Current status... practicing empathy again - you?
Could’nt resist sharing this gem
It turns out profanities aren't just fun, they may actually be a secret superpower, boosting your strength and staying power, according to UK scientists(…)https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/why-swearing-makes-you-f-cking-strongerCognitive dissonance theory can't be considered an established theory anymore when classic papers don't stand up to scrutiny. The replication crisis continues. It is good that this work is ongoing.
1. A Multilab Replication of the Induced-Compliance Paradigm of Cognitive Dissonance https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25152459231213375
2. Debunking “When Prophecy Fails”
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jhbs.70043
"This article shows that the authors of When Prophecy Fails misled their readers—and that scholars in psychology, sociology, and religious studies have been building theories atop a collapsed foundation."
This is a really interesting episode!
333 | Gordon Pennycook on Unthinkingness, Conspiracies, and What to Do About Them - Mindscape Podcast
https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/10/27/333-gordon-pennycook-on-unthinkingness-conspiracies-and-what-to-do-about-them/
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«For months, we and our colleagues elsewhere in the tech media have been reporting on what experts are now calling "ChatGPT psychosis" [...]»
Until recently, the tech industry and its financial backers have had little to say about the phenomenon. But last week, one of their own — venture capitalist Geoff Lewis, [...] — raised eyebrows with a series of posts that prompted concerns about his own mental health.
It seems that a clear majority of teens are doing okay with chatbot companions. There is a minority, who are at risk. This seems typical for anything new.
the study:
2025 Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/talk-trust-and-trade-offs_2025_web.pdf
AP article:
Teens say they are turning to AI for advice, friendship and ‘to get out of thinking’. https://apnews.com/article/ai-companion-generative-teens-mental-health-9ce59a2b250f3bd0187a717ffa2ad21f
“AI is always available. It never gets bored with you. It’s never judgmental. When you’re talking to AI, you are always right. You’re always interesting. You are always emotionally justified.”
#socialScience #psycology #teen #chatbots #aicompanion #news
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