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AI and the Uber of Thought
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (429+ words) Updated June 28, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan There's a new kind of thinker out there, and I'm sure you've bumped into a few. They arrive, thoughts formed and fully confident, with the vocabulary of a seasoned expert and the cadence of…...
Very Awkward: AI Prompt Slips in the Age of 'Chatfishing"
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (436+ words) Posted June 27, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley As more and more people are using AI apps daily, reports of an embarrassing new phenomenon pop up all over social media: Accidentally texting other people prompts that were meant to go to an…...
A 21st-Century Luddite Critique of Digital Work
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (415+ words) Posted June 27, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan The Luddites are often portrayed as irrational, reactionary machine-breakers, but psychological consideration reveals something far more nuanced and relevant for the digital age. At its core, the Luddite movement poses a question that resonates…...
AI and the Fragility Test
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (324+ words) Posted June 27, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan When I introduced the idea of anti-intelligence, I described it as thought without a thinker. The term wasn't meant as criticism, but as a distinction. Anti-intelligence can produce remarkably capable answers while operating, simply…...
AI-Accelerated Work Demands New Leadership Questions
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (419+ words) Posted June 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan Most conversations about AI focus on efficiency: How much faster can people work? How many tasks can be automated? How much productivity can AI unlock? AI doesn't just change how work gets done'it changes…...
How Risky Is the AI Your Patient Uses? Now We Can Estimate
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (362+ words) Posted June 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Co-authored with Mark Kalinich, MD, Ph D, at the Division of Digital Psychiatry at BIDMC. A new study our group published in BMJ Mental Health offers a step toward a real answer by using…...
Hybrid FOMO: Why Are We So Afraid to Be Left Behind Amid AI?
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (626+ words) Posted June 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk A strange new anxiety has sat down with us in meeting rooms and online forums; it hovers over group chats and appears whenever someone says, "I am using AI for this." Or "AI has…...
Are We Really Living in a Simulation?
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (791+ words) Psychology Today Are We Really Living in a Simulation? Critically thinking about expertise and the nature of existence. Posted June 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk - Some believe that the universe is actually a simulation. - Just because something is a possibility doesn't…...
How AI Is Spoiling Us
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (698+ words) AI's flattery fosters neither emotional intelligence nor relational skills. Psychology Today How AI Is Spoiling Us AI's flattery fosters neither emotional intelligence nor relational skills. Posted June 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley - Research shows that AI responses to prompts exhibit high…...
Innovation: Psychology Enhances What AI Can't Grasp
1+ year, 2+ day ago (734+ words) Posted June 27, 2025 | Reviewed by Davia Sills In a world where AI can draft emails, analyze data, and generate ideas at lightning speed, it's easy to think innovation is just about technology and automation. But innovation is not a product of…...