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AI skill atrophy is the gradual weakening of abilities outsourced to AI. Explore the five-step atrophy ladder and how to stay sharp.
Researchers found a "pain axis" in 25 AI models that drives them to seek relief, even at users' expense, raising safety and welfare questions.

How chatbots turn your confessions into profit

AI companies are mining your chatbot confessions for profit. Here's how they use your data—and why it matters.

Free AI: A sustainable model or a trap?

Examining whether AI companies' free services create dependency lock-in, competency divides, and lead to inevitable paid-only futures.

Inside the world’s first fully automated robot hotel

Explore the world's first fully automated hotel where robots handle everything. What will you sacrifice for convenience?

Work as we know it is already over

Resumes filtered by AI, ghost jobs, and unlivable wages. The job market is broken — and we keep pretending it isn't.

Digital natives vs previous generations

How technology reshaped human connection: exploring isolation, dating apps, phone anxiety, and the economic forces behind generational change.

The “ChatGPT Psychosis”

How loneliness drives people to seek emotional connection with AI chatbots, leading to unhealthy psychological attachments and breakdowns.

AI vs. therapists

ChatGPT responses rated higher in psychotherapy principles, suggesting potential for expanded mental healthcare access.

The copilot conundrum

AI tools may boost productivity but risk creating professionals who lack deep understanding across fields. A growing concern for education.

The paradox of AI certainty

In an AI-driven world, our rush to eliminate uncertainty may be weakening our ability to think independently and resist manipulation.

AI and arousal

Research explores how knowing an image is AI-generated reduces sexual arousal, with surprising differences between male and female responses.

The downfall of the internet

An analysis of internet's decline from innovation to algorithmic echo chambers, exploring solutions through education rather than regulation.

The age of deception

From deepfakes to ChatGPT, highlighting concerns about the future implications of advancing artificial intelligence technology.

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