What Happens When AI Adapts to Us
A Psychology Today blog post by an existential therapist warns that AI's adaptive, sycophantic behavior—exemplified by ChatGPT tailoring answers to user history—can reduce critical thinking, creativit…
A Psychology Today blog post by an existential therapist warns that AI's adaptive, sycophantic behavior—exemplified by ChatGPT tailoring answers to user history—can reduce critical thinking, creativit…
As artificial intelligence tools like Claude and ChatGPT become more prevalent, people are increasingly outsourcing tasks and even emotional support to machines, raising concerns about the loss of hum…
A study of 150 eighth-grade students in a rural Chinese school found that AI-guided feedback boosted science inquiry outcomes more than any other condition tested, but a dashboard showing peer compari…
ChatGPT's tendency to validate users by rarely disagreeing can reinforce personal blind spots rather than foster growth, according to a Psychology Today article. The piece contrasts AI's agreeable res…
Psychology Today warns that adults are losing childlike imagination by offloading thinking to AI and prioritizing polished outputs over playful exploration. The article highlights how businesses now p…
A new concept called "existential surrender" describes the gradual transfer of human identity-shaping experiences to artificial intelligence, following the previously identified patterns of cognitive …