AI-human parallels
• ​A radical reminder: You are not a machine. You are gloriously, beautifully human.

Watch now and join the NACHOS community, where difference is not a defect, and presence matters more than performance.

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