Five Models for Making Sense of Complex Systems
My new book on visual thinking is out! http://amzn.to/2fvrETG
Small new function: Mess Detection
When you drop a folder onto the latest Condensr, you may now select ‘Node color by mess’ in the pop-up dialog. This function will detect the mess that comes from too many files outside …
https://www.downes.ca/post/79150/rd "triggers passive, tool-like use" -- who is passive, the tool-user?
The "Cognitive Offloading" Paradox
New research shows that offloading learning tasks to AI can improve - rather than erode - human thinking and learning
Just deleted my chatgpt account.
"AI outperforms humans in establishing interpersonal closeness in emotionally engaging interactions, but only when labelled as human _ Communications Psychology"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-025-00391-7AI outperforms humans in establishing interpersonal closeness in emotionally engaging interactions, but only when labelled as human - Communications Psychology
Across two studies, people felt closer to AI than to humans after emotional chat interactions, but only if the AI was labelled as human. Labelling the partner as AI reduced, but did not prevent, relationship-building.
Salience and associations
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