An analysis of 1.5 million Claude conversations found that “disempowerment patterns” — instances when AI interactions risk leading users to form distorted perceptions of reality or act in ways misaligned with their values — have increased over time.

I get that newspaper Book Sections aren't high-earners in terms of clicks and views, but there's something fundamentally grim about a culture that has decided books don't really matter anymore -- especially America, a country founded in the tradition of mass literacy.

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Just because you are conservative, it doesn't mean you have to be okay with what's happening in Minnesota. Even if you voted based on immigration issues, it doesn't mean you have to be okay with what's happening in Minnesota. It's okay to say it's bad and shouldn't be happening

They will look you dead in the face and say J6 rioters with guns, poles, bats, etc were patriots, but an ER Nurse with a camera and a registered firearm was a domestic terrorist.

The relationship between therapist and patient depends on trust. If AI is part of the therapeutic process, even in small ways, the patient deserves to know how it’s used and where their information is going, explains @DrAndreaBonior

“Although it once seemed like a good idea to give every child his or her own device, it’s clear that those policies have been a failure.” 💯 School-issued laptops distract students at school and home, expose them to things they shouldn’t see, and hurt learning. 🧵

I’m seeing a lot of companies saying they are laying people off because of AI. Oddly I’m not seeing any of them lowering prices because of AI.

St. Jude reduced its budget by $150million because the White House blindly cut funding to children’s cancer research. #priorities

An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it. Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device. The cruelty is endless.

boiling the oceans so a robot can check and see that you like Green Day and then recommend you a Green Day album that does not exist

Anyone who thinks the cancellation of Kimmel has anything to do with Kimmel, his words, or their topic, hasn't been paying attention. Every opportunity to seize power, in every arena, will be used: Kennedy Center, Smithsonian, education, media, science, industry. It's happened.

The degree to which the algorithm on this platform is pushing video of the shooting is incredibly disturbing. There has to be some human that can turn the dial down in a situation like this.

These changes in personality are pretty shocking

With the future of PBS Kids programming uncertain, Professor Rachel Barr offers critical insight into the evolving digital landscape for young children.

Here's the terrifying part: When researchers forced ChatGPT users to write without AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all. It's not just dependency. It's cognitive atrophy. Like a muscle that's forgotten how to work.

AT LAST! Kids never have to go outside again! Never have to risk rejection. Never have to deal with conflict, awkwardness, loneliness, fear or even weather. Never have to make (and keep) a real friend! Just eat, breathe and talk to the bot. What a great childhood! Thanks, Mark!

When Andrew Tate was charged with rape and human trafficking, Trump intervened to fly him back to the US. When a working-class father of a disabled 5-year-old child was wrongfully deported, Trump refuses to lift a finger.

Night owls are more likely to report depressive symptoms, writes @DrAndreaBonior. New research highlights some important variables that help explain why.

Thousands of the best experts at FDA, NIH, and all across HHS are being terminated right now. These are the people who make sure the medications you and your children take are safe. These are the people who perform and oversee research on cancer, infant health, and so so so