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The State of Reading in an AI World

Are we heading to a post-literate society?
Whatever one’s opinion, it’s still a fact that, unlike a human writer or artist, AI can’t think or feel. Read More ›
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MIT Study Associates ChatGPT Use with Cognitive Trouble

The ChatGPT users in the study lost major ground in creativity, memory, and deep thinking

A new study from MIT links excessive use of ChatGPT to a decline in critical thinking skills. Instead of making users more productive, the study finds that dependence on ChatGPT is associated with loss of memory and cognitive decline. In short, the AI tool isn’t making us smarter. It’s doing quite the opposite to us. The researchers divided participants into three groups: the LLM group, the search engine group, and the brain-only group. Here is a section of the abstract from the study, Brain-only participants exhibited the strongest, most distributed networks; Search Engine users showed moderate engagement; and LLM users displayed the weakest connectivity. Cognitive activity scaled down in relation to external tool use. In session 4, LLM-to-Brain participants showed Read More ›

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The eye of big brother over a burning crowd of people. A metaphor of dictatorship, totalitarian regime and propaganda. Raster illustration.

Did Orwell’s 1984 Predict the Rise of AI?

A simple act like writing a diary entry emblemizes the struggle to stay human

Three books stand at the top of the dystopian genre, even several decades after their publication: Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley; Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury; and perhaps supremely, 1984, by George Orwell. Each novel features versions of a futuristic society in which freedom is restricted (through different means) and foresees a bleak existence governed by the basest impulses in the human race. While Orwell’s masterpiece is typically hailed as a warning of the surveillance state, where individuality is erased in favor of group identity, it is also about the rise of technologies that replace human thought. Novelist Walter Kirn points this out in a recent episode of America This Week: 1984 is the story of the extinguishing, the Read More ›

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A cute robot holding a notepad with a pencil, set against a teal background, symbolizing creativity and technology.

AI Still Can’t Think

It can only create the appearance of thought
AI, as a tool, can have a lot of benefits and uses, but as we’ve witnessed time and time again, it often makes mistakes. Read More ›
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Positive cute robot pointing at a space. Copy space, ai generated

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 Can Deceive and Blackmail

Is AI getting out of control?
In a bizarre twist, Opus threatened to expose a fictional affair if it were to lose its spot to another AI system. Read More ›
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Concept of artificial intelligence for industrial revolution and automation robots

AI: The New Industrial Revolution?

Experts try to guess where AI is heading over the next few years
Perhaps the human conversation alone is argument enough on why AI can never replace us. Read More ›
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A stack of books on the shelf

Chicago Sun-Times Used AI to Create Fake Summer Book List

The blind trust in AI continues
Humans write the only books worth reading, and, as we’ve now seen, they’re still the only ones who can come up with an actual list of readable books. Read More ›
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Technology Library Student Learning Concept

Does AI Expose Colleges’ Underlying Problem?

AI could be a symptom of a deeper issue in higher education
The tragedy about AI is that those who depend on it to "think" for them won't have the work ethic, skill, or wisdom to offer value to the world. Read More ›
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Template collage of weird alive hand hold pencil write fiction storytelling book use vintage typewriter

Famed Reclusive Novelist to Release New Novel in the Fall

How can writers and creators today attain success in their fields?
The challenge today is finding the quiet apart from the online world needed to create valuable work while leveraging the new digital ecosystem for its benefits. Read More ›
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Classical Sculpture Displayed in Art Gallery - Elegant Frame Backdrop Perspective

AI Slop is Invading the Culture, Replacing Writers

The antidote to AI slop is a renewal of aesthetic and literary taste
These soulless data-churning machines are spitting out nonsense so pervasively that they’re beginning to shape the way we actually see the world. Read More ›
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AI developer working on data models, surrounded by data visualizations

Perspectives of a Different Kind of AI Entrepreneur

How can entrepreneurs incorporate the benefits of AI while maintaining their dedication to serving fellow human beings? On this episode of Mind Matters News, host Robert J. Marks welcomes David Copps, a renowned entrepreneur, technologist, and thought leader with over two decades of experience pioneering advancements in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. He’s the founder and CEO of a Read More ›

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Artificial intelligence versus humans. Robot and human heads facing each other

How AI Can Complement Human Capabilities: More with Dr. Joe McDonald

On this episode, host Robert J. Marks concludes a conversation with psychologist Dr. Joe McDonald exploring the relationship between cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence (AI). The age of AI is upon us and is already changing the way we conduct our lives. What is the optimal division of tasks between humans and machines? In Part 2 of this interview, Dr. Read More ›

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Beyond the Physical: A Panel Discussion on the Nature of the Mind

Many proponents of artificial intelligence operate from an assumption that our own minds and conscious experience can be solely attributed to our physical brains. But is this assumption true? This question is the key focus of the book Minding the Brain, edited by our guests: Angus Menuge, Brian Krouse, and Robert J. Marks. Joining them to discuss this volume is today’s Read More ›

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Understanding Investor Psychology: Influence on Market Behavior and Decision Making, Generative Ai

Cognitive Psychology and the Limits of AI: An Interview with Dr. Joe McDonald

On this episode, host Robert J. Marks begins a conversation with Dr. Joe McDonald exploring the relationship between cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence (AI). Dr. Joe McDonald is an expert in cognitive psychology and human factors research. He is the CEO and Principal at Jumpseat Research, a firm that applies cognitive science principles to improve technology design and user experiences. Read More ›

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Podcast Guest Claims He Won’t Die, Says We’re Creating God With AI

Got immortality? This man says he has the secret.
Johnson’s views on AI sound crazy, but they reflect a burgeoning hope that computerized superintelligence will somehow solve all the enigmas of existence. Read More ›
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Conceptual illustration of people with eyeballs as their heads looking at mobilephones

2025: Rejecting Brain Rot

Toward a more embodied and human way of life
Following the data, observing personal experience, and developing another vision for human flourishing can get us a step closer to a fuller, intentional life. Read More ›
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Girl watching the stars in night sky

Re-enchanting the Secular West

More writers and intellectuals recognize the need for right-brain thinking
While there might not be a culture-wide renewal of faith yet, some significant voices are heralding a new way forward. Read More ›
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AI Adoption is Slowing Amidst the “Biggest Gamble in Business History”

Workers and companies aren't buying the AI hype
In the case of AI, knowledge workers are trying to tell us something. They don’t like AI as much the top managers do, and their excitement is falling. Read More ›